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Table 3 Knowledge indicators by sex and target group, Ethiopia 2005

From: Patterns of knowledge and condom use among population groups: results from the 2005 Ethiopian behavioral surveillance surveys on HIV

Target group by sex

Total

Knowledge indicators n (%)

  

Knowledge of prevention

Misconception 3

Comprehensive knowledge

  

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Teachers (696)

       

female

104 (14.9)

59(56.7)

45 (43.3)

60(57.7)

44(42.3)

28(42.3)

76(73.1)

male

592 (85.1)

385(65.0)

207(35.0)

270(45.6)

322(54.4)

233(39.4)

359(60.6)

ANC population (5207)

       

female

2621 (50.3)

802(30.6)

1819(69.4)

2323(88.6)

298(11.4)

156(6.0)

2465(94.0)

male

2586 (49.7)

1425(55.1)

1161(44.9)

1917(74.1)

669(25.9)

496(19.2)

2090(80.8)

Long distance truck drivers

       

male

600

457(76.2))

143 (23.8)

394(65.7)

206(34.3)

174(29.0)

426(71.0)

Intercity bus drivers (600)

       

male

600

469(78.2)

131(21.8)

424(70.7)

176(29.3)

139(23.2)

461(76.8)

Pastoralists (1608)

       

female

794 (49.4)

147(18.5)

647(81.5)

763(96.1)

31(3.9)

17(2.1)

777(97.9)

male

814 (50.6)

320(39.3)

494(60.7)

722(88.7)

92(11.3)

59(7.2)

755(92.8)

Road construction workers (1623)

       

female

24 (1.5)

17(70.8)

7(29.2)

14(58.3)

10(41.7)

6(25.0)

18(75.0)

male

1599 (98.5)

1084(67.8)

515(32.2)

1097(68.6)

502(31.4)

383(24.0)

1216(76.0)

Female sex workers (1396)

       

female

1,396

1060(75.9)

336(24.1)

1171(83.9)

225(16.1)

179(12.8)

1217(87.2)

Police force (1071)

       

female

162 (15.1)

126(77.8)

36(22.2)

108(66.7)

54(33.3)

45(27.8)

117(72.2)

male

909 (84.9)

613(67.4)

296(32.6)

530(58.3)

379(41.7)

295(32.5)

614(67.5)

Defense forces (1305)

       

female

17 (1.3)

11(64.7)

6(35.3)

6(35.3)

11(64.7)

9(52.9)

8(47.1)

male

1288 (98.7)

1030(80.0)

258(20.0)

860(66.8)

428(33.2)

331(25.7)

957(74.3)

factory workers (416)

       

female

158 (38.0)

90(57.0)

68(43.0)

122(77.2)

36(22.8)

28(17.7)

130(82.3)

male

258 (62.0)

208(80.6)

50(19.4)

142(55.0)

116(45.0)

109(42.2)

149(57.8)

Total (14522)

       

female

5276 (36.3)

2312(43.8)

2964(56.2)

4567(85.6)

709(13.4)

468(8.9)

4808(91.1)

male

9246 (63.7)

5991(64.8)

3255(35.2)

6356(68.7)

2890(31.3)

2219(24.0)

7027(76.0)