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Table 3 The odds of lacking comprehensive knowledge of HIV, comparing men aged 20–49 who were married by age 18 with those married at or after 18 (reference group)

From: Child marriage among boys in high-prevalence countries: an analysis of sexual and reproductive health outcomes

Country

Percentage of men who lack comprehensive knowledge of HIV

Unadjusted odds ratios (Model 1)

Odds ratios adjusted for age (Model 2)

Odds ratios adjusted for age and household wealth (Model 3)

Married by age 18

Married at/after 18

Odds ratio

P value

Odds ratio

P value

Odds ratio

P value

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

N = 2999

78.0 (71.2–83.6)

74.7 (72.3–77.0)

1.20 (0.82–1.76)

0.345

1.23 (0.84–1.80)

0.289

1.11 (0.74–1.66)

0.603

P = 0.344

Central African Republic

N = 3455

76.1 (72.6–79.2)

75.0 (72.7–77.1)

1.06 (0.86–1.31)

0.585

1.05 (0.85–1.31)

0.633

1.10 (0.88–1.37)

0.405

P = 0.585

Comoros

N = 1101

81.3 (73.7–87.1)

70.7 (65.9–75.0)

1.80 (1.12–2.91)

0.016

1.71 (1.06–2.74)

0.027

1.61 (1.01–2.58)

0.046

P = 0.015

Cuba

N = 3125

41.6 (33.4–50.3)

36.6 (33.1–40.3)

1.18 (0.81–1.73)

0.391

1.18 (0.81–1.74)

0.387

P = 0.273

Guatemala

N = 7242

81.2 (77.5–84.4)

72.4 (70.8–73.9)

1.53 (1.22–1.91)

< 0.001

1.52 (1.21–1.90)

< 0.001

1.18 (0.94–1.49)

0.159

P < 0.001

Guyana

N = 1050

61.1 (44.2–75.7)

44.5 (40.0–49.3)

1.95 (0.95–4.02)

0.069

1.92 (0.93–3.96)

0.078

1.76 (0.91–3.45)

0.095

P = 0.065

Honduras

N = 3788

68.6 (63.9–72.9)

66.7 (64.4–69.1)

1.08 (0.86–1.37)

0.492

1.12 (0.89–1.41)

0.345

1.03 (0.81–1.31)

0.831

P = 0.492

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

N = 7832

78.3 (75.0–81.2)

68.0 (66.2–69.8)

1.69 (1.40–2.05)

< 0.001

1.69 (1.40–2.05)

< 0.001

1.32 (1.09–1.60)

0.005

P < 0.001

Madagascar

N = 4236

85.1 (81.2–88.4)

73.2 (71.4–75.0)

2.10 (1.55–2.83)

< 0.001

1.97 (1.46–2.67)

< 0.001

1.87 (1.38–2.54)

< 0.001

P < 0.001

Mozambique

N = 2627

55.6 (46.4–64.5)

48.3 (45.6–51.0)

1.28 (0.88–1.86)

0.202

1.34 (0.91–1.96)

0.136

1.29 (0.89–1.87)

0.184

P = 0.121

Nepal

N = 2648

79.4 (75.1–83.1)

71.4 (68.5–74.2)

1.54 (1.14–2.08)

0.005

1.54 (1.14–2.09)

0.005

1.27 (0.94–1.71)

0.125

P = 0.005

Thailand

N = 14583

57.4 (52.4–62.2)

48.7 (46.6–50.8)

1.42 (1.15–1.75)

0.001

1.40 (1.14–1.73)

0.002

1.33 (1.08–1.64)

0.008

P = 0.001

  1. Nicaragua could not be included in this analysis because questions on knowledge of HIV included in that survey differed, making results incomparable with the standard indicator used