Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population (n = 1971)
Variables | Categories | Number (n)a | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 15–19 | 1582 | 80.2 |
20–24 | 289 | 19.8 | |
Religion | Catholic | 779 | 39.5 |
Protestant | 612 | 31.0 | |
Muslim | 244 | 12.4 | |
Pentecostal | 283 | 14.4 | |
Others | 53 | 2.7 | |
Educational level | No Education | 44 | 2.2 |
Primary | 1070 | 54.3 | |
Secondary | 728 | 36.9 | |
Higher | 130 | 6.6 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 496 | 25.2 |
Rural | 1475 | 74.8 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 220 | 11.2 |
Poorer | 269 | 13.7 | |
Middle | 350 | 17.8 | |
Rich | 467 | 23.7 | |
Richest | 664 | 33.7 | |
Ever been tested for HIV/AIDS | No | 1060 | 53.8 |
Yes | 912 | 46.2 | |
Mass media (frequency of listening to radio/watching TV/reading newspaper or magazine)) | Not at all | 168 | 8.5 |
At least once a week | 1799 | 91.5 | |
HIV/AIDS awareness | No | 13 | 0.7 |
Yes | 1958 | 99.3 | |
HIV/AIDS comprehensive knowledge | Do not have | 940 | 48.1 |
Have | 1015 | 51.9 | |
Acceptance attitude towards PLWHIV | Do not have | 1553 | 79.4 |
Have | 403 | 20.6 |