Table 2 Factors associated with the apostolic sector analyzed separately for males and females from ZDHS 2015–16 data
From: Understanding HIV and associated risk factors among religious groups in Zimbabwe
Variable | Females n (%) | Males n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apostolics | Other religion | P value | Apostolics | Other religion | P value | |
Ever heard about HIV | ||||||
No | 55 (1.4) | 34 (0.6) | 27 (1.2) | 28 (0.5) | ||
Yes | 3774 (98.6) | 6092 (99.4) | 0.011 | 2480 (98.8) | 5861 (99.5) | 0.002 |
Ever tested for HIV | ||||||
No | 805 (21.9) | 1085 (17.5) | 1016 (42.0) | 1873 (32.2) | ||
Yes | 3024 (78.1) | 5041 (82.5) | 0.006 | 1491 (58.0) | 4016 (67.8) | 0.001 |
Know where to get tested | ||||||
No | 126 (3.6) | 124 (2.3) | 150 (6.2) | 170 (3.0) | ||
Yes | 496 (96.4) | 5947 (97.7) | 0.001 | 2330 (93.8) | 5691 (97.0) | 0.001 |
HIV transmission can be reduced by having 1 sexual partner | ||||||
No | 7282 (7.6) | 330 (5.4) | 145 (5.8) | 251 (4.7) | ||
Yes | 3434 (90.8) | 5705 (93.5) | 2312 (93.3) | 5576 (94.7) | ||
Don’t know | 58 (1.6) | 57 (1.1) | 0.023 | 23 (1.0) | 34 (0.7) | 0.062 |
Condom use reduces HIV | ||||||
No | 519 (13.9) | 705 (11.8) | 300 (11.8) | 517 (9.1) | ||
Yes | 3125 (82.1) | 5282 (86.0) | 2146 (86.6) | 5298 (90.1) | ||
Don’t know | 130 (4.0) | 105 (2.2) | 0.006 | 34 (1.6) | 46 (0.8) | 0.001 |
Men can reduce HIV transmission by being circumcised | ||||||
No | 672 (18.2) | 829 (13.7) | 446 (18.3) | 925 (15.5) | ||
Yes | 2733 (71.1) | 4794 (77.6) | 1907 (76.5) | 4694 (79.7) | ||
Don’t know | 369 (10.7) | 469 (8.6) | 0.001 | 127 (5.3) | 242 (4.8) | 0.016 |
Circumcised men who have sex without condom can get HIV/AIDS | ||||||
No | 981 (26.5) | 1029 (17.4) | 329 (13.2) | 626 (10.5) | ||
Yes | 2210 (56.1) | 4357 (68.7) | 2016 (81.2) | 5011 (85.1) | ||
Don’t know | 583 (17.4) | 706 (12.9) | 0.001 | 135 (5.6) | 224 (4.4) | 0.001 |
Can get HIV from sharing food | ||||||
No | 3371 (89.1) | 5672 (93.2) | 2197 (88.8) | 5268 (90.0) | ||
Yes | 312 (8.2) | 343 (5.3) | 220 (8.6) | 490 (8.1) | ||
Don’t know | 91 (2.7) | 77 (1.5) | 0.001 | 63 (2.6) | 103 (1.9) | 0.134 |
Can get HIV by witchcraft or supernatural means | ||||||
No | 3456 (91.8) | 5696 (93.8) | 2279 (92.2) | 5403 (92.5) | ||
Yes | 239 (6.0) | 306 (4.6) | 146 (5.5) | 353 (5.6) | ||
Don’t know | 79 (2.2) | 90 (1.6) | 0.001 | 55 (2.4) | 105 (1.9) | 0.442 |
A healthy person can be HIV infected | ||||||
No | 604 (15.7) | 680 (11.3) | 311 (13.1) | 580 (10.3) | ||
Yes | 3131 (83.1) | 365 (87.8) | 2150 (85.9) | 5242 (88.9) | ||
Don’t know | 39 (1.2) | 47 (0.9) | 0.001 | 19 (1.0) | 39 (0.8) | 0.005 |
Would be ashamed if a family member gets infected with HIV | ||||||
Disagree | 3253 (85.4) | 5469 (89.0) | 1946 (81.5) | 4942 (77.4) | ||
Agree | 511 (14.4) | 607 (10.7) | 523 (22.2) | 895 (16.0) | ||
Don’t know | 10 (0.2) | 16 (0.3) | 0.001 | 11 (0.4) | 24 (0.56) | 0.001 |
Would buy vegetables from a vendor with HIV | ||||||
No | 61 (23.4) | 968 (16.4) | 464 (18.3) | 923 (15.3) | ||
Yes | 2888 (76.0) | 5093 (82.9) | 2002 (81.2) | 4879 (83.7) | ||
Don’t know | 25 (0.6) | 31 (0.7) | 0.001 | 14 (0.5) | 59 (1.0) | 0.001 |
Children with HIV should be allowed to attend school with children without | ||||||
No | 324 (8.7) | 312 (4.6) | 245 (9.2) | 486 (8.1) | ||
Yes | 3409 (90.1) | 5741 (94.6) | 2211 (89.9) | 5341 (91.2) | ||
Don’t know | 41 (1.2) | 39 (0.8) | 0.001 | 24 (0.9) | 34 (0.7) | 0.201 |
Wife justified to ask husband to use a condom if he has an STI | ||||||
No | 509 (12.9) | 662 (10.2) | 397 (16.0) | 670 (12.3) | ||
Yes | 3240 (84.8) | 5372 (88.2) | 2076 (82.6) | 5164 (86.7) | ||
Don’t know | 80 (2.3) | 92 (1.6) | 0.040 | 34 (1.4) | 55 (1.0) | 0.001 |
Responded circumcised | ||||||
No | 2196 (88.7) | 4861 (84.2) | ||||
Yes | 306 (11.2) | 1021 (15.7) | ||||
Don’t know | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.1) | 0.001 | |||