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Table 2 Behavioral and Individual Characteristics of Ethiopian Youths, 2016 EDHS

From: HIV voluntary counseling and testing uptake and associated factors among Ethiopian youths: evidence from the 2016 EDHS using multilevel modeling

Variables

Categories

Total (%)

Ever been tested for HIV

Yes

No

N

%

N

%

Risky Sexual Behavior

No

9389 (88.6)

2935

31.3

6454

68.7

Yes

1209 (11.4)

758

62.7

451

37.3

Stigma Status

No

635 (6.3)

280

44.2

355

55.8

Moderate

6347 (63.2)

2479

39.1

3868

61.0

High

3060 (30.5)

934

30.5

2127

69.5

Knowledge of HIV

Low

2086 (20.9)

482

23.1

1605

76.9

Moderate

4863 (48.8)

1866

38.4

2997

61.6

Comprehensive

3023 (30.3)

1341

44.3

1683

55.7

Discussion about FP with HWs in a month

No

1434 (69.6)

744

51.9

690

48.2

Yes

628 (30. 5)

417

66.4

211

33.6

Covered by health insurance

No

10,028 (94.6)

3450

34.4

6578

65.6

Yes

569 (5.4)

243

42.6

327

57.4

A person who should have a greater say: respondent’s health care

Respondent alone

308 (13.4)

186

60.2

123

39.8

Respondent and wife/partner

1531 (66.6)

816

53.3

715

46.7

Wife/partner alone

436 (19.0)

170

39.0

266

61.0

Someone else

16 (0.7)

6

37.3

10

62.7

Other

6 (0.3)

2

28.3

4

71.7

A person who usually decides large on household purchases

Respondent alone

183 (8.0)

98

53.4

85

46.6

Respondent and wife/partner

1561 (67.9)

860

55.1

701

44.9

Wife/partner alone

523 (22.8)

212

40.5

311

59.5

Someone else

26 (1.13)

7

25.2

19

74.8

Other

5 (0.2)

4

75.3

1

24.7

Relationship with the most recent sex partner

Spouse

2226 (88.8)

1156

51.9

1070

48.1

Girlfriend/fiancé

161 (6.4)

111

68.8

50

31.2

Casual acquaintance

11 (0. 5)

6

50.4

6

49.6

Commercial sex worker

1 (0.1)

1

100.0

0

0.0

Live-in partner

107 (4.3)

55

51.8

51

48.3

Other

1 (0.03)

0

10.9

1

89.1