Table 1 Frequency distribution of background characteristics of the study participants
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 6256 | 58.0 |
Male | 4524 | 42.0 |
Age of respondent | ||
15 to 19 | 5964 | 55.3 |
20 to 24 | 4817 | 44.7 |
Educational status | ||
No education | 1879 | 17.4 |
Primary | 5673 | 52.6 |
Secondary | 2395 | 22.2 |
Higher | 834 | 7.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 4414 | 40.9 |
Muslim | 4183 | 38.8 |
Protestant | 1994 | 18.5 |
Others | 190 | 1.8 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 2389 | 22.2 |
Poorer | 1563 | 14.5 |
Middle | 1564 | 14.5 |
Richer | 1670 | 15.5 |
Richest | 3595 | 33.3 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 7493 | 69.5 |
Urban | 3288 | 30.5 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 7434 | 26.2 |
Ever married | 20,937 | 73.8 |
Media exposure | ||
No | 4351 | 40.4 |
Yes | 6430 | 59.6 |
Age at first sex | ||
< 20 | 7900 | 73.3 |
≥ 20 | 2881 | 26.7 |
Distance to health facility | ||
Big problem | 2553 | 46.1 |
Not big problem | 2988 | 53.9 |
Know a place to get HIV test | ||
No | 2102 | 20.8 |
Yes | 7980 | 79.2 |
Chewed khat | ||
No | 8775 | 81.6 |
Yes | 1972 | 18.4 |
Ever drunk alcohol | ||
No | 6561 | 61.0 |
Yes | 4186 | 39.0 |