Cross sectional study on attitudes of Serbian mothers with preschool children: should a HIV-positive female teacher be allowed to continue teaching in school?

Table 3 Multiple logistic regression model: attitude towards should a HIV-positive female teacher not be allowed to continue teaching in school as a dependent variable

Independent variable	P	OR	OR (95 % CI)
Independent variable	P	OR	lower	upper
Education level	<0.001	0.570	0.451	0.719
Age	0.079	0.984	0.966	1.002
Wealth index	0.639	1.024	0.926	1.133
Region
Central Serbia (reference category)		1^a
Belgrade	0.177	1.207	0.918	1.587
AP Vojvodina	0.083	1.411	0.956	2.083
Used condom the first time they had sex
Yes		1
No	0.140	1.212	0.939	1.563
DK/do not remember	0.214	0.459	0.134	1.569
HIV can be transmitted by sharing food with a HIV-positive person
Yes		1
No	0.004	0.582	0.403	0.843
DK	0.125	1.518	0.890	2.589
A healthy-looking person can be HIV-positive
Yes		1
No	0.133	1.526	0.879	2.649
DK	0.005	1.840	1.198	2.827
HIV can be transmitted from a mother to her baby during delivery
Yes		1
No	0.008	0.451	0.251	0.809
DK	0.848	1.035	0.727	1.474
Would you buy fresh vegetables from a HIV-positive vendor?
Yes		1
No	<0.001	29.902	22.516	39.709
DK/not sure/depends	<0.001	2.205	1.460	3.332
Would you want to keep HIV status of a family member a secret?
Yes		1
No	0.005	0.689	0.532	0.894
DK/not sure/depends	0.014	0.649	0.459	0.916
Would you take care of a family member sick with AIDS in your home?
Yes		1
No	0.713	1.202	0.450	3.209
DK/not sure/depends	<0.001	2.977	1.641	5.399

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