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Table 2 Factors associated with willingness to get a circumcision (n = 7480)

From: Association between wanting circumcision and risky sexual behaviour in Zimbabwe: evidence from the 2010–11 Zimbabwe demographic and health survey

Variable

Unadjusted ORs

Adjusted ORs

Age

  

15-24

1.00

1.00

25-34

1.47*** [1.29-1.66]

1.21* [1.01-1.44]

35-44

1.31*** [1.13-1.51]

1.01 [0.82-1.24]

45-54

0.75** [0.61-0.93]

0.63** [0.48-0.84]

Level of education

  

None

1.00

1.00

Primary

1.53 [0.87-2.68]

1.40 [0.78-2.51]

Secondary+

2.45** [1.40-4.28]

1.98 [1.10-3.56]

Religion

  

Traditional/Other

1.00

1.00

Christians

0.79 [0.59-1.08]

0.74* [0.54-0.99]

Muslim+

2.30 [0.48-10.8]

1.70 [0.34-8.42]

None

0.68* [0.49-0.93]

0.67* [0.49-0.91]

Residence

  

Urban

1.00

1.00

Rural

0.75*** [0.66-0.85]

1.02 [0.82-1.29]

Province

  

Manicaland

1.00

1.00

Mashonaland

1.00 [0.79-1.27]

1.06 [0.84-1.32]

Matabeleland/Midlands

1.27* [1.00-1.61]

1.41** [1.12-1.76]

Harare

1.23 [0.94-1.61]

1.06 [0.77-1.44]

Bulawayo

1.96*** [1.45-2.65]

1.73** [1.23-2.42]

Marital status

  

Never married

1.00

1.00

Married/Living together

1.26*** [1.13-1.40]

1.34** [1.13-1.59]

Formerly married

1.44** [1.14-1.82]

1.57** [1.19-2.07]

Wealth tercile

  

Lowest

1.00

1.00

Middle

1.11 [0.95-1.28]

1.12 [0.97-1.29]

Highest

1.49*** [1.30-1.72]

1.36** [1.11-1.67]

  1. Exponential coefficients; 95percent confidence intervals in brackets.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
  3. +Based on few weighted cases.
  4. “Secondary+” includes those with a secondary education and above.
  5. “Mashonaland Province” includes Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central and Masvingo.
  6. “Matabeleland/Midlands” includes Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands.