Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV testing among women in SSA
Variables | Weighted | Weighted | HIV testing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | No(%) | Yes(%) | |
Age (p < 0.001) | ||||
15–19 | 11,471 | 5.9 | 45.8 | 54.2 |
20–24 | 33,274 | 17 | 31.5 | 68.5 |
25–29 | 42,429 | 21.7 | 30.5 | 69.5 |
30–34 | 38,061 | 19.5 | 30.5 | 69.5 |
35–39 | 31,407 | 16.1 | 34.8 | 65.2 |
40–44 | 22,159 | 11.4 | 39.6 | 60.4 |
45–49 | 16,506 | 8.5 | 49.4 | 50.6 |
Education (p < 0.001) | ||||
No formal education | 75,990 | 38.9 | 54.8 | 45.2 |
Primary | 66,398 | 34 | 24.3 | 75.7 |
Secondary | 45,690 | 23.4 | 21.6 | 78.4 |
Higher | 7229 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 92.9 |
Marital status (p < 0.001) | ||||
Married | 158,959 | 81.4 | 36.1 | 63.9 |
Cohabitation | 36,348 | 18.6 | 29.5 | 70.6 |
Religion (p < 0.001) | ||||
Traditionalist | 4110 | 2.1 | 67.3 | 32.8 |
Christianity | 118,237 | 60.5 | 24.1 | 76.0 |
Islam | 65,606 | 33.6 | 51.0 | 49.0 |
No religion | 4063 | 2.1 | 50.9 | 49.1 |
Other religion | 3291 | 1.7 | 43.3 | 56.7 |
Wealth status (p < 0.001) | ||||
Poorest | 36,699 | 18.8 | 46.3 | 53.7 |
Poorer | 39,136 | 20 | 42.0 | 58.0 |
Middle | 39,007 | 20 | 38.5 | 61.5 |
Richer | 40,035 | 20.5 | 30.2 | 69.8 |
Richest | 40,430 | 20.7 | 18.9 | 81.1 |
Occupation (p < 0.001) | ||||
Not working | 52,787 | 27 | 36.2 | 63.8 |
Managerial | 8145 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 88.1 |
Clerical | 1397 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 89.9 |
Sales | 34,960 | 17.9 | 38.0 | 62.0 |
Agriculture | 68,862 | 35.3 | 39.4 | 60.6 |
Household/domestic | 3581 | 1.8 | 16.2 | 83.8 |
Services | 9491 | 4.9 | 28.8 | 71.2 |
Manual | 16,084 | 8.2 | 26.1 | 73.9 |
Place of Residence (p < 0.001) | ||||
Urban | 65,252 | 33.4 | 25.1 | 74.9 |
Rural | 130,055 | 66.6 | 39.8 | 60.2 |
Parity (p < 0.001) | ||||
0 | 11,690 | 6.0 | 47.5 | 52.5 |
1 | 30,413 | 15.6 | 28.5 | 71.5 |
2 | 33,833 | 17.3 | 27.5 | 72.5 |
3 | 30,030 | 15.4 | 30.4 | 69.6 |
4+ | 89,340 | 45.7 | 39.8 | 60.3 |
Frequency of Reading newspaper (p < 0.001) | ||||
Not at all | 163,600 | 83.8 | 39.0 | 61.1 |
Less than once a week | 17,748 | 9.1 | 14.1 | 86.0 |
At least once a week | 12,978 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 86.0 |
Almost every day | 981 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 86.7 |
Frequency of Listening radio (p < 0.001) | ||||
Not at all | 77,374 | 39.6 | 42.3 | 57.7 |
Less than once a week | 39,034 | 20 | 34.5 | 65.6 |
At least once a week | 73,723 | 37.8 | 28.1 | 71.9 |
Almost every day | 5176 | 2.7 | 24.2 | 75.8 |
Frequency of Watching television (p < 0.001) | ||||
Not at all | 117,427 | 60.1 | 39.3 | 60.7 |
Less than once a week | 23,423 | 12 | 34.7 | 65.3 |
At least once a week | 45,498 | 23.3 | 27.0 | 73.0 |
Almost every day | 8960 | 4.6 | 18.2 | 81.8 |
Decision maker on health (p < 0.001) | ||||
Respondent alone | 35,943 | 18.4 | 23.5 | 76.5 |
Respondent and husband/partner | 78,870 | 40.4 | 27.9 | 72.1 |
Husband alone | 78,951 | 40.4 | 46.8 | 53.2 |
Other | 1543 | 0.8 | 50.1 | 49.9 |