Table 3.
Knowledge indicators by sex and target group, Ethiopia 2005
| Target group by sex | Total | Knowledge indicators n (%) | |||||
| Knowledge of prevention | Misconception 3 | Comprehensive knowledge | |||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Teachers (696) | |||||||
| female | 104 (14.9) | 59(56.7) | 45 (43.3) | 60(57.7) | 44(42.3) | 28(42.3) | 76(73.1) |
| male | 592 (85.1) | 385(65.0) | 207(35.0) | 270(45.6) | 322(54.4) | 233(39.4) | 359(60.6) |
| ANC population (5207) | |||||||
| female | 2621 (50.3) | 802(30.6) | 1819(69.4) | 2323(88.6) | 298(11.4) | 156(6.0) | 2465(94.0) |
| male | 2586 (49.7) | 1425(55.1) | 1161(44.9) | 1917(74.1) | 669(25.9) | 496(19.2) | 2090(80.8) |
| Long distance truck drivers | |||||||
| male | 600 | 457(76.2)) | 143 (23.8) | 394(65.7) | 206(34.3) | 174(29.0) | 426(71.0) |
| Intercity bus drivers (600) | |||||||
| male | 600 | 469(78.2) | 131(21.8) | 424(70.7) | 176(29.3) | 139(23.2) | 461(76.8) |
| Pastoralists (1608) | |||||||
| female | 794 (49.4) | 147(18.5) | 647(81.5) | 763(96.1) | 31(3.9) | 17(2.1) | 777(97.9) |
| male | 814 (50.6) | 320(39.3) | 494(60.7) | 722(88.7) | 92(11.3) | 59(7.2) | 755(92.8) |
| Road construction workers (1623) | |||||||
| female | 24 (1.5) | 17(70.8) | 7(29.2) | 14(58.3) | 10(41.7) | 6(25.0) | 18(75.0) |
| male | 1599 (98.5) | 1084(67.8) | 515(32.2) | 1097(68.6) | 502(31.4) | 383(24.0) | 1216(76.0) |
| Female sex workers (1396) | |||||||
| female | 1,396 | 1060(75.9) | 336(24.1) | 1171(83.9) | 225(16.1) | 179(12.8) | 1217(87.2) |
| Police force (1071) | |||||||
| female | 162 (15.1) | 126(77.8) | 36(22.2) | 108(66.7) | 54(33.3) | 45(27.8) | 117(72.2) |
| male | 909 (84.9) | 613(67.4) | 296(32.6) | 530(58.3) | 379(41.7) | 295(32.5) | 614(67.5) |
| Defense forces (1305) | |||||||
| female | 17 (1.3) | 11(64.7) | 6(35.3) | 6(35.3) | 11(64.7) | 9(52.9) | 8(47.1) |
| male | 1288 (98.7) | 1030(80.0) | 258(20.0) | 860(66.8) | 428(33.2) | 331(25.7) | 957(74.3) |
| factory workers (416) | |||||||
| female | 158 (38.0) | 90(57.0) | 68(43.0) | 122(77.2) | 36(22.8) | 28(17.7) | 130(82.3) |
| male | 258 (62.0) | 208(80.6) | 50(19.4) | 142(55.0) | 116(45.0) | 109(42.2) | 149(57.8) |
| Total (14522) | |||||||
| female | 5276 (36.3) | 2312(43.8) | 2964(56.2) | 4567(85.6) | 709(13.4) | 468(8.9) | 4808(91.1) |
| male | 9246 (63.7) | 5991(64.8) | 3255(35.2) | 6356(68.7) | 2890(31.3) | 2219(24.0) | 7027(76.0) |