Comprehensive Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Associated Factors of HIV/AIDS in Gondar City Public Health Facilities Among HIV Testing and Counselling Service Users, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022; an Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Clients of VCT Service Users in Gondar City Public Health Facilities Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 423)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	232	54.80
Female	191	45.20
Age in years
18–24	65	15.40
25–30	186	44.00
31–35	93	22.00
>35	79	18.70
Residence type
Rural	155	36.60
Urban	268	63.40
Marital status
Single	162	38.30
Married	181	42.80
Divorced and widowed	80	18.90
Level of education
No formal education	81	19.10
Elementary	94	22.20
Secondary	105	24.80
Diploma and above	143	33.80
Occupation type
Student	83	19.60
Merchant	91	21.50
Farmer	72	17.00
Government employed	112	26.50
Unemployed	65	15.4
Religion
Orthodox	273	64.50
Muslim	93	22.00
Protestant	56	13.00
Other	1	0.20
Income in Ethiopian birr^a
Less than 1210	111	26.24
1211–5000	102	24.11
5001–10,000	113	26.71
Above 10,000	97	22.93

Note: ^a10 Ethiopian Birr = 0.17 USD.

Table 2 Assessment of Information About VCT Service in Gondar City Public Health Facilities Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 423)

Mass Media Exposure Status		Frequency	Percentage
Radio listening	Not at all	189	44.68
	Less than once/week	152	35.93
	At least once/week	82	19.38
Frequency of news and magazine reading	Not at all	191	45.20
	Less than once/week	134	31.70
	At least once/week	98	23.20
Using internet	Not at all	62	14.65
	Less than once/week	98	23.16
	At least once/week	58	13.71
	Daily	205	48.46
Have you cell phone	Yes	225	53.20
	No	198	46.80
Have heard about HIV	Yes	423	100

Table 3 Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Related Factors at VCT/HTC Service in Gondar City Public Health Facilities Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 423)

Variables		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Knowledge
HIV can transmit by sharing food with HIV+ patient	Yes	90	21.30
	No	333	78.70
HIV risk can be reduced by having one sex partner only	Yes	353	83.50
	No	70	16.50
Does HIV can transmit via mosquito bites	Yes	128	30.30
	No	295	69.70
A healthy-looking person may have HIV	Yes	344	81.30
	No	79	18.70
HIV can be transmitted during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding	Yes	407	96.20
	No	16	3.80
HIV can transmit with saliva from infected one	Yes	177	41.80
	No	246	58.20
Knowledge of HIV transmission
Blood contact		79	18.67
Blood transfusion		31	7.32
Breast feeding		40	9.45
Unsafe sex		197	46.57
Mother to child		16	3.78
Sharp material		60	14.18
Attitude
Attitudes towards health provider
Friendly/important		177	41.80
Neutral		171	40.40
Unfriendly/not important		75	17.70
Do you hesitate to take HIV test	Yes	193	54.40
	No	230	45.60
Have you afraid of a bad label about people with or believed to have HIV	Yes	198	46.80
	No	225	53.20
Afraid of loss of respect from other people if positive for HIV	Yes	284	67.10
	No	139	32.90
Ashamed because of having family member with HIV	Yes	168	60.30
	No	255	39.70
Do you think people disrespected because of HIV	Yes	361	85.30
	No	62	14.70
Do you buy vegetables from a vendor with HIV+	Yes	189	44.68
	No	234	55.32
Afraid of attending school with HIV+ patients	Yes	313	74.00
	No	110	26.00
Risk behaviors
Do you have a girl/boyfriend?	Yes	297	70.20
	No	126	29.80
Has no multiple partners	Yes	180	42.60
	No	243	57.40
Had even sexual exposure other than girlfriend/boyfriend	Yes	241	57.00
Failed to use condom at least once	No	182	43.00
	Yes	246	58.20
	No	177	41.80

Table 4 Factors Associated with Knowledge of HIV/AIDS in Gondar City Public Health Facilities Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 423)

Variables	Knowledge on HIV/AIDS			COR (95%, CI)	AOR (95%, CI
	Poor (%)	Moderate (%)	Comprehensive (%)
Sex
Male	79	51	102	1.83 (1.71,2.95)	1.39 (1.28,3.01)*
Female	61	61	69	1	1
Age in years
18–24	20	20	25	1	1
25–30	68	83	35	1.12 (1.02,2.41)	1.04 (0.99,2.29)
31–35	17	16	60	2.31 (2.06,3.41)	2.13 (1.88,4.18)*
≤36	19	21	39	2.48 (2.19,3.77)	2.21 (1.98,3.44)*
Level of education
Not educated	31	28	22	1	1
Primary	28	26	40	1.81 (1.75,2.90)	1.21 (1.67,3.20)*
Secondary	29	33	43	0.92 (0.83,0.99)	1.01 (0.97,2.36)
Higher	60	31	52	1.26 (1.05,2.94)	1.19 (1.03,3.01)*
Residence type
Urban	81	67	120	1	1
Rural	56	50	49	0.93 (0.75, 1.68)	0.82 (0.55,1.43)
Occupation type
Student	35	19	29	0.91 (0.89,1.99)	1.05 (0.99,2.12)
Merchant	39	20	18	1.06 (0.93,2.02)	1.01 (0.72,2.97)
Farmer	31	30	11	0.86 (0.92,2.01)	0.92 (0.81,2.04)
Government employed	21	37	54	1.45 (1.12,2.95)	1.33 (1.09,3.37)*
Unemployed	19	16	30	1	1
Income in Ethiopian birr^a
Less than 1210	41	31	49	1	1
1211–5000	30	30	32	1.42 (0.95,3.01)	1.13 (0.99,3.26)
5001–10,000	21	31	61	2.14 (0.95,3.05)	1.11 (0.97,2.83)
Above 10,000	18	40	39	1.21 (1.03,2.35)	1.16 (0.98,2.11)
Marital status
Single	78	33	51	1	1
Married	81	28	72	1.45 (1.06,2.89)	1.55 (0.91,2.67)
Divorced/widowed	49	21	19	1.73 (1.06,3.99)	1.57 (0.99,3.38)
Media exposure
No	79	22	48	1	1
Yes	90	106	78	2.62 (1.24,3.82)	2.02 (1.21,3.61)*
Internet use
No	75		191	1	1
Yes	109		48	1.17 (1.11,2.21)	1.09 (1.00,2.19)

Notes: *Significant variables at p-value of less than 0.05 in the final model. ^a10 Ethiopian Birrs = 0.17 USD.