Table 4.
Multilevel linear regression model for attitudes towards HIV/AIDS among men aged 15–24 in three African countries.
| Burkina Faso | Ghana | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| Age 20–24 | −0.121 (0.055) | −0.159 (0.056) | −0.041 (0.065) |
| Education (None) | |||
| Primary | −0.042 (0.071) | 0.097 (0.057) | −0.088 (0.164) |
| Secondary/Higher | −0.395 (0.092) | −0.113 (0.101) | −0.309 (0.178) |
| Index of knowledge of HIV | −0.089 (0.023) | −0.175 (0.059) | −0.042 (0.011) |
| Exposure to media | −0.201 (0.075) | −0.201 (0.088) | 0.099 (0.069) |
| Has heard of family planning methods | −0.232 (0.059) | −0.183 (0.071) | −0.180 (0.067)) |
| Currently employed | 0.016 (0.073) | −0.141 (0.063) | −0.210 (0.075) |
| Household | |||
| Ownership of assets | −0.056 (0.023) | −0.096 (0.034) | −0.084 (0.027) |
| Community Behavioral | |||
| Mean score on attitudes toward AIDS index for men aged over 35 | 0.621 (0.035) | 0.268 (0.046) | 0.164 (0.060)) |
| Mean age at sex for men aged over 35 | −0.022 (0.077) | −0.012 (0.005) | 0.002 (0.004) |
| Percentage of men over 35 reporting risky sex | −0.002 (0.078) | 0.080 (0.105) | 0.195 (0.088) |
| Economic | |||
| Mean number of years education for men | 0.026 (0.018) | −0.036 (0.013) | 0.014 (0.020) |
| Percentage of men currently employed | −0.130 (0.118) | −0.297 (0.172) | −0.283 (0.140) |
| Random intercept term | 0.251 (0.013) | 0.317 (0.051) | 0.129 (0.041) |
Note: Figures are beta coefficient and (standard errors). Figures in italics are significant at the 5% level.