Predictors of Condom Use Among Youth of the Rural Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Figures & data

Table 1 Socio Demographic Characteristics of Participants Aged 15–24 Years, Eastern Zone, Tigray; Northern Ethiopia (N = 273)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age
15–19	63	23.1
20–24	210	76.9
Sex
Male	110	40.3
Female	163	59.7
Religion
Orthodox	232	85.0
Catholic	20	7.3
Muslim	21	7.7
Ethnicity
Tigrean	230	84.3
Erob	32	11.7
Afar	11	4.0
Place of residence
Semi-urban	31	11.4
Rural	242	88.6
Marital status
Un married	113	41.4
Married	160	58.6
Educational status
Illiterate	22	8.0
Primary	132	48.4
Secondary and above	119	43.6
Partner’s educational status (211)
Illiterate	36	17.1
Primary	65	30.8
Secondary and above	110	52.1
Person with whom respondents live
Parent	157	57.5
Partner	88	32.2
Relatives	28	10.3

Table 2 Participant Characteristics Related to Sexual Behavior and Condom Use, Eastern Zone, Tigray; Northern Ethiopia (N = 273)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Ever used condom during sexual intercourse (n=273)
Yes	96	35.2
No	177	64.8
When do you use condoms (n=96)
Within 6 months preceding the survey	31	32.3
6 months up to one year	28	29.2
A year back	37	38.5
Frequency of condom use (n=96)
Always	51	53.1
Some times	41	42.7
Rarely	4	4.2
Place where condoms are obtained (n=96)
Health facility	55	57.3
Private pharmacy	19	19.8
Other sources*	22	22.9
Having multiple sexual partner (n=273)
Yes	59	21.6
No	214	78.4
Decision making for health care spending (n=273)
Self	141	51.7
Partner	64	23.4
Parents	68	24.9

Note: *Other sources: shop, brought by my husband/ partner, condom station.

Table 3 Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with Condom Utilization Among Youth, Eastern Zone, Tigray; Northern Ethiopia (N = 273)

Variables	Condom Use		COR	CI 95%		AOR	CI 95%
	No (n=177)	Yes (n=96)		Lower	Higher		Lower	Higher
Age
15–19 years	34 (54.0)	29 (46.0)	1.00			1.00
20–24 years	143 (68.1)	67 (31.9)	0.54	0.30	0.97	0.84	0.25	2.83
Sex
Male	40 (36.4)	70 (63.6)	1.00			1.00
Female	137 (84)	26 (16.0)	0.10	0.06	0.19	1.07	0.32	3.53
Residence
Rural	162 (66.9)	80 (33.1)	1.00			1.00
Semi-urban	15 (48.4)	16 (51.6)	2.16	1.01	4.58	2.09	0.60	7.21
Educational status
Secondary +	69 (58.0)	50 (42.0)	1.00			1.00
Primary	90 (68.2)	42 (31.8)	0.64	0.38	1.07	1.88	0.68	5.17
Illiterate	18 (81.8)	4 (18.2)	0.30	0.09	0.96	0.34	0.01	9.42
Marital status
Un married	34 (30.1)	79 (69.9)	1.00			1.00
Married	143 (89.4)	17 (10.6)	0.05	0.02	0.09	0.17	0.04	0.60*
Partner’s educational status
Secondary +	75 (68.2)	35 (31.8)	1.00			1.00
Primary	57 (87.7)	8 (12.3)	0.31	0.13	0.72	0.14	0.04	0.50*
Illiterate	33 (91.7)	3 (8.3)	0.14	0.03	0.64	0.22	0.03	1.47
Person with whom respondents live
Parents	81 (51.6)	76 (48.4)	1.00			1.00
Partner	81 (92.0)	7 (8.0)	0.09	0.04	0.21	0.74	0.18	2.96
Relatives	15 (53.6)	13 (46.4)	0.92	0.41	2.06	1.67	0.30	9.21
Having multiple sexual intercourse
No	157 (73.4)	57 (26.6)	1.00			1.00
Yes	20 (33.9)	39 (66.1)	5.37	2.89	9.96	6.97	2.09	23.2*
Decision making for health care spending
Self	78 (55.3)	63 (44.7)	1.00			1.00
Partner	60 (93.8)	4 (6.2)	0.08	0.02	0.23	0.24	0.05	1.16
Parents	39 (57.4)	29 (42.6)	0.88	0.49	1.60	1.39	0.46	4.16

Note: *Statistically significant at P<0.05.

Abbreviations: COR, Crude Odds Ratio; AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval.