Association between mass media exposure and endorsement of HIV-infected female teachers' teaching: insight from 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and HIV/AIDS-related stigma (N = 6025).

Variables	Weighted (N)	Weighted (%)	HIV infected female teachers should be allowed to continue teaching
Variables	Weighted (N)	Weighted (%)	Not allowed (%)	Allowed (%)	X² (p-value)
Access to mass media					191.7075 (0.000)
No	1901	32	60	40
Yes	4124	68	41	59
Age					12.271 (0.056)
15–19	111	2	58	42
20–24	657	11	50	50
25–29	1116	19	45	55
30–34	1186	20	48	52
35–39	1162	19	47	53
40–44	981	16	49	51
45–49	812	13	50	50
Education attainment					190.591 (0.000)
No education	1513	25	57	43
Primary	1169	19	55	45
Secondary +	3342	56	39	61
Residence					197.665 (0.000)
Urban	3104	52	38	62
Rural	2920	48	57	43
Marital status					37.921 (0.000)
Married	3793	63	47	53
Cohabiting	1295	22	55	45
Widowed	242	4	44	56
Divorced	269	4	38	62
Separated	426	7	45	55
Religion					88.551 (0.000)
Christianity	4769	79	47	53
Islam	931	16	47	53
Traditional	135	2	76	24
No Religion	190	3	67	33
Wealth status					294.907 (0.000)
Poor	2103	35	59	41
Middle	1251	21	47	53
Rich	2671	44	34	66
Occupation					0.254 (0.614)
Not Working	734	12	47	53
Working	5291	88	48	52
Ethnicity					222.614 (0.000)
Akan	3031	50	45	55
Ga/Dangme	471	8	50	50
Ewe	788	13	54	46
Guan	146	2	47	53
Mole-Dagbani	924	15	45	55
Grusi	173	3	33	67
Gurma	327	6	81	19
Mande	55	1	56	44
Other	110	2	49	51
Parity					104.662 (0.000)
Zero birth	366	6	33	67
One birth	916	15	41	59
Two births	1164	19	44	56
Three births	1048	18	46	54
Four or more births	2531	42	55	45
Partners’ education attainment					155.061 (0.000)
No education	1101	18	59	41
Primary	526	9	57	43
Secondary +	4258	71	42	58
Don’t Know	140	2	56	44

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