HIV knowledge | |||||||
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Total | Knowledgeable | Not Knowledgeable | |||||
Demographic characteristics | n | % | n | % | n | % | p-value |
Age: 21–24 years (vs <21y) | 874 | 47.9 | 400 | 49.1 | 474 | 46.88 | 0.338 |
Gender: Female | 935 | 50.7 | 394 | 47.9 | 541 | 53.0 | 0.027 |
Married, partnered and/or lives with a partner | 243 | 13.2 | 130 | 15.8 | 113 | 11.1 | 0.003 |
Being a student | 827 | 44.9 | 351 | 42.5 | 476 | 46.9 | 0.059 |
Member of a social club | 753 | 41.5 | 326 | 39.9 | 427 | 42.8 | 0.215 |
Receives a social grant | 297 | 16.3 | 122 | 14.9 | 175 | 17.3 | 0.164 |
Living in a substandard house | 93 | 5.1 | 32 | 3.9 | 61 | 6.0 | 0.036 |
Possession of 5+ basic commodities | 1142 | 61.7 | 632 | 76.3 | 510 | 49.8 | < 0.0001 |
Living in OR Tambo district | 917 | 49.5 | 356 | 43.0 | 561 | 54.8 | < 0.0001 |
Media use | |||||||
Uses radio/TV | 1752 | 95.9 | 808 | 98.3 | 944 | 93.9 | < 0.0001 |
Uses print media | 1359 | 74.5 | 664 | 80.9 | 695 | 69.3 | < 0.0001 |
Uses WhatsApp | 1553 | 85.9 | 747 | 91.5 | 806 | 81.3 | < 0.0001 |
Uses internet for social networking sites | 1523 | 83.4 | 699 | 85.0 | 824 | 82.1 | 0.09 |
Sexual behaviours | |||||||
Ever had sex | 474 | 25.9 | 153 | 18.6 | 321 | 31.8 | < 0.0001 |
Attitudes towards PLWH | 1694 | 93.1 | 793 | 96.4 | 901 | 90.4 | < 0.0001 |
Ever used illegal drugs | 399 | 21.8 | 195 | 23.7 | 204 | 20.2 | 0.073 |
Transactional sex ever | 266 | 16.1 | 102 | 13.8 | 164 | 18.0 | 0.019 |
Multiple sexual partners (3+) | 477 | 35.6 | 198 | 30.9 | 279 | 40.0 | 0.001 |
Condom use at last sex | 1106 | 72.6 | 512 | 74.2 | 594 | 71.3 | 0.207 |