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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of wanting a circumcision and having ever paid for sex (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

Wanting a circumcision

1.40*** [1.22-1.62]

1.42*** [1.22-1.66]

Age

  

15-24

1.00

1.00

25-34

4.58*** [3.69-5.69]

2.47 *** [1.81-3.35]

35-44

6.10*** [4.91-7.58]

3.11*** [2.20-4.39]

45-54

10.3*** [7.95-13.3]

5.80*** [3.99-8.44]

Level of education

  

None

1.00

1.00

Primary

1.29 [0.53-3.09]

1.46 [0.55-3.86]

Secondary+

1.08 [0.45-2.56]

1.40 [0.52-3.71]

Religion

  

Traditional/Other

1.00

1.00

Christians

0.37*** [0.27-0.49]

0.54*** [0.38-0.74]

Muslim+

0.86 [0.43-1.69]

1.86 [0.49-7.01]

None

0.68* [0.48-0.93]

0.98 [0.70-1.35]

Residence

  

Urban

1.00

1.00

Rural

0.69*** [0.58-0.80]

0.55*** [0.41-0.76]

Province

  

Manicaland

1.00

1.00

Mashonaland

0.88 [0.69-1.12]

0.83 [0.63-1.09]

Matabeleland/Midlands

0.79 [0.62-1.02]

0.74* [0.55-0.99]

Harare

1.29 [0.98-1.69]

0.81 [0.56-1.18]

Bulawayo

0.53** [0.35-0.79]

0.31*** [0.18-0.50]

Marital status

  

Never married

1.00

1.00

Married/Living together

5.19*** [4.33-6.23]

2.13*** [1.58-2.87]

Formerly married

7.70*** [5.7-10.3]

3.39*** [2.30-4.98]

Wealth tercile

  

Lowest

1.00

1.00

Middle

1.16 [0.94-1.43]

1.25* [1.03-1.53]

Highest

1.36*** [1.14-1.61]

1.16 [0.85-1.58]

  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.