Table 5 Factors associated with knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS (n = 600)
From: HIV- and AIDS-related knowledge and attitude of residents in border regions of Vietnam
Knowledge about HIV transmission | Knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention measures | Knowledge about HIV-related service | Attitude toward HIV/AIDS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coef. | 95%CI | Coef. | 95%CI | Coef. | 95%CI | Coef. | 95%CI | |
Age | 0.4** | 0.1; 0.7 | ||||||
Gender (female vs male) | − 4.2* | − 8.8; 0.4 | − 2.3 | − 5.6; 1.0 | − 3.7 | − 8.9; 1.4 | ||
Education (vs illiterate) | ||||||||
Elementary school | − 5.1 | − 14.1; 3.9 | 6.3 | −7.5; 20.2 | 1.0 | − 9.1; 11.0 | ||
Secondary school | − 1.7 | − 10.4; 7.1 | 21.2*** | 7.6; 34.6 | 5.8 | − 3.9; 15.6 | ||
High school | − 2.5 | − 11.6; 6.6 | 26.9*** | 12.6; 41.1 | 9.8* | − 0.5; 20.0 | ||
Vocational training/college | 4.0 | − 8.0; 16.0 | 21.81** | 2.9; 40.8 | − 7.6 | − 21.2; 6.0 | ||
≥ University | 21.5* | − 1.5; 44.5 | 35.59** | 0.9; 70.3 | − 0.14 | − 25.1; 24.8 | ||
Ethnic (vs Muong) | ||||||||
Thai | 18.8*** | 9.1; 28.6 | 10.56 | − 4.9; 26.0 | 11.4** | 0.5; 22.4 | ||
Others | 0.3 | − 12.0; 12.7 | − 1.27 | − 20.6; 18.1 | 5.0 | − 8.8; 18.9 | − 12.4* | − 26.1; 1.3 |
Marital status (vs single) | ||||||||
Live with spouse/partner | 16.8*** | 9.8; 23.7 | 9.79* | − 1.3; 20.9 | 9.7** | 1.8; 17.6 | ||
Divorce/widow | 4.1 | − 9.6; 17.8 | 7.06 | − 14.5; 28.6 | − 6.2 | − 21.7; 9.3 | ||
Occupation (vs White-collar workers) | ||||||||
Farmer, a forestry worker | 0.5 | − 7.7; 8.7 | 15.21** | 2.3; 28.1 | 6.0 | − 3.4; 15.4 | ||
Freelancer | 7.5* | − 0.9; 15.9 | 9.70 | − 3.5; 22.9 | 11.9** | 2.2; 21.6 | − 9.8*** | − 16.5; − 3.0 |
Unemployed | 13.1 | − 9.5; 35.6 | − 11.80 | − 45.5; 21.9 | − 18.1 | − 42.5; 6.3 | ||
Information sources (yes vs no) | ||||||||
Spouse/partner | 8.8*** | 3.1; 14.6 | − 15.66*** | − 25.7; − 5.6 | ||||
Friend/relative | − 6.06 | − 13.6; 1.5 | ||||||
Health worker | 4.9** | 0.1; 9.6 | − 6.9** | − 12.5; − 1.3 | − 9.2 | − 20.4; 2.0 | ||
Peer educators | 18.32*** | 7.8; 28.8 | 8.0** | 0.9; 15.1 | 9.2** | 0.5;17.8 | ||
Mass media | 4.7*** | 1.5; 7.9 | 11.95*** | 6.9; 17.0 | 15.7*** | 12.1; 19.2 | ||
Local loudspeakers | 6.4*** | 3.2; 9.5 | 29.18*** | 24.1; 34.3 | 7.7*** | 4.2; 11.3 | 22.0*** | 16.6; 27.5 |