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Table 6 The association between Socio-demographic characteristics profiles and intentional practice of female condom among female students admitted in higher training institutions within Dodoma, Tanzania (n = 384)

From: Perceived motivators, knowledge, attitude, self-reported and intentional practice of female condom use among female students in higher training institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania

Variables

COR

P-value

95%CI

AOR

P-value

95%CI

Low

Upper

Low

Upper

Residence

 Institution I

1.464

0.023

0.402

2.505

1.018

0.047

0.232

2.105

 Institution II

1

   

1

   

Program

 Health Sciences

1.421

0.033

0.347

3.014

1.105

0.042

0.755

3.324

 Social Science

1.239

0.071

0.602

2.632

1.004

0.108

0.330

2.201

 Humanities

0.822

0.077

0.442

2.431

0.798

0.106

0.236

1.965

 Education

1.064

0.092

0.604

2.666

0.886

0.104

0.433

1.898

 Informatics and Virtual Sciences

0.702

0.088

0.309

1.922

0.409

0.171

0.021

1.541

 Natural and Mathematical sciences

0.830

0.065

0.510

1.990

0.582

0.122

0.106

1.844

 Earth sciences

1

   

1

   

Year of Study

 1st yr.

1

   

1

   

 2nd yr.

2.237

0.001

1.404

5.212

1.559

0.025

0.973

3.307

 3rd yr.

1.867

0.028

0.837

2.974

1.046

0.031

0.751

2.602

 4th yr.

0.678

0.071

0.202

1.892

0.487

0.104

0.130

1.643

Age

 < 18 yrs.

1

   

1

   

 19–24 yrs.

2.301

0.010

1.048

5.201

1.430

0.021

0.546

3.016

 25–34 yrs.

1.337

0.034

0.877

3.129

1.032

0.042

0.865

2.313

 > 35 yrs.

0.955

0.693

0.432

2.783

0.712

0.107

0.463

1.088

Accommodation

 In-campus

0.871

0.073

0.304

1.894

0.648

0.116

0.105

1.974

 Off-campus

1

       

Marital status

 Single

2.109

0.039

1.667

5.211

1.746

0.046

0.503

3.104

 Cohabitating

0.801

0.072

0.555

1.721

0.674

0.230

0.222

1.533

 Divorced

1.562

0.901

0.642

2.522

1.272

0.104

0.566

2.322

 Married

1

   

1

   

Religion

 Muslim

1

       

 Christian

0.688

0.065

0.202

1.078

0.405

0.107

0.107

1.535

Previous training

 Yes

2.244

0.008

1.320

5.661

1.949

0.021

0.855

3.540

 No

1

   

1

   

Drug abuse

 Yes

0.435

0.092

0.104

1.687

0.303

0.122

0.034

1.855

 No

1

   

1

   

Peer groups

 Yes

2.115

0.023

1.450

4.789

1.897

0.047

0.543

3.223

 No

1

   

1

   

Academic tours

 Yes

0.868

0.070

0.632

1.348

0.775

0.104

0.544

1.885

 No

1

       

Knowledge

 Adequate

2.446

0.011

1.940

4.444

1.343

0.031

0.848

3.202

 Inadequate

1

   

1

   

Attitude

 +ve

1.433

0.009

0.784

3.233

1.039

0.035

0.774

2.560

 -ve

        
  1. Source: Field data (2022)
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