Understanding The Combined Effects Of The Knowledge Of HIV/AIDS Prevention Methods On Condom Use: A Case Of Njombe And Tanga Regions Of Mainland Tanzania

Figures & data

Figure 1 Incidence of condom use at the last sexual intercourse by District of residence in Tanzania, 2017 (Source: Field Data, 2017).

Figure 2 Knowledge of A, B, C, and D to respondents in Lushoto and Makete District in Tanzania, 2017 (Source: Field Data, 2017).

Table 1 Distribution Of The Study Participants And Knowledge Of ABCD Among Male And Female Respondents In Lushoto And Makete Districts Of Tanzania

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percentage Distribution
Age group (years)
15–24	222	33.6
25–34	194	29.4
35–44	124	18.8
45–54	71	10.8
55–64	49	7.4
Sex	292	44.2
Male	368	55.8
Female
District of residence
Makete	418	63.3
Lushoto	242	36.7
Religion
Christian	409	62
Muslim	251	38
Marital status
Married/cohabiting	361	54.7
Ever married	103	15.6
Never married	196	29.7
Level of education
Never been to school	52	7.9
Completed primary education	296	44.8
Secondary education and higher	312	47.3
Respondent Occupation
No job	16	2.4
Formally employed	77	11.7
Self employed	365	55.4
Student	65	9.7
Business	137	20.8
Knowledge of ABCD
Poor knowledge	78	12.0
Fair knowledge	59	9.1
Average knowledge	340	52.2
Good knowledge	174	26.7

Note: Field Data, 2017.

Abbreviation: n, number of respondents.

Table 2 Bivariate Analysis Of Factors Associated With Condom Use

Variable	Responses	For The Most Recent Time Having Sexual Intercourse Did You Use Condom?		p-value
		Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)
Knowledge of ABCD	Poor Knowledge	25 (37.9)	41 (62.1)	0.037
	Fair Knowledge	24 (47.1)	27 (52.9)
	Average knowledge	134 (44.1)	170 (55.9)
	Good knowledge	85 (56.3)	66 (43.7)
	Total	268 (46.5)	304 (53.5)
Age, years	15−24	99 (49.5)	101 (50.5)	0.009
	25–34	88 (51.2)	84 (48.8)
	35–44	45 (42.5)	61 (57.5)
	45–54	30 (46.9)	34 (53.1)
	55–64	7 (19.4)	29 (80.6)
	Total	269 (46.5)	309 (53.5)
Sex	Male	121 (47.5)	134 (52.5)	0.696
	Female	148 (45.8)	175 (54.2)
	Total	269 (46.5)	309 (53.5)
Marital status	Married/Cohabiting	122 (40)	183 (60)	0.001
	Ever Married	45 (47.9)	49 (52.1)
	Never Married	102 (57)	77 (43)
	Total	269 (46.5)	309 (53.5)
Education	Never been to school	11 (25)	33 (75)	0.012
	Primary education	121 (48)	131 (52)
	Secondary and above	137 (48.6)	145 (51.4)
	Total	269 (46.5)	309 (53.5)
Region	Njombe	192 (47.6)	211 (52.4)	0.420
	Tanga	77 (44)	98 (56)
	Total	269 (46.5)	309 (53.5)
Wealth Quintile	Lowest Quintile (Q1)	47 (41.6)	66 (58.4)	0.671
	Second Quintile (Q2)	62 (49.2)	64 (50.8)
	Middle Quintile (Q3)	55 (47.4)	61 (52.6)
	Fourth Quintile (Q4)	50 (43.9)	64 (56.1)
	Highest Quintile (Q5)	54 (50)	54 (50)
	Total	259 (46.5)	311 (53.5)
Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months	None	144 (39.3)	222 (60.7)	< 0.001
	Only one	91 (57.6)	67 (42.4)
	More than one	28 (71.8)	11 (28.2)
	Total	263 (46.7)	300 (53.3)
Are you able to ask the HIV status of your sexual encounter before engaging in sexual intercourse?	Yes	230 (48.3)	246 (51.7)	0.209
	No	37 (41.1)	53 (58.9)
	Total	267 (46.5)	299 (53.5)
Do you consume alcohol or narcotic drugs?
	Yes	110 (52.6)	99 (47.4)	0.027
	No	159 (43.1)	210 (56.9)
	Total	269 (46.5)	309 (53.5)

Note: Field Data, 2017.

Abbreviation: n, number of respondents.

Table 3 Multivariate Logistic Regression Of The Effect Of Independent Variable On Condom Use

Fixed Effect Parameter	Responses	OR	p-value	95% CI
Knowledge of ABCD	Poor Knowledge (ref.)	1.00	—	—
	Fair Knowledge	0.73	0.453	0.33–1.64
	Average Knowledge	0.77	0.397	0.42–1.40
	Good Knowledge	1.48	0.026	1.25–1.91
Age	15–24 (ref.)	1.00	—	—
	25–34	0.63	0.095	0.36–1.09
	35–44	0.58	0.100	0.30–1.11
	45–54	0.58	0.140	0.28–1.20
	55–64	1.94	0.214	0.68–5.49
Marital status	Married/Cohabiting (ref.)	1.00	—	—
	Ever married	0.56	0.041	0.32–0.98
	Never married	1.36	<0.001	1.21–1.63
Education level	Never gone to school (ref.)	1.00	—	—
	Primary education	0.47	0.063	0.21–0.63
	Secondary or higher	0.51	0.099	0.21–1.04
In the last 12 months how many sexual partners have you had?	None (ref.)	1.00	—	—
	Only one partner	0.29	0.001	0.23–0.75
	More than one partner	0.50	0.002	0.13–0.63
Do you consume alcohol or narcotic drugs?	Yes (ref.)	1.00	—	—
	No	1.25	0.246	0.86–1.83

Note: Field Data, 2017.

Abbreviations: Ref, Reference Category; OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval.