Table 5 Multilevel analysis of factors associated with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among women of reproductive age in SSA

Age

 15–19

1.00

1.00

 20–24

1.34 (1.29, 1.40)

1.33 (1.28, 1.38)***

 25–29

1.47 (1.40, 1.53)

1.46 (1.40, 1.53)***

 30–34

1.66 (1.58, 1.75)

1.63 (1.55, 1.72)***

 35–39

1.61 (1.52, 1.69)

1.60 (1.52, 1.69)***

 40–44

1.59 (1.50, 1.68)

1.56 (1.48, 1.65)***

 45–49

1.58 (1.49, 1.68)

1.58 (1.48, 1.68)***

Educational level

 No formal education

1.00

1.00

 Primary education

1.79 (1.72, 1.87)

1.37 (1.32, 1.44)***

 Secondary education

2.37 (2.26, 2.49)

2.19 (2.08, 2.30)***

 Higher education

3.78 (3.53, 4.06)

3.67 (3.42, 3.94)***

Wealth status

 Poorest

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

1.03 (0.98, 1.08)

1.05 (0.99, 1.10)

 Middle

1.13 (1.07, 1.19)

1.14 (1.07, 1.20)***

 Richer

1.21 (1.14, 1.28)

1.16(1.09, 1.23)***

 Richest

1.44 (1.35, 1.54)

1.28 (1.19, 1.37)***

Sex of household head

 Male

1.00

1.00

 Female

1.03 (0.99, 1.06)

0.99 (0.95, 1.02)

Contraceptive use

 Yes

1.22 (1.18, 1.26)

1.09 (1.05, 1.13)***

 No

1.00

1.00

Marital status

 Never in union

1.09 (1.04, 1.14)

1.04 (0.99, 1.09)

 Married

1.00

1.00

 Widowed

1.17 (1.09, 1.27)

1.08 (0.99, 1.17)

 Divorced/Separated

1.09 (1.03, 1.16)

0.98 (0.93, 1.04)

Reading newspaper

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.32 (1.27, 1.38)

1.18 (1.13, 1.22)***

Listening radio

 No

0.77 (0.74, 0.79)

0.80 (0.77, 0.82)***

 Yes

1.00

1.00

Watching television

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.80 (0.77, 0.84)

0.96 (0.92, 1.01)

Place of residence

 Urban

2.51 (2.07, 3.04)

1.10 (1.03, 1.18)**

 Rural

1.00

1.00

African region

 Eastern African region

4.49 (3.61, 5.59)

2.22 (2.09, 2.35)***

 Western African region

1.00

1.00

 Central African region

0.85 (0.69, 1.05)

0.98 (0.89, 1.09)