Table 2 Bivariate analysis of selected dependent and independent variables

ABC prevention knowledge

0.83***

[0.78, 0.87]

0.80***

[0.78, 0.83]

Have been tested for AIDS

 No

 Yes

0.85***

[0.80, 0.90]

0.77***

[0.70, 0.84]

 Northern

 Central

0.67***

[0.62, 0.72]

0.69***

[0.60, 0.79]

 Southern

0.51***

[0.48, 0.54]

0.57***

[0.50, 0.65]

 Tumbuka

 Chewa

1.41***

[1.27, 1.55]

1.26**

[1.07, 1.49]

 Lomwe

0.69***

[0.64, 0.75]

0.83*

[0.70, 0.97]

 Tonga

0.97

[0.82, 1.15]

0.99

[0.73, 1.34]

 Yao

0.85**

[0.76, 0.95]

1.11

[0.96, 1.28]

 Sena

0.75***

[0.65, 0.87]

0.83

[0.64, 1.08]

 Ngori

0.72***

[0.66, 0.80]

0.89

[0.73, 1.08]

 Others

0.99

[0.90, 1.10]

1.07

[0.88, 1.30]

 Christian

 Muslim

1.12*

[1.02, 1.22]

1.31***

[1.14, 1.50]

 No religion

1.30

[0.93, 1.81]

1.28

[0.99, 1.66]

 Urban

 Rural

2.18***

[2.02, 2.36]

2.10***

[1.77, 2.48]

 Never married

 Currently married

1.37***

[1.27, 1.47]

1.17*

[1.04, 1.31]

 Formerly married

1.25***

[1.13, 1.37]

1.24

[0.94, 1.64]

Age of respondents

1.01***

[1.01, 1.01]

1.00

[0.99, 1.01]

 No education

 Primary education

0.72***

[0.66, 0.78]

0.49***

[0.41, 0.59]

 Secondary/higher education

0.25***

[0.23, 0.28]

0.17***

[0.14, 0.21]

 Poorest

 Poorer

0.89**

[0.83, 0.96]

0.77***

[0.67, 0.89]

 Middle

0.81***

[0.75, 0.88]

0.72***

[0.63, 0.82]

 Richer

0.68***

[0.63, 0.74]

0.53***

[0.46, 0.62]

 Richest

0.39***

[0.36, 0.43]

0.34***

[0.29, 0.39]

 No

 Yes

1.05

[0.99, 1.11]

1.07

[0.99, 1.17]