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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of reproductive women (15–49 years) in Rwanda, N = (14,634)

From: Determinants of comprehensive knowledge on mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention among childbearing women in Rwanda: insights from the 2020 Rwandan Demographic and Health Survey

Characteristics of the respondents

N (%)

Comprehensive MTCT and EMTCT of HIV Knowledge

 

Inadequate MTCT and EMTCT knowledge on N (%)

Adequate MTCT and EMTCT Knowledge N (%)

P-values

Age (M = 29.2, SD = 9.1)

   

< 0.001

 15–19

3258(22.3)

1265(24.8)

1993(20.9)

 20–24

2414(16.4)

862(16.9)

1552(16.3)

 25–29

2073(14.1)

700(13.7)

1373(14.4)

 30–34

2118(14.5)

689(13.5)

1429(15.0)

 35–39

2072(14.2)

657(12.9)

1415(14.8)

 40–44

1488(10.2)

506(9.9)

982(10.3)

 45–49

1211(8.3)

422(8.3)

789(8.3)

Current marital status

   

< 0.001

 Never in union/Not married

5914(40.4)

2295(45.0)

3620(38.0)

 Married/Living with partner

7401(50.6)

2390(46.9)

5011(52.6)

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

1319(9.0)

416(8.1)

902(9.4)

Highest educational level attained

   

< 0.001

 No education

1377(9.4)

437(8.6)

939(9.9)

 Primary

8529(58.3)

2908(57.0)

5621(59.0)

 Secondary

4086(27.9)

1471(28.8)

2616(27.4)

 Higher

642(4.4)

285(5.6)

357(3.7)

Religion

   

0.08

 Catholics

5363(36.7)

1813(35.6)

3551(37.2)

 Protestants

6905(47.2)

2492(48.8)

4413(46.3)

 Adventists

1836(12.5)

608(11.9)

1227(12.9)

 Muslim

269(1.8)

90(1.8)

179(1.9)

 Traditional&Others

261(1.8)

98(1.9)

163(1.7)

Wealth Index

   

0.05

 Poorest

2741(18.7)

921(18.1)

1819(19.1)

 Poorer

2756(18.8)

934(18.3)

1822(19.1)

 Middle

2757(18.9)

950(18.6)

1807(19.0)

 Richer

2966(20.3)

1020(20.0)

1947(20.4)

 Richest

3414(23.3)

1276(25.0)

2138(22.4)

Region of residence

   

< 0.001

 Kigali

2166(14.8)

821(16.1)

1345(14.1)

 South

3065(20.9)

1026(20.1)

2039(21.4)

 West

3174(21.7)

1211(23.8)

1963(20.6)

 North

2226(15.2)

786(15.4)

1440(15.1)

 East

4003(27.4)

1257(24.6)

2746(28.8)

Type of place of residence

   

0.41

 Urban

2909(19.9)

1040(20.4)

1869(19.6)

 Rural

11,725(80.1)

4061(79.6)

7664(80.4)

Employment status

   

< 0.001

 Not Employed

4932(33.7)

1820(35.7)

3112(32.6)

 Employed

9702(66.3)

3280(64.3)

6422(67.4)

Covered by health insurance

   

0.20

 No

2539(17.4)

853(16.7)

1686(17.7)

 Yes

12,095(82.6)

4248(83.3)

7847(82.3)

Currently pregnant

   

0.24

 No or unsure

13,764(94.1)

4816(94.4)

8949(93.9)

 Yes

870(5.9)

285(5.6)

584(6.1)

Visited health facility last 12 months

   

0.01

 No

5646(38.6)

2045(40.1)

3601(37.8)

 Yes

8988(61.4)

3056(59.9)

5932(62.2)

Frequency of reading Newspaper

   

0.62

 Not at all

10,788(73.7)

3764(73.8)

7024(73.7)

 Less than once a week

2582(17.6)

882(17.3)

1700(17.8)

 At least once a week

1264(8.7)

455(8.9)

808(8.5)

Frequency of watching Television

   

0.09

 Not at all

8111(55.4)

2894(56.7)

5216(54.7)

 Less than once a week

3655(25.0)

1208(23.7)

2448(25.7)

 At least once a week

2868(19.6)

999(19.6)

1869(19.6)

Frequency of listening to Radio

   

< 0.001

 Not at all

2916(19.9)

1099(21.5)

1818(19.1)

 Less than once a week

2613(17.9)

886(17.4)

1726(18.1)

 At least once a week

9105(62.2)

3115(61.1)

5990(62.8)

Ever tested for HIV in last 12 months

   

< 0.001

 No

2989(20.4)

1209(23.7)

1779(18.7)

 Yes

11,645(79.6)

3891(76.3)

7755(81.3)

Knows a place to test for HIV

   

< 0.001

 No

406(2.8)

204(4.0)

203(2.1)

 Yes

14,228(97.2)

4897(96.0)

9330(97.9)

Knowledge and use of HIV self-test kits

   

0.08

 Never heard of HIV self-test kits

   

 Heard and knows how to use HIV self-test kits

12,060(82.4)

4249(83.3)

7811(81.9)

Tested for HIV as part of ANC visit

2574(17.6)

852(16.7)

1722(18.1)

< 0.001

 No

10,000(68.3)

3680(72.1)

6320(66.3)

 Yes

4634(31.7)

1421(27.9)

3213(33.7)

Got results for HIV test as part of ANC visit

   

< 0.001

 No

10,019(68.5)

3686(72.3)

6333(66.4)

 Yes

4615(31.5)

1414(27.7)

3201(33.6)

Received counselling after being tested for HIV during ANC visit

   

< 0.001

 No

10,472(71.6)

3851(75.5)

6622(69.5)

 Yes

4162(28.4)

1250(24.5)

2911(30.5)

Received results for last HIV test taken

   

< 0.001

 No

3217(22.0)

1304(25.6)

1913(20.1)

 Yes

11,417(78.0)

3797(74.4)

7620(79.9)

  1. CI Confidence Interval
  2. p < 0.05, OR Odds Ratio