Table 1 VCT uptake in relation to HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, HIV/AIDS-related stigma and risky sexual behaviour history among men in Ethiopia, 2005
Variables | Urban | Rural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | n (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | |
Overall | 1,628 (27.0) | 355 (21.9) | 4,405 (73.0) | 110 (2.6) |
Knowledge indicator | ||||
Reduce risk of getting AIDS by not having sex at all (yes) | 1,460 (90.2) | 22.3 | 3,362 (81.0) | 2.9 |
Reduce chance of getting AIDS by having one sexual partner with no other partner (yes) | 1,429 (88.3) | 3,263 (78.5) | 2.9 | |
Reduce chances of getting HIV/AIDS by always using condoms during sexual intercourse (yes) | 1,315 (81.3) | 23.2 | 2,531 (60.9) | 3.1 |
Can a healthy looking person have AIDS (yes) | 1,450 (89.6) | 23.7 | 2,684 (64.6) | 3.4 |
Get AIDS by sharing food with person who has HIV/AIDS (no) | 1,542 (95.3) | 22.2 | 3,264 (78.7) | 3.0 |
Get HIV/AIDS from mosquito bites (no) | 1,289 (79.6) | 22.7 | 2,268 (54.6) | 3.3 |
Can get AIDS by witchcraft or supernatural means (no) | 1,554 (96.0) | 22.4 | 3,502 (84.3) | 2.9 |
Risky sexual behaviour indicators | ||||
Never had sexual intercourse | 525 (32.4) | 13.5 | 1,203 (28.9) | 1.6 |
Had multiple life time sexual partner (yes) | 746 (47.3) | 27.5 | 1,591 (38.4) | 3.1 |
Circumcised (no) | 31 (1.9) | 6.5 | 360 (8.7) | 1.9 |
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months (yes) | 6 (0.4) | 50.0 | 12 (0.3) | 8.3 |
Had any STD in last 12 months (yes) | 8 (0.5) | 37.5 | 23 (0.6) | 4.4 |
At least one sexual partner other than wife in last 12 months | 272 (16.9) | 36.0 | 183 (4.4) | 3.3 |
Either partner drank alcohol during last sex with last sexual intercourse (yes) | 107 (12.7) | 25.2 | 196 (7.2) | 1.5 |
Ever paid for sex (yes) | 20 (2.4) | 35.0 | 22 (0.8) | 0.0 |
Stigma indicators | ||||
Knows someone who has or died of AIDS (yes) | 640 (39.5) | 31.3 | 271 (6.5) | 9.2 |
Allowed to keep AIDS infection secret (no) | 1,271 (78.5) | 22.7 | 3,173 (76.3) | 2.8 |
Willing to care for relative with AIDS (yes) | 1,517 (93.9) | 22.7 | 2,940 (70.7) | 3.1 |
Person with AIDS allowed to continue teaching (yes) | 1,368 (84.5) | 23.3 | 1,959 (47.1) | 3.6 |
Would buy vegetables from vendor with AIDS (yes) | 1,079 (66.7) | 25.7 | 877 (21.1) | 4.6 |
People with AIDS should be ashamed of themselves (Disagree) | 1,503 (92.8) | 22.4 | 2,256 (54.2) | 3.3 |
People with AIDS should be blamed for bringing AIDS in community (Disagree) | 1,443 (89.1) | 23.0 | 2,252 (52.2) | 3.6 |