Table 2 VCT uptake in relation to HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, HIV/AIDS-related stigma and risky sexual behavior history among Women in Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Tested for HIV (%) | Not tested for HIV (%) |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge indicators | Â | Â |
Always use condoms during sex (Yes) | 4909 (54.2) | 4140 (45.8) |
Have 1 sex partner only, who has no other partners (Yes) | 5429 (50.2) | 5391 (49.8) |
Can get HIV from mosquito bites (No) | 3970 (52.2) | 3631 (47.8) |
Can get HIV by sharing food with person who has AIDS(No) | 6047 (52.6) | 5456 (47.8) |
Can get HIV by witchcraft or supernatural means (No) | 5974 (51.5) | 5636 (48.5) |
A healthy looking person can have HIV (Yes) | 4995 (52.9) | 4446 (47.1) |
Stigma indicators | Â | Â |
Would be ashamed if someone in the family had HIV (Disagree) | 4320 (54.0) | 3682 (46.0) |
Would buy vegetables from vendor with HIV (Yes) | 3761 (59.1) | 2593 (40.9) |
Children with HIV should be allowed to attend school with children without HIV (Yes) | 4272 (59.4) | 2915 (40.6) |
People hesitate to take HIV test because reaction of other people if positive (No) | 1717 (42.1) | 2366 (51.9) |
People talk badly about people with or believed to have HIV (No) | 3555 (52.2) | 3249 (47.8) |
People with or believed to have HIV lose respect from other people (No) | 3884 (52.1) | 3575 (47.9) |
Risky sexual behavior indicators | Â | Â |
Had any STI in last 12Â months (Yes) | 28 (66.7) | 14 (33.3) |
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12Â months (Yes) | 133 (55.4) | 107 (44.6) |
Had genital discharge in last 12Â months (Yes) | 169 (58.9) | 118 (41.1) |
At least one sexual partner other than husband in last 12Â months(Yes) | 5429 (50.2) | 5391 (49.8)) |
Had multiple life time sexual partner (Yes) | 2601 (42.2) | 3531 (57.8) |