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Table 2 HIV prevalence, HIV testing, HIV risk perception, HIV information access and HIV stigma among men and women (15-65 years) across social economic index groups

From: Socio-economic inequality and HIV in South Africa

Social economic index groups

HIV prevalence

HIV testing

HIV risk perception (High)

HIV information score (Low access)

HIV stigma score (High stigma)

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

Overall***

     

Poor

3470

20.8[18.8,22.9]

4078

47.7[45.6,49.9]

4063

40.0[37.9,42.1]

4051

79.5[77.5,81.5]

4066

45.6[43.2,48.0]

Middle

3981

15.9[14.0,18.1]

4877

56.6[54.2,59.0]

4873

26.0[23.7,28.5]

4859

37.4[35.3,39.6]

4865

34.4[31.9,37.0]

Upper

2110

4.6[2.6,7.9]

2789

59.3[56.3,62.2]

2789

10.9[8.5,13.8]

2774

20.1[17.4,23.1]

2787

34.8[31.7,38.1]

Men***

3859

11.4[9.7,13.3]

4771

44.3[42.1,46.6]

4784

24.2[22.3,26.2]

4761

48.4[45.8,51.0]

4767

41.3[38.9,43.6]

Poor

1296

14,0[11.5,16.9]

1573

33.6[30.3,37.0]

1581

33.2[30.2,36.3]

1571

75.8[72.3,78.9]

1565

48.6[45.2,52.0]

Middle

1588

11.7[9.0,15.0]

1973

49.9[46.5,53.4]

1978

22.6[19.8,25.7]

1967

35.8[32.6,39.0]

1972

37.1[33.5,40.8]

Upper

912

4.6[1.9,10.5]

1181

52.8[48.1,57.4]

1181

8.0[5.6,11.2]

1178

20.6[16.6,25.1]

1186

37.1[32.7,41.7]

Women***

5883

19.7[18.1,21.4]

7065

60.8[59.1,62.6]

7034

32.7[30.6,34.8]

7019

53.2[50.9,55.6]

7047

37.0[35.1,39.0]

Poor

2174

25.4[22.9,28.1]

2505

58.0[55.3,60.7]

2482

45.0[42.3,47.6]

2480

82.3[80.0,84.3]

2501

43.4[40.7,46.2]

Middle

2393

19.4[16.9,22.2]

2904

62.2[59.2,65.1]

2895

28.8[25.8,32.1]

2892

38.8[36.2,41.4]

2893

32.2[29.5,35.0]

Upper

1198

4.5[2.8,7.1]

1608

64.5[60.8,68.1]

1608

13.2[9.8,17.6]

1596

19.7[16.4,23.5]

1601

33.0[29.0,37.2]

  1. ***Significant at 0.1%.