Table 3 Attitudes (% respondents agreeing with the statement)

Attitudes to HIV and PLHIV

I would care for a PLHIV relative at home

77.2

64.9 (0.00)**

60.2 (0.02)*

I would not buy vegetables from a person with HIV

39.6

47.5 (0.00)**

46.5 (0.62)

HIV child should not be allowed in school

30.1

40.4 (0.00)**

40.9 (0.80)

If a woman has HIV, it is a reflection of moral character

44.6

46.8 (0.44)

46.4 (0.84)

Families with HIV should be left alone

33.7

37.8 (0.14)

40.9 (0.11)

Gender and sexuality

It's OK for women to suggest condom use

72.8

58.0 (0.00)**

54.8 (0.11)

Girls with too much education are not good wives

31.2

39.5 (0.00)**

44.3 (0.02)*

Girls should be married as soon as possible

45.8

52.5 (0.02)*

51.6 (0.65)

Women should feel free to show husbands if they want sex

59.7

53.6 (0.03)*

51.4 (0.27)

Women should be blamed for spreading AIDS

29.3

32.3 (0.26)

38.7 (0.00)**

Men who cook are not real men

76.5

72.6 (0.12)

72.0 (0.74)

Caring and sharing

You don't talk about sex, you just do it

42.7

50.7 (0.00)**

46.4 (0.03)*

It's a woman's responsibility to avoid pregnancy

38.2

45.7 (0.00)**

43.5 (0.27)

Man should have the final word about decisions in the home

52.9

64.0 (0.00)**

63.4 (0.76)

An ideal husband controls his wife

71.9

75.6 (0.14)

72.5 (0.08)

Women should give their earnings to the husband

58.4

64.9 (0.02)*

67.2 (0.23)

Gender based violence

Men cannot control their sexual urges

49.4

44.8 (0.11)

51.2 (0.00)**

It's OK for a man to force his wife to have sex

39.8

42.0 (0.43)

50.3 (0.00)**

There are times when a woman should be beaten

53.8

57.4 (0.20)

60.4 (0.13)

Raped women are usually at fault

31.6

30.4 (0.65)

34. 1 (0.05)