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Table 6 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of wanting a circumcision and risky sex (n = 5100)

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

1.23** [1.08-1.41]

1.36** [1.06-1.74]

Age

  

15-24

1.00

1.00

25-34

0.15*** [0.12-0.18]

0.52*** [0.37-0.72]

35-44

0.06*** [0.05-0.08]

0.35*** [0.25-0.49]

45-54

0.04*** [0.03-0.05]

0.24*** [0.15-0.37]

Level of education

  

None

1.00

1.00

Primary

2.95** [1.44-6.07]

3.79 [0.39-36.1]

Secondary+

3.64*** [1.77-7.48]

4.14 [0.44-38.8]

Religion

  

Traditional/Other

1.00

1.00

Christians

1.36 [0.97-1.92]

0.51** [0.31-0.82]

Muslim+

1.23 [0.49-3.06]

0.05*** [0.02-0.15]

None

1.76 [1.24-2.49]

0.86 [0.54-1.39]

Residence

  

Urban

1.00

1.00

Rural

0.78** [0.67-0.90]

0.66** [0.44-0.99]

Province

  

Manicaland

1.00

1.00

Mashonaland

0.82 [0.63-1.08]

0.88 [0.57-1.35]

Matabeleland/Midlands

1.41* [1.06-1.88]

1.18 [0.74-1.85]

Harare

1.24 [0.92-1.67]

1.21 [0.74-1.99]

Bulawayo

1.69** [1.25-2.29]

0.83 [0.49-1.39]

Marital status

  

Never married

1.00

1.00

Married/Living together

0.00*** [0.00-0.00]

0.00*** [0.00-0.00]

Formerly married

0.01*** [0.00-0.03]

0.02*** [0.00-0.05]

Wealth tercile

  

Lowest

1.00

1.00

Middle

1.41*** [1.18-1.69]

0.95 [0.69-1.31]

Highest

1.43*** [1.21-1.70]

0.96 [0.64-1.44]

  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.