Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic, economic and behaviorial characteristics, knowledge about HIV and others STIs, media exposure and stigma among women aged 15–49 and men aged 15–59 (weighted) [Senegal DHS, 2017]
Variables | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent (%) | 95%CI | Number (N) | Percent (%) | 95%CI | Number (N) | |
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics | ||||||
Age in 5-year groups | ||||||
15–19 | 7.9 | 7.2–8.6 | 964 | 5.5 | 4.8–6.4 | 244 |
20–24 | 16.2 | 15.4–17.0 | 1974 | 10.1 | 9.1–11.1 | 446 |
25–29 | 19.5 | 18.7–20.3 | 2377 | 14.5 | 13.1–16.1 | 642 |
30–34 | 19.7 | 18.9–20.6 | 2407 | 16.4 | 15.1–17.8 | 723 |
35–39 | 15.0 | 14.0–15.9 | 1825 | 15.9 | 14.5–17.4 | 703 |
40–44 | 12.7 | 12.0–13.5 | 1555 | 11.2 | 10.2–12.4 | 496 |
45–49 | 9.0 | 8.4–9.7 | 1103 | 10.8 | 9.7–12.0 | 478 |
50–54 | na | na | 8.8 | 7.8–10.0 | 389 | |
55–59 | na | na | 6.6 | 5.7–7.7 | 293 | |
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 44.6 | 42.6–46.5 | 5437 | 53.1 | 50.6–55.6 | 2344 |
Rural | 55.4 | 53.5–57.4 | 6767 | 46.9 | 44.4–49.4 | 2071 |
Zone | ||||||
West | 36.8 | 34.7–38.9 | 4492 | 44.2 | 41.6–46.9 | 1952 |
North | 16.8 | 15.6–18.1 | 2055 | 15.0 | 13.3–16.9 | 661 |
Center | 27.9 | 26.5–29.4 | 3,41 | 19.9 | 18.5–21.4 | 879 |
South-East | 18.4 | 17.3–19.6 | 2248 | 20.9 | 19.3–22.5 | 923 |
Educational level | ||||||
No education | 57.3 | 55.4–59.1 | 6989 | 41.7 | 38.9–44.5 | 1,84 |
Primary | 23.3 | 21.9–24.7 | 2839 | 25.1 | 23.0–27.3 | 1107 |
Secondary | 16.3 | 15.2–17.4 | 1983 | 24.4 | 22.4–26.5 | 1076 |
Higher | 3.2 | 2.5–4.1 | 393 | 8.8 | 7.0–11.2 | 391 |
Marital status | ||||||
Never in union | 4.9 | 4.2–5.6 | 593 | 30.1 | 28.0–32.3 | 1328 |
Married | 88.5 | 87.4–89.5 | 10,8 | 67.7 | 65.4–69.9 | 2,99 |
Widowed | 1.2 | 1.0–1.5 | 146 | 0.3 | 0.2–0.5 | 12 |
Divorced | 5.5 | 4.9–6.1 | 666 | 1.9 | 1.4–2.5 | 84 |
Never married | ||||||
No | 95.1 | 94.4–95.8 | 11,612 | 69.9 | 67.7–72.0 | 3086 |
Yes | 4.9 | 4.2–5.6 | 593 | 30.1 | 28.0–32.3 | 1328 |
Wealth index | ||||||
Poorest | 19.5 | 17.5–21.8 | 2386 | 18.1 | 15.9–20.5 | 800 |
Poorer | 19.6 | 17.9–21.5 | 2397 | 17.1 | 15.4–19.0 | 755 |
Middle | 20.3 | 18.2–22.4 | 2473 | 19.1 | 16.8–21.7 | 844 |
Richer | 19.7 | 17.7–21.9 | 2407 | 22.1 | 19.4–25.1 | 978 |
Richest | 20.8 | 18.5–23.4 | 2542 | 23.5 | 20.5–26.8 | 1038 |
Knowledge about HIV and STIs | ||||||
Ever heard of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) | ||||||
No | 3.4 | 3.0–4.0 | 421 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.4 | 37 |
Yes | 96.6 | 96.0–97.0 | 11,784 | 99.2 | 98.6–99.5 | 4378 |
Ever heard of AIDS | ||||||
No | 3.7 | 3.2–4.3 | 457 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.5 | 43 |
Yes | 96.3 | 95.7–96.8 | 11,748 | 99.0 | 98.5–99.4 | 4371 |
Knowledge about mother-to-child transmission | ||||||
No | 50.7 | 48.9–52.5 | 6189 | 47.4 | 45.0–49.7 | 2091 |
Yes | 49.3 | 47.5–51.1 | 6016 | 52.6 | 50.3–55.0 | 2324 |
Knowledge of a place to get HIV test | ||||||
No | 19.9 | 18.4–21.4 | 2424 | 37.0 | 34.4–39.6 | 1632 |
Yes | 80.1 | 78.6–81.6 | 9781 | 63.0 | 60.4–65.6 | 2782 |
Taking drugs to avoid HIV transmission to baby during pregnancy | ||||||
No | 52.1 | 50.0–54.2 | 6354 | 45.7 | 43.2–48.2 | 2016 |
Yes | 47.9 | 45.8–50.0 | 5851 | 54.3 | 51.8–56.8 | 2399 |
Sexual behavior | ||||||
Had any STI in last 12 months | ||||||
No | 96.7 | 96.2–97.1 | 11,8 | 99.5 | 99.2–99.6 | 4392 |
Yes | 3.3 | 2.9–3.8 | 405 | 0.5 | 0.4–0.8 | 23 |
Total lifetime number of sex partners | ||||||
1 | 80.8 | 79.7–81.8 | 9859 | 29.5 | 27.5–31.6 | 1302 |
2+ | 19.2 | 18.1–20.2 | 2339 | 68.5 | 66.3–70.5 | 3023 |
Don’t know | 0.1 | 0.0–0.1 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.6–2.6 | 90 |
Fear of stigma | ||||||
People hesitate to take HIV test because of the reaction of other people if positive | ||||||
No | 22.2 | 20.7–23.8 | 2708 | 22.5 | 20.7–24.3 | 992 |
Yes | 77.8 | 76.2–79.3 | 9497 | 77.5 | 75.7–79.3 | 3423 |
Media exposure | ||||||
Owns a mobile telephone | ||||||
No | 29.3 | 27.6–31.0 | 3572 | 6.4 | 5.6–7.3 | 282 |
Yes | 70.7 | 69.0–72.4 | 8633 | 93.6 | 92.7–94.4 | 4133 |
Use of Internet | ||||||
No | 76.9 | 75.0–78.7 | 9385 | 58.0 | 55.4–60.6 | 2561 |
Yes | 23.1 | 21.3–25.0 | 2819 | 42.0 | 39.4–44.6 | 1854 |
Numbers of ANC visits | ||||||
None | 37.3 | 36.1–38.5 | 4556 | na | na | na |
1 | 2.5 | 2.2–2.9 | 306 | na | na | na |
2–3 | 23.0 | 21.9–24.2 | 2812 | na | na | na |
4+ | 37.1 | 35.9–38.4 | 4,53 | na | na | na |
Ever been tested for hiv | ||||||
No | 38.9 | 37.1–40.8 | 4748 | 73.8 | 71.7–75.8 | 3,26 |
Yes | 61.1 | 59.2–62.9 | 7457 | 26.2 | 24.2–28.3 | 1155 |
Received result from last hiv test | ||||||
No | 41.9 | 40.1–43.7 | 5116 | 5.8 | 4.5–7.4 | 67 |
Yes | 58.1 | 56.3–59.9 | 7089 | 94.2 | 92.6–95.5 | 1088 |
Total | 100.0 | 12205 | 100.0 | 4415 | ||