Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants stratified by HIV/AIDS knowledge level and attitude towards people living with HIV using the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys 2007, 2011, and 2016–2017 among women 15–49 years in Nigeria
Variable | High Knowledge (%) | Positive attitude (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 (64.6%) | 2011 (45.6%) | 2017 (64.1%) | 2007 (40.5%) | 2011 (47.0%) | 2017 (53.5%) | |
Age group | ||||||
 15–19 | 62.2% | 41.7% | 62.3% | 40.4% | 48.0% | 53.3% |
 20–24 | 67.7% | 44.9% | 64.4% | 44.4% | 49.0% | 56.2% |
 25–29 | 66.6% | 47.3% | 65.1% | 41.3% | 48.5% | 54.4% |
 30–34 | 65.0% | 48.1% | 65.5% | 40.7% | 47.3% | 52.3% |
 35–39 | 65.6% | 47.5% | 65.0% | 59.4% | 45.0% | 52.3% |
 40–44 | 58.4% | 44.6% | 65.4% | 35.8% | 43.5% | 52.4% |
 45–49 | 61.7% | 44.6% | 61.2% | 33.6% | 44.1% | 52.3% |
Marital status | ||||||
 Currently married | 63.8% | 44.6% | 62.7% | 39.5% | 44.7% | 52.1% |
 Formerly married | 61.0% | 45.8% | 69.5% | 35.7% | 47.6% | 57.5% |
 Never married | 67.1% | 48.0% | 67.0% | 43.6% | 53.0% | 56.8% |
Education | ||||||
 None | 56.3% | 30.5% | 53.2% | 39.9% | 41.5% | 51.9% |
 Primary | 60.6% | 40.8% | 60.8% | 32.4% | 40.9% | 52.2% |
 Secondary and above | 71.3% | 54.5% | 65.3% | 44.1% | 51.7% | 66.4% |
Wealth index quantile | ||||||
 Poorest | 52.2% | 26.7% | 53.2% | 40.8% | 40.1% | 50.5% |
 Second | 57.4% | 34.9% | 56.6% | 38.6% | 40.7% | 52.2% |
 Middle | 63.6% | 45.4% | 60.6% | 37.7% | 45.9% | 51.9% |
 Fourth | 64.9% | 51.4% | 65.3% | 36.5% | 46.6% | 54.3% |
 Richest | 74.0% | 59.0% | 75.3% | 46.5% | 56.8% | 56.2% |
Area | ||||||
 Rural | 60.8% | 39.8% | 58.1% | 38.8% | 43.3% | 52.3% |
 Urban | 70.7% | 54.2% | 72.6% | 43.1% | 52.5% | 55.3% |
Zone | ||||||
 North Central | 60.7% | 34.1% | 59.2% | 42.2% | 51.8% | 54.5% |
 North East | 46.5% | 34.6% | 65.2% | 39.9% | 48.7% | 62.9% |
 North West | 70.7% | 41.7% | 63.7% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 59.6% |
 South East | 66.8% | 49.1% | 62.0% | 38.1% | 46.4% | 46.8% |
 South South | 63.3% | 53.0% | 65.8% | 32.5% | 48.1% | 54.2% |
 South West | 66.7% | 54.6% | 68.8% | 36.6% | 38.3% | 33.8% |