Table 4 Putative determinants of sexual reproductive health service awareness by young people with disability 2012, Addis Ababa (n = 426)

Sex

 Male

175

63.6

99

65.6

Ref.

 Female

100

36.4

52

34.4

7.223

1

0.007

2.2 (1.2–3.8)

Age, every additional year

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

21.11

2.494

20.15

2.707

9.905

1

0.002

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

Marital status

 Unmarried

159

57.8

120

79.5

Ref.

 Married

116

42.2

31

20.5

1.519

1

0.218

1.5 (0.8–2.9)

Religion

 No religion

8

2.9

3

2.0

Ref.

 Christian

238

86.5

122

80.8

2.049

1

0.152

0.3 (0.0–1.6)

 Muslim

29

10.5

26

17.2

3.500

1

0.061

0.2 (0.0–1.1)

Education

 Illiterate

20

7.3

60

39.7

Ref.

 Literate

255

92.7

91

60.3

24.979

1

0.000

6.5 (3.1–13.6)

Form of disability

 Partial mental impairment

17

6.2

39

25.8

Ref.

 Hearing impairment

52

18.9

30

19.9

6.204

1

0.013

3.2 (1.3–8.0)

 Visual impairment

90

32.7

8

5.3

16.284

1

0.000

13.3 (3.8–46.9)

 Impaired mobility

111

40.4

66

43.7

0.657

1

0.418

1.5 (0.6–3.8)

 Multiple impairment

5

1.8

8

5.3

0.620

1

0.431

0.5 (0.1–2.5)

Time of disability

 From birth

36

13.1

50

33.1

Ref.

 Early childhood

138

50.2

66

43.7

0.371

1

0.542

1.3 (0.6–2.7)

 Later in life

101

36.7

35

23.2

3.576

1

0.059

2.2 (0.9–4.9)

Work

 No

147

53.5

93

61.6

Ref.

 Yes

128

46.5

58

38.4

0.397

1

0.529

1.2 (0.7–2.3)

Living situation

 With parents

76

27.6

78

51.7

Ref.

 With relatives

25

9.1

15

9.9

2.345

1

0.126

2.1 (0.8–5.2)

 With friends/peers

53

19.3

18

11.9

0.198

1

0.656

1.2 (0.5–3.0)

 With partner

40

14.5

8

5.3

3.270

1

0.071

3.0 (0.9–10.1)

 Alone

42

15.3

23

15.2

0.000

1

0.984

1.0 (0.4–2.5)

 Orphanage

39

14.2

9

6.0

8.591

1

0.003

4.6 (1.7–12.5)

Total

275

100.0

151

100.0