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Table 2 Characteristics of the study sample by comprehensive HIV knowledge (n = 5926)

From: Residence and young women’s comprehensive HIV knowledge in Ethiopia

 

Comprehensive HIV knowledge

 

No n (wt.%)

Yes n (wt.%)

P

Age

  

0.831

 15–19

2472 (75.9)

740 (24.1)

 

 20–24

2069 (76.3))

645 (23.7)

 

Marital status

   

 Never married

2456 (71.8)

926 (28.2)

< 0.001

 Married/living together

1847 (82.3)

389 (17.7)

 

 Divorced/separated/widowed

238 79.3)

70 (20.7)

 

Education

  

< 0.001

 None

1028 (92.5))

75 (7.5)

 

 Primary

2354 (80.0)

594 (20.0)

 

 Secondary or above

1159 (57.9)

716 (42.1)

 

Household wealth index

  

< 0.001

 Poorest

1069 (88.2)

112 (11.8)

 

 Poorer

607 (84.3)

107 (15.7)

 

 Middle

616 (82.5)

132 (17.5)

 

 Richer

607 (77.2)

193 (22.8)

 

 Richest

1642 (61.4)

841 (38.6)

 

Religion

  

< 0.001

 Christian

2627 (72.9)

1041 (27.1)

 

 Other

1914 (83.7)

344 (16.3)

 

Region

  

< 0.001

 Addis Ababa

496 (62.2)

297 (37.8)

 

 Tigray

506 (70.5)

220 (29.5)

 

 Afar

397 (86.8)

55 (13.2)

 

 Amhara

440 71.0)

171 (29.0)

 

 Oromia

534 (80.1)

128 (19.9)

 

 Somali

367 (93.0)

32 (7.0)

 

 Beniishangul

345 (80.6)

76 (19.4)

 

 SNNPR

537 (79.3)

152 (20.7)

 

 Gambella

279 (73.7)

92 (26.3)

 

 Harari

286 (79.0)

74 (21.0)

 

 Dire Dawa

354 (80.7)

88 (19.3)

 

Ever tested for HIV

  

< 0.001

 No

2662 (80.7)

604 (19.3)

 

 Yes

1879 (69.2)

781 (30.8)

 

Mass media exposure

  

< 0.001

 No

2971 (81.4)

612 (18.6)

 

 Yes

1570 (64.8)

773 (35.2)

 

Internet access

  

< 0.001

 No

4095 (78.3)

446 (21.7)

 

 Yes

1037 (51.1)

348 (48.9)

 

Distance to health facility

  

< 0.001

 Not a big problem

2010 (83.4)

376 (16.6)

 

 A big problem

2531 (69.6)

1009 (30.4)

 

Place of residence

  

< 0.001

 Urban

1513 (59.1)

783 (40.9)

 

 Rural

3028 (81.8)

602 (18.2)

 
  1. Abbreviations: Wt.% Weighted percent; SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region
  2. Row percentages are presented