Table 1.
2004 MDICP background characteristics of married and HIV tested men and women
| Men N=833 | Vtomen N=1100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentages (unless otherwise indicated) | ||
| HIV prevalence | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Self-Assessed Likelihood of Current HIV Infection | ||
| No likelihood | 60 | 51 |
| Low | 20 | 18 |
| Medium | 4 | 7 |
| High | 4 | 10 |
| Don't know | 12 | 14 |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||
| Age (average) | 41 | 34 |
| Marriage | ||
| Polygamous husband or wife | 11 | 14 |
| Schooling | ||
| None | 18 | 27 |
| Attended primary school | 67 | 67 |
| Attended secondary school or higher | 15 | 6 |
| Region of Residence | ||
| South | 38 | 38 |
| North | 34 | 34 |
| Central | 29 | 28 |
| Economic Variables | ||
| Iron sheet roof | 13 | 13 |
| Bicycle | 58 | 54 |
| Radio | 79 | 72 |
| Own Behaviors | ||
| Unfaithful to current spouse | 20 | 3 |
| Spouse's Behavior | ||
| Respondent knows or suspects spouse was unfaithful | 10 | 35 |
| Condom use with spouse is acceptable | 30 | 39 |
| Most worried about infection from: | ||
| Spouse | 17 | 40 |
| Other partners | 32 | 15 |
| Any other source | 51 | 45 |
| Community/Social Characteristics | ||
| Perceived number of people who died of AIDS in last 12 months | ||
| Nobody died of AIDS in last 12 months | 24 | 27 |
| From one to four | 56 | 55 |
| Five or more | 17 | 14 |
| Doesn't know | 3 | 4 |
| Average number of people chatted with about AIDS (SD) | 73 (156) | 4.1 (4.4) |