Research Article

Prevalence of HIV/AIDS Infection among Sexually Active Women in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of 2016 EDHS

Table 2

Multilevel multivariable logistic regression analysis of both individual and community-level factors with HIV/AIDS status of women in Ethiopia, 2016 EDHS.

Individual and community-level variablesModels
Null model AOR (95% CI)Model I AOR (95% CI)Model II AOR (95% CI)Model III AOR (95% CI)

Region
 TigrayRefRefRef
 Afar1.3 (0.56, 2.94)1.6 (0.683, 3.53)
 Amhara1.3 (0.6, 2.70)1.3 (0.56, 2.71)
 Oromia0.9 (0.4, 2.03)0.83 (0.37, 1.9)
 Somalia0.13 (0.03, 0.591)0.17 (0.036, 0.85)
 Benishangul1.31 (0.6, 3.03)1.46 (0.64, 3.34)
 SNNPR0.75 (0.31, 1.81)0.72 (0.3, 1.74)
 Gambela3.43 (1.71, 6.91)4.1 (1.99, 8.34)
 Harari1.15 (0.5, 2.62)1.3 (0.56, 2.85)
 Addis Ababa1.24 (0.63, 2.5)1.11 (0.56, 2.17)
 Dire Dawa0.995 (0.46, 2.18)0.92 (0.42, 1.995)
Place of residence
 UrbanRefRefRef
 Rural0.172 (0.11, 0.26)0.22 (0.13, 0.36)
Age of women
RefRefRef
 16–240.17 (0.09, 0.28)0.18 (0.11, 0 .29)
 25–340.75 (0.56, 0.996)0.733 (0.55, 0.98)
0.41 (0.26, 0.63)0.91 (0.82, 1.02)
Economic status
 PoorerRefRefRef
 Middle0.91 (0.46, 1.8)0.95 (0 .48, 1.9)
 Richer3.1 (2.03, 4.73)1.41 (0.833, 2.4)
Marital status
 Never marriedRefRefRef
 Married0.6 (0.39, 0.89)0.74 (0.5, 1.13)
 Separated0.92 (0.45, 1.9)1.5 (0.73, 2.96)
Education level
 NoneRefRefRef
 Primary2.33 (1.63, 3.3)1.8 (1.23, 2.57)
 Secondary and above1.81 (1.195, 2.74)1.1 (0.718, 1.68)
Number of sexual partner
 Only oneRefRefRef
 More than one sexual accomplice in the preceding to the survey1.2 (0.53, 2.46)1.33 (0.613, 2.87)
Age at first sex
RefRefRef
 18–240.7 (0.44, 0.993)0.84 (0.55, 1.3)
 25–340.37 (0.199, 0.68)0.57 (0.301, 1.06)
1.85 (0.19, 18.11)4.93 (0.51, 47.94
Ever heard about HIV/AIDS
 NoRefRefRef
 Yes2.86 (0.61, 13.4)4.13 (0.83, 20.6)

significant at value <0.05. significant at value <0.01. significant at value <0.001.