Table 1 Respondent characteristics of young women (N = 5799) and men (N = 4846), Zambia 2018 DHS
Characteristics | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Percent (%) | 95% CI | N | Percent (%) | 95% CI | |
Age | ||||||
 15–19 | 3112 | 52.3 | [50.8–53.9] | 2852 | 57.8 | [55.9–59.3] |
 20–24 | 2687 | 47.7 | [46.1–49.2] | 1994 | 42.2 | [40.4–44.1] |
Education level | ||||||
 No education | 237 | 3.6 | [2.9–4.4] | 133 | 3.0 | [2.3–4.0] |
 Primary | 2313 | 39.0 | [37.0–41.0] | 1933 | 38.2 | [36.0–40.4] |
 Secondary | 3118 | 54.8 | [52.8–56.8] | 2666 | 55.9 | [53.9–57.8] |
 Higher | 131 | 2.6 | [1.9–3.5] | 114 | 2.9 | [2.1–3.9] |
Household wealth quintile | ||||||
 Poorest | 1186 | 17.9 | [16.4–19.6] | 849 | 15.1 | [13.6–16.8] |
 Poorer | 1132 | 17.5 | [16.0–19.2] | 961 | 17.3 | [15.6–19.0] |
 Middle | 1153 | 18.2 | [16.5–20.1] | 1073 | 20.8 | [18.9–22.8] |
 Richer | 1103 | 22.3 | [19.5–25.4] | 936 | 22.8 | [19.2–26.7] |
 Richest | 1225 | 24.1 | [21.2–27.3] | 1027 | 24.0 | [20.8–27.7] |
Relationship status | ||||||
 Never in union | 3681 | 63.1 | [60.8–65.3] | 4296 | 89.1 | [87.8–90.3] |
 Currently in union | 1879 | 32.7 | [30.5–35.0] | 514 | 10.2 | [9.1–11.4] |
 Formerly in union | 239 | 4.2 | [3.6–4.9] | 36 | 0.7 | [0.5–1.0] |
Residence | ||||||
 Urban | 2335 | 46.0 | [43.1–48.9] | 1812 | 44.1 | [40.7–47.4] |
 Rural | 3464 | 54.1 | [51.2–57.0] | 3034 | 56.0 | [52.6–59.3] |
Region | ||||||
 Central | 612 | 8.9 | [7.9–9.9] | 533 | 8.9 | [7.9–10.1] |
 Copperbelt | 683 | 16.2 | [13.8–19.0] | 558 | 15.3 | [13.3–17.5] |
 Eastern | 661 | 12.0 | [10.6–13.5] | 574 | 13.1 | [11.7–14.7] |
 Luapula | 599 | 7.8 | [6.8–9.0] | 530 | 8.1 | [7.1–9.4] |
 Lusaka | 688 | 18.6 | [16.3–21.1] | 547 | 17.5 | [15.2–20.2] |
 Muchinga | 501 | 5.6 | [4.8–6.7] | 435 | 5.6 | [4.9–6.3] |
 Northern | 542 | 8.0 | [7.0–9.1] | 422 | 7.6 | [6.4–9.1] |
 North western | 485 | 5.9 | [4.7–7.5] | 391 | 5.3 | [4.4–6.5] |
 Southern | 572 | 11.1 | [9.0–13.7] | 489 | 12.8 | [9.5–17.2] |
 Western | 456 | 5.9 | [5.1–6.8] | 367 | 5.6 | [4.7–6.6] |
Ever had sex | ||||||
 No | 1741 | 30.2 | [28.4–32.0] | 1732 | 36.8 | [34.9–38.7] |
 Yes | 4058 | 69.9 | [68.0–71.7] | 3114 | 63.2 | [61.3–65.1] |
Age at first sexual intercourseb | ||||||
 Before 16 years | 1740 | 41.8 | [39.7–43.8] | 1425 | 44.1 | [41.7–46.4] |
 At 16 years and above | 2318 | 58.3 | [56.2–60.3] | 1689 | 55.9 | [53.6–58.3] |
Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months | ||||||
 None/never had sex | 2354 | 40.2 | [38.2–42.3] | 2384 | 50.3 | [48.3–52.3] |
 One | 3350 | 58.1 | [56.1–60.1] | 1934 | 39.1 | [37.2–41.1] |
 Two or more | 95 | 1.7 | [1.3–2.1] | 528 | 10.6 | [9.4–11.8] |
Condom used during last sexual intercourseb | ||||||
 No | 3429 | 84.1 | [82.5–85.6] | 2119 | 67.4 | [65.2–69.5] |
 Yes | 629 | 15.9 | [14.4–17.5] | 995 | 32.6 | [30.5–34.8] |
Heard about STI | ||||||
 No | 115 | 1.8 | [1.5–2.3] | 43 | 0.8 | [0.6–1.2] |
 Yes | 5684 | 98.2 | [97.7–98.5] | 4803 | 99.2 | [98.8–99.4] |
History of STI | ||||||
 No | 5735 | 99.0 | [98.6–99.3] | 4692 | 97.0 | [96.3–97.6] |
 Yes | 64 | 1.0 | [0.7–1.4] | 154 | 3.0 | [2.4–3.7] |
Heard about AIDS | ||||||
 No | 189 | 3.0 | [2.5–3.7] | 76 | 1.5 | [1.2–2.0] |
 Yes | 5610 | 97.0 | [96.3–97.5] | 4770 | 98.5 | [98.0–98.9] |
Reported stigma | ||||||
 No | 888 | 15.5 | [14.1–17.0] | 517 | 9.3 | [8.3–10.5] |
 Yes | 4048 | 69.6 | [67.7–71.3] | 3765 | 79.4 | [77.7–80.9] |
 Don’t know | 863 | 14.9 | [13.7–16.3] | 564 | 11.3 | [10.1–12.7] |
Discriminatory attitudes | ||||||
 No | 3966 | 69.5 | [67.9–71.1] | 3401 | 70.1 | [65.3–71.9] |
 Yes | 1833 | 30.5 | [28.9–32.1] | 1445 | 29.9 | [28.1–31.8] |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV | ||||||
 No | 3269 | 55.2 | [53.1–57.3] | 2802 | 57.7 | [55.8–59.6] |
 Yes | 2530 | 44.8 | [42.7–47.0] | 2044 | 42.3 | [40.4–44.2] |
Knowledge of a place to get HIV testa | ||||||
 No | 417 | 6.8 | [6.0–7.7] | 389 | 7.9 | [6.9–8.9] |
 Yes | 5382 | 93.2 | [92.3–94.0] | 4457 | 92.1 | [91.1–93.1] |
HIV Self testing | ||||||
 Never heard of HIV self-test Kit | 4908 | 85.4 | [83.7–87.0] | 3926 | 80.3 | [78.4–82.1] |
 Has tested with HIV self-test Kit | 105 | 2.6 | [2.0–3.5] | 89 | 2.5 | [1.8–3.4] |
 Knows self-test kits but never tested with | 597 | 12.0 | [10.8–13.2] | 755 | 17.2 | [15.7–18.9] |
Circumcised | ||||||
 No |  |  |  | 2952 | 62.6 | [60.4–64.7] |
 Yes |  |  |  | 1894 | 37.4 | [35.3–39.6] |
Exposure to television | ||||||
 Not at all | 3582 | 56.7 | [53.8–59.6] | 2424 | 45.6 | [42.9–48.3] |
 Less than once a week | 341 | 6.0 | [5.2–6.9] | 565 | 11.9 | [9.9–14.3] |
 At least once a week | 1876 | 37.3 | [34.6–40.1] | 1857 | 42.5 | [39.8–45.3] |
Exposure to radio | ||||||
 Not at all | 3307 | 55.2 | [53.1–57.3] | 1766 | 34.6 | [32.5–36.8] |
 Less than once a week | 721 | 13.6 | [12.4–14.8] | 697 | 15.0 | [13.6–16.6] |
 At least once a week | 1771 | 31.2 | [29.3–33.1] | 2383 | 50.4 | [48.0–52.7] |
Use of internet | ||||||
 Not at all | 5123 | 87.3 | [85.6–88.7] | 3709 | 73.8 | [71.5–76.1] |
 Less than once a week | 118 | 2.1 | [1.7–2.6] | 234 | 5.3 | [4.5–6.3] |
 At least once a week | 218 | 4.1 | [3.4–4.9] | 457 | 9.6 | [8.4–11.0] |
 Almost everyday | 340 | 6.5 | [5.5–7.7] | 446 | 11.2 | [9.5–13.2] |
Owns a mobile phone | ||||||
 No | 3471 | 56.8 | [54.6–58.9] | 2313 | 46.1 | [43.8–48.5] |
 Yes | 2328 | 43.2 | [41.1–45.4] | 2533 | 53.9 | [51.6–56.2] |
HIV test in the last 12 months and received the result | ||||||
 No | 2096 | 34.8 | [33.1–36.6] | 2591 | 51.2 | [48.4–54.0] |
 Yes | 3703 | 65.2 | [63.4–67.0] | 2255 | 48.8 | [46.0–51.6] |