Table 3.
Multilevel linear regression model for attitudes towards HIV/AIDS among women aged 15–24 in three African countries.
| Burkina Faso | Ghana | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| Age 20–24 | −0.001 (0.025) | −0.036 (0.053) | 0.101 (0.034) |
| Education (None) | |||
| Primary | 0.039 (0.029) | −0.057 (0.073) | −0.148 (0.050) |
| Secondary/Higher | −0.131 (0.039) | 0.093 (0.073) | −0.215 (0.060) |
| Index of knowledge of HIV | −0.213 (0.078) | −0.148 (0.026) | −0.090 (0.036) |
| Has a child | −0.038 (0.013) | −0.234 (0.058) | −0.090 (0.035) |
| Has heard of family planning methods | −0.030 (0.013) | −0.059 (0.027) | −0.026 (0.018) |
| Number of household members | 0.003 (0.001) | −0.075 (0.023) | −0.005 (0.004) |
| Household | |||
| Ownership of assets | −0.050 (0.011) | 0.095 (0.037) | −0.089 (0.021) |
| Community Behavioral | |||
| Mean score on attitudes toward AIDS index for women aged over 35 | 0.317 (0.034) | 0.065 (0.039) | 0.204 (0.039) |
| Mean score on attitudes toward AIDS index for men aged over 35 | 0.034 (0.012) | 0.059 (0.131) | 0.053 (0.028) |
| Economic | |||
| Percentage of men currently employed | −0.117 (0.035) | −0.378 (0.154) | −0.031 (0.062) |
| Percentage of women currently employed | −0.048 (0.097) | 0.005 (0.006) | −0.028 (0.067) |
| Random intercept term | 0.241 (0.012) | 0.125 (0.011) | 0.312 (0.017) |
Note: Figures are beta coefficient and (standard errors). Figures in italics are significant at the 5% level.