Table 2 Frequency distribution of HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, HIV/AIDS-related stigma and risky sexual behavior among young aged 15–24 years, Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge Indicators | ||
Always use condoms during sex | ||
No | 2487 | 24.7 |
Yes | 7595 | 75.3 |
Have 1 sex partner only, who has no other partners | ||
No | 6567 | 24.8 |
Yes | 19,970 | 75.2 |
Can get HIV from mosquito bites | ||
No | 6198 | 61.5 |
Yes | 3884 | 38.5 |
Can get HIV by sharing food with person who has AIDS | ||
No | 8640 | 85.7 |
Yes | 1442 | 14.3 |
Can get HIV by witchcraft or supernatural means | ||
No | 8560 | 84.9 |
Yes | 1522 | 15.1 |
A healthy looking person can have HIV | ||
No | 3090 | 30.6 |
Yes | 6992 | 69.3 |
Overall knowledge | ||
Low | 2295 | 22.8 |
High | 4899 | 48.6 |
Comprehensive | 2888 | 28.6 |
Stigma Indicators | ||
Would be ashamed if someone in the family had HIV | ||
No | 6386 | 63.3 |
Yes | 3696 | 36.7 |
Would buy vegetables from vendor with HIV | ||
No | 4508 | 44.7 |
Yes | 5574 | 55.3 |
Children with HIV should be allowed to attend school with children without HIV | ||
No | 3701 | 36.7 |
Yes | 6381 | 63.3 |
People hesitate to take HIV test because reaction of other people if positive | ||
No | 2654 | 26.3 |
Yes | 7427 | 73.7 |
People talk badly about people with or believed to have HIV | ||
No | 4128 | 41.0 |
Yes | 5954 | 59.0 |
People with or believed to have HIV lose respect from other people | ||
No | 4500 | 44.6 |
Yes | 5582 | 55.4 |
Overall stigma | ||
No | 1929 | 19.1 |
Low | 4369 | 43.4 |
Moderate | 2853 | 28.3 |
High | 930 | 9.2 |
Risky Sexual Behavior Indicators | ||
Had any STI in last 12 months | ||
No | 10,035 | 99.5 |
Yes | 47 | 0.5 |
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months | ||
No | 10,025 | 99.4 |
Yes | 56 | 0.6 |
Had genital discharge in last 12 months | ||
No | 9991 | 99.1 |
Yes | 91 | 0.9 |
Had multiple life time sexual partner | ||
No | 3056 | 75.1 |