Table 2 Frequency distribution of VCT uptake among Women in Ethiopia in 2016 by urban–rural residence
From: Factors affecting HIV counselling and testing among Ethiopian women aged 15–49
Variables | Urban | Rural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | P-value | N (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | P-value | |
Age in 5-year groups | ||||||
15–19 | 1216 (23.2) | 13.3 | < 0.001 | 1996 (21.8) | 13.9 | < 0.001 |
20–24 | 1080 (20.6) | 21.4 | 1634 (17.9) | 21.4 | ||
25–29 | 982 (18.8) | 22.5 | 1629 (17.8) | 20.6 | ||
30–34 | 725 (13.9) | 16.9 | 1316 (14.4) | 16.3 | ||
35–39 | 572 (10.9) | 12.5 | 1159 (12.7) | 13.1 | ||
40–44 | 379 (7.2) | 7.8 | 804 (8.8) | 9.3 | ||
45–49 | 278 (5.3) | 5.5 | 599 (6.6) | 5.5 | ||
Marital Status | ||||||
Never Married | 2125 (40.6) | 30.2 | < 0.001 | 1886 (20.6) | 12.3 | < 0.001 |
Ever Married | 3107 (59.4) | 69.8 | 7251 (79.4) | 87.7 | ||
Socio Economic Position | ||||||
Low | 1699 (32.5) | 28.9 | < 0.001 | 8056 (88.2) | 83.1 | < 0.001 |
Middle | 2728 (52.1) | 52.4 | 985 (10.8) | 14.8 | ||
High | 805 (15.4) | 18.6 | 96 (1.1) | 2.1 | ||
Religion | ||||||
Orthodox | 2989 (57.1) | 61.1 | < 0.001 | 3238 (35.4) | 44.5 | < 0.001 |
Catholic | 29 (0.6) | 0.6 | 55 (0.6) | 0.5 | ||
Protestant | 678 (13) | 12.5 | 1933 (21.2) | 20.0 | ||
Muslim | 1520 (29.1) | 25.5 | 3820 (41.8) | 34.4 | ||
Others | 16 (0.3) | 0.3 | 91 (1) | 0.6 | ||
Region | ||||||
Tigray | 417 (8) | 8.8 | < 0.001 | 1239 (13.6) | 20.0 | < 0.001 |
Afar | 191 (3.7) | 3.9 | 831 (9.1) | 5.9 | ||
Amhara | 246 (4.7) | 5.2 | 1408 (15.4) | 18.2 | ||
Oromia | 249 (4.8) | 4.2 | 1426 (15.6) | 11.9 | ||
Somali | 271 (5.2) | 2.8 | 692 (7.6) | 3.0 | ||
Benishangul | 145 (2.8) | 3.1 | 864 (9.5) | 9.9 | ||
SNNPR | 225 (4.3) | 4.1 | 1547 (16.9) | 16.8 | ||
Gambela | 339 (6.5) | 6.6 | 555 (6.1) | 7.9 | ||
Harari | 511 (9.8) | 10.4 | 352 (3.9) | 3.7 | ||
Addis Adaba | 1815 (34.7) | 34.9 | 0 (0) | 0.0 | ||
Dire Dawa | 823 (15.7) | 16.0 | 223 (2.4) | 2.8 | ||
Knowledge Indicator | ||||||
Low Knowledge | 4488 (85.8) | 85.8 | 0.804 | 7362 (80.6) | 80.7 | 0.003 |
High Knowledge | 725 (13.9) | 13.8 | 1649 (18.0) | 18.4 | ||
Comprehensive Knowledge | 19 (0.4) | 0.4 | 126 (1.4) | 0.9 | ||
Stigma Indicator | ||||||
High Stigma | 381 (7.3) | 4.8 | < 0.001 | 3037 (33.2) | 26.6 | < 0.001 |
Moderate Stigma | 2182 (41.7) | 40.7 | 3584 (39.2) | 40.9 | ||
Low Stigma | 2246 (42.9) | 45.7 | 2156 (23.6) | 27.2 | ||
No Stigma | 423 (8.1) | 8.7 | 360 (3.9) | 5.3 | ||
Sexual Risky Behavior Indicator | ||||||
High Risk | 294 (5.6) | 6.9 | < 0.001 | 191 (2.1) | 2.7 | < 0.001 |
Some Risk | 1020 (19.5) | 23.9 | 1631 (17.9) | 22.9 | ||
No Risk | 3918 (74.9) | 69.2 | 7315 (80.1) | 74.3 | ||