Assessment of Magnitude of Consistent Condom Use and Associated Factors Among Police Force at Riot Control, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Respondents Among Federal Police Riot Control in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 2015

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	18–24	286	75.5
	25–30	73	19.3
	>30	20	5.3
Sex	Male	344	90.8
	Female	35	9.2
Religion	Orthodox	210	55.4
	Protestant	112	29.6
	Muslim	44	11.6
	Others(Wakifeta &Catholic)	13	3.4
Marital status	Never married	282	74.4
	Married	92	24.3
	Others(Divorce & widowed)	5	1.3
Educational status	≤12th grade	309	81.5
	Diploma and above	70	18.5
Rank	Constable	218	57.8
	Deputy Sergeant	58	15.3
	Sergeant	74	19.6
	Others(Assistant and chief Sergeant,Inspector Commander)	29	7.7
Monthly income in birr	1250–1500	261	68.9
	1501–2000	70	18.5
	>2001	48	12.7
Ethnicity	Oromo	119	31.4
	SNNP(Southern Nations and Nationalities People)	116	31.4
	Amhara	110	29
	Tigraway/ti	34	9

Table 2 Sexual Behavior of the Respondents at Federal Police Riot Control in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in September 2015

Sexual Behavior	Frequency	Percent
Ever had sex
Yes	365	96.3
No	14	3.7
Had first sexual intercourse with
Regular partner	302	82.9
Commercial sex worker	32	8.8
Both	31	8.7
Had sex in the last 12 months
Yes	348	95.3
No	17	4.7
The number of sex partners in the last 12 month
Only one partner	53	15.9
More than one partner	280	84.1
Used condom in the last 12months
Yes	319	87.4
No	46	12.6
Frequency of condom use (n=365)
All the time	75	19.8
Sometime	172	45.4
Rarely	72	19.0
Never used at all	46	12.1
Condom use initiated by(n=319)
My self	192	50.7
Partner	44	11.6
Mutual decision	83	21.6
Got condoms whenever you want
Yes	331	87.3
No	48	12.7

Table 3 Alcohol and Substance Use of the Respondents at Federal Police Riot Control in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia September 2015

Variable	Frequency	%
Ever consumed alcohol
Yes	315	83.1
No	64	16.6
Frequency of drinking alcohol
At most once a weak	142	45.1
Any time if available	125	33
Two to three a week	29	7.7
Every day	19	6
Had sex after drinking alcohol
Yes	211	67.0
No	104	33.0
Had sex without a condom
Yes	96	30.5
No	219	69.5
Ever consumed substance
Yes	222	58.6
No	157	41.4
Type of substance used
Khat	108	48.6
Cigarette	74	33.3
Others (Hashish and Shisha)	40	18
Had sex after substance use
Yes	106	47.7
No	116	52.3
Encountered sex without a condom after substance use
Yes	75	33.8
No	147	66.2

Figure.1 Consistent condom use of the respondents at federal police riot control in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia September 2015.

Figure 2 Reasons for not using condoms consistently at federal police riot control in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia September 2015.

Table 4 Bivariate and Multivariate Analysis of Socio-Demographic and Sexual Behavior of Respondents with Consistent Condom Use at Federal Police Riot Control in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 2015. (* Statistically Significant Factor P<0.2, ** Statistically Significant Factor P<0.05)

Variables	Consistent Condom Use		COR (CI 95%)	AOR (CI 95%)
	Yes	No
Marital status
Never married	55	214	1.0(0.58.1.82)	–
Married	20	76	1
Educational status
Secondary school	61	214	0.65(0.34,1.22)*	0.38(0.16,0.93)**
College and above	14	76	1	1
Rank
Constable	39	167	1.56(0.47,5.15)	–
Sargent	32	112	1.27(0.38,4.27)	–
Above Sargent	4	11	1
Condom use initiated by
My self	33	159	1.53(0.82,2.86)	1.08(0.51,2.30)
Partner	22	22	0.32(0.15,0.69)**	0.45(0.16,123)
Mutual decision	20	63	1	1
Ever consumed alcohol
Yes	63	246	1.07(0.53,2.14)	–
No	12	44	1
Had sex after drinking alcohol
Yes	35	176	2.0(1.14,3.55)**	2.23(1.08,4.61)**
No	28	70	1	1
Ever used substance
Yes	68	154	0.12(0.05,0.26)**	4.37(1.18,16.27)**
No	7	136	1	1
Frequency of substance use
2 or more times per week	22	56	0.13(0.05,0.32)**	1.39(0.68,2.85)
At most once a week	46	98	0.11(0.05,0.25)**	0.99(0.67,3.32)
Not at all	7	136	1	1
Had sex after substance use
Yes	24	82	2.09(1.16,3.77)**	1.5(1.95,3.13)**
No	44	72	1	0.29(0.07,1.17)