Table 1.

Sociodemographic and HIV knowledge-related characteristics by HIV status^$

Characteristics	HIV-infected (n=56)	HIV-affected (n=120)	HIV-unaffected (n=146)	p value for difference between HIV groups
Sex
Female	42 (75.0)	76 (63.3)	87 (59.6)	0.125
Male	14 (25.0)	44 (36.7)	59 (40.4)
Age (years)
Mean age (standard deviation)	42.6 (10.8†)	41.0 (16.1†)	39.6 (1.3†)	0.445
Education
0 year	15 (27.8)	26 (21.8)	33 (23.1)	0.646
Primary [(1–7 year(s)]	30 (55.6)	70 (58.8)	75 (51.4)
Secondary (8+ years)	9 (16.7)	23 (19.3)	35 (24.5)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Mean BMI (standard deviation)	21.0 (3.2†)	21.9 (3.6†)	22.5 (4.0†)	0.042*
% overweight (BMI ≥25.0)	5 (9.3)	24 (20.0)	20 (18.8)
% underweight (BMI <18.5)	10 (18.5)	22 (18.3)	12 (9.0)	0.184
Familiarity with HIV/AIDS
I know about HIV/AIDS	56 (100)	116 (96.7)	137 (93.8)	0.183
HIV testing and status
I know people who have been tested	53 (94.6)	97 (80.8)	97 (66.4)	<0.001*
I know where to be tested for HIV	54 (96.4)	105 (87.5)	107 (73.3)	0.001*
I have been tested for HIV	56 (100)	59 (49.2)	69 (47.3)	<0.001*
Antiretroviral drug therapy
I know someone taking ARVs	52 (92.9)	68 (56.7)	63 (43.2)	<0.001*
HIV transmission modes (free-response answer)
Spread by sex	55 (98.2)	110 (91.7)	126 (86.3)	0.031*
HIV-prevention methods
HIV is prevented by being faithful	53 (94.6)	110 (91.7)	123 (84.2)	0.111
HIV is prevented by abstaining from sexual intercourse	49 (87.5)	109 (90.8)	127 (87.0)	0.472
HIV is prevented by using a condom	52 (92.9)	94 (78.3)	107 (73.3)	0.048*

*p<0.05;

$HIV-affected: HIV-negative individuals with an HIV-infected household member;

HIV-unaffected: Households with no HIV-infected members;

†Standard deviation;

AIDS=Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;

ARV=Antiretroviral;

BMI=Body mass index;

HIV=Human immunodeficiency virus;

Figures in parentheses indicate column percentages unless otherwise indicated