Table 3 Determinants of knowledge about vasectomy among married men in Dangila town, Awi zone, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, June – July 2014

• 21–30

93

74

2.16(1.38 – 3.41) *

1.5(0.81 – 2.76)

• 31–40

141

184

1.32(0.88 – 1.97)

0.90(0.53 – 1.51)

• 41–50

103

130

1.36(0.89 – 2.08)

1.01(0.62 – 1.64)

• >50

54

93

1

1

• Amhara

238

258

1

1

• Awi

141

220

0.69(0.53 – 0.92) *

0.75(0.56 – 1.02)

• Others*

12

3

4.34(1.21 – 15.55) *

2.94(0.80 – 10.77)

• Orthodox

354

442

1

1

• Muslim

25

31

1.01(0.58 – 1.74)

1.05(0.58 – 1.90)

• Protestant

12

8

1.87(0.76 – 4.63)

1.04(0.41 – 2.69)

• No formal education

39

181

1

1

• Primary

21

48

2.03(1.09 – 3.77) *

1.70(0.90 – 3.23)

• Secondary

74

71

4.84(3.01 –7.78) *

4.10(2.48 – 6.75)*

• Above secondary

257

181

6.59(4.44 – 9.78) *

5.73(3.76 – 8.73)*

• No child

47

32

1

1

• 1 – 3

266

280

0.65(0.40 – 1.05)

0.87(0.50 – 1.52)

• > = 4

78

169

0.31(0.19- 0.53) *

0.72(0.36 – 1.46)

• Farmer

52

146

1

1

• Merchant

60

94

1.79(1.14 – 2.82)

0.50(0.10 – 2.41)

• Gov’t employee

258

166

4.36(3.00 – 6.33)

0.90(0.18 – 4.53)

• Other**

21

75

0.79(0.44 – 1.40)

0.26(0.05 – 1.33)

• Rural

53

145

1

1

• Urban

338

336

2.75(1.94 – 3.90)

1.32(0.29 – 5.99)