Characteristics
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Women’s comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge
|
Women’s attitude towards PLWHA
|
---|
High knowledge %
|
Low knowledge%
|
p-value*
|
Positive attitude %
|
Negative attitude %
|
p-value*
|
---|
Regions/Provinces
|
Punjab
|
59.5
|
69.8
|
< 0.01
|
62.6
|
62.9
|
0.43
|
Sindh
|
27.3
|
17.2
| |
24.3
|
23.9
| |
Baluchistan
|
9.3
|
11.1
|
9.9
|
9.8
| |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
2.6
|
1.2
|
1.9
|
2.4
| |
Gilgit Baltistan
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
Islamabad
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
Geographical classification
|
Urban
|
60.2
|
44.8
|
< 0.01
|
56.2
|
54.1
|
0.11
|
Rural
|
39.8
|
55.2
| |
43.8
|
45.9
| |
Respondents age
|
15–24 years
|
14.6
|
19.0
|
< 0.01
|
16.9
|
15.1
|
< 0.01
|
25–34 years
|
44.8
|
41.6
| |
45.8
|
41.2
| |
35 years and above
|
40.6
|
39.4
|
37.3
|
43.7
| |
Respondents educational status
|
No formal schooling
|
20.6
|
34.5
|
< 0.01
|
21.4
|
29.6
|
< 0.01
|
Primary
|
16.9
|
23.8
| |
17.2
|
21.4
| |
Secondary
|
36.2
|
31.0
|
35
|
34.0
| |
Higher
|
26.3
|
10.7
|
26.4
|
15.1
| |
Respondents occupation
|
Unemployed
|
79.7
|
77.4
|
< 0.01
|
78.1
|
80.1
|
< 0.01
|
Professional/Managerial
|
14.3
|
11.6
| |
15
|
11.5
| |
Agriculture
|
1.7
|
4.1
|
2.1
|
2.9
| |
Unskilled workers
|
4.3
|
6.8
|
4.8
|
5.5
| |
Husbands educational status
|
No formal schooling
|
13.9
|
20.5
|
< 0.01
|
13.7
|
18.8
|
< 0.01
|
Primary
|
11.1
|
15.6
| |
11.8
|
13.4
| |
Secondary
|
40.6
|
43.7
|
42.3
|
40.7
| |
Higher
|
34.4
|
20.2
|
32.3
|
27.1
| |
Husbands employment status
|
Unemployed
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
< 0.01
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
< 0.01
|
Professional/Managerial
|
50.1
|
40.9
| |
50.5
|
43.1
| |
Agriculture
|
8.5
|
10.8
|
8.2
|
10.3
| |
Unskilled workers
|
39.4
|
46.0
|
38.9
|
44.6
| |
Exposure to mass media
|
Yes
|
94.6
|
89.7
|
< 0.01
|
94.5
|
91.3
|
< 0.01
|
No
|
5.4
|
10.3
| |
5.5
|
8.7
| |
Wealth index
|
Richest
|
48.7
|
26.6
|
< 0.01
|
45.1
|
37.5
|
< 0.01
|
Richer
|
27
|
33.5
| |
27.2
|
31.1
| |
Middle
|
14.9
|
24.3
|
17.6
|
18.3
| |
Poorer
|
7.0
|
11.6
|
7.7
|
9.4
| |
Poorest
|
2.4
|
4.1
|
2.4
|
3.7
|
Respondents’ autonomy
|
High autonomy
|
64
|
58.9
|
< 0.01
|
62.8
|
62
|
0.53
|
Low autonomy
|
36
|
41.1
| |
37.2
|
38
| |
Respondents’ attitudes towards wife beating
|
Disagree on wife beating
|
80.2
|
69.9
|
< 0.01
|
80.1
|
72.9
|
< 0.01
|
Agree on wife beating
|
19.8
|
30.1
| |
19.9
|
27.1
| |
- * Chi-square analysis was applied