From: Factors affecting HIV counselling and testing among Ethiopian women aged 15–49
Variables | Urban | Rural | ||
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N (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | n (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | |
Overall | 5232 (36.4) | 3802 (72.7) | 9137 (63.6) | 3800 (41.6) |
Knowledge Indicator | ||||
Reduce risk of getting HIV: always use condoms during sex (Yes) | 4009 (76.6) | 3066 (58.6) | 4628 (50.7) | 2356 (25.8) |
Reduce risk of getting HIV: have 1 sex partner only, who has no other partners (Yes) | 4108 (78.5) | 3069 (58.7) | 6041 (66.1) | 2748 (30.1) |
Can get HIV from mosquito bites (No) | 3582 (68.5) | 2660 (50.8) | 4239 (46.4) | 1972 (21.6) |
Can get HIV by sharing food with person who has AIDS (No) | 4848 (92.7) | 3582 (68.5) | 6630 (72.6) | 3169 (34.7) |
Can get HIV by witchcraft or supernatural means (No) | 4773 (91.2) | 3512 (67.1) | 7011 (76.7) | 3193 (34.9) |
A healthy looking person can have HIV (Yes) | 3855 (73.7) | 2898 (55.4) | 5368 (58.8) | 2556 (28.0) |
Stigma Indicator | ||||
Would be ashamed if someone in the family had HIV (Disagree) | 4180 (79.9) | 3140 (60.0) | 4389 (48) | 2109 (23.1) |
Would buy vegetables from vendor with HIV (Yes) | 4106 (78.5) | 3149 (60.2) | 3199 (35.0) | 1660 (18.2) |
Children with HIV should be allowed to attend school with children without HIV (Yes) | 4168 (79.7) | 3182 (60.8) | 3910 (42.8) | 2046 (22.4) |
People hesitate to take HIV test because reaction of other people if positive (No) | 1376 (26.3) | 963 (18.4) | 2742 (30.0) | 1018 (11.1) |
People talk badly about people with or believed to have HIV (No) | 2357 (45.0) | 1771 (33.8) | 3814 (41.7) | 1661 (18.2) |
People with or believed to have HIV lose respect from other people (No) | 2598 (49.7) | 1967 (37.6) | 4044 (44.3) | 1737 (19.0) |
Risky Sexual Behavior Indicator | ||||
Had any STI in last 12 months (Yes) | 35 (0.7) | 29 (0.6) | 49 (0.5) | 22 (0.2) |
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months (Yes) | 74 (1.4) | 63 (1.2) | 133 (1.5) | 59 (0.6) |
Had genital discharge in last 12 months (Yes) | 98 (1.9) | 84 (1.6) | 161 (1.8) | 79 (0.9) |
At least one sexual partner other than husband in last 12 months | 362 (6.9) | 964 (18.4) | 106 (1.2) | 861 (9.4) |
Had multiple life time sexual partner (Yes) | 1066 (20.4) | 964 (18.4) | 1579 (17.3) | 861 (9.4) |