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Table 1 Individual level characteristics of study participants (weighted N = 13,822)

From: Hotspots and determinants of women’s discriminatory attitude towards people living with HIV; evidence from ethiopian demographic and health survey data

Variable

Category

Discriminatory attitude

Frequency (%)

Yes

No

Age of the respondent

Below 20

1632

1350

2982(21.57)

20 to 25

1903

1350

3252(23.53)

26 to 35

2904

1544

4448(32.18)

Above 35

2223

917

3140(22.71)

Marital status

Married

6158

2561

819 (63.08)

Notmarried

2503

2600

5103(36.92)

Educational status

No formal education

4943

1191

5103(36.92)

Primary education

3142

1916

5058(36.59)

Secondary

471

1292

1763(12.76)

Above secondary

106

761

867(6.27)

Occupation

Working

4186

2867

7053(51.02)

Not working

4475

2294

6769(48.98)

Wealth status

Poorest

1668

355

2023(14.63)

Poorer

1872

481

2353(17.03)

Middle

1964

650

2614(18.91)

Richer

1834

978

2812(20.34)

Richest

1324

2696

4020(29.08)

Ever been tested for HIV

No

5227

1916

7143(51.68)

Yes

3435

3244

6679(48.32)

Comprehensive HIV knowledge

No

7481

3229

10,470(77.49)

Yes

1180

1932

3112(22.51)

Media exposure

Yes

1529

2437

3966(28.70)

No

7132

2723

9855(71.30)