Table 4.
HIV knowledge, attitudes and practices, comparing participants with some formal education to those with no formal education
| Variables | No education (%) | Education (%) | OR (95%CI)1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4a) Knowledge | |||
| All participants: | n = 497 (100) | n = 392(100) | |
| Heard of HIV** | 408 (82) | 374 (95) | |
| Never heard of HIV | 89 (18) | 18 (5) | 2.13a-e (1.51-3.00) |
| All who've heard of HIV: | n = 408 (100) | n = 374 (100) | |
| Correctly answered the following statements: | |||
| People cannot protect themselves from HIV by having good food* | 245 (60) | 262 (70) | 1.25a-e (1.04-1.49) |
| People can protect themselves from HIV by staying with one faithful partner | 391 (96) | 358 (96) | 0.99a-e (0.73-1.34) |
| People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding public toilets | 197 (48) | 197 (53) | 1.09a-e (0.93-1.29) |
| People can protect themselves from HIV by using condoms during sexual intercourse | 373 (91) | 351 (94) | 1.20a-e (0.90-1.59) |
| People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding touching a person who has HIV* | 243 (60) | 252 (67) | 1.34b-e (1.11-1.61) |
| People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding sharing food with person who has HIV* | 241 (59) | 229 (61) | 1.22b-e (1.03-1.43) |
| People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding being bitten by mosquitoes or similar insects* | 126 (31) | 128 (34) | 1.29b-e (1.07-1.56) |
| People can protect themselves from HIV by making sure any injection they have is done with a clean needle | 380 (93) | 353 (94) | 1.11a-e (0.83-1.50) |
| Knows a relative, friend or colleague with HIV | 18 (4) | 25 (7) | |
| Doesn't know anyone with HIV/Not sure | 390 (96) | 349 (93) | 1.25a-e (0.87-1.79) |
| 4b) Attitudes | No education (%) | Education (%) | OR (95%CI)1 |
| All who've heard of HIV: | n = 408 (100) | n = 374 (100) | |
| I think HIV exists | 403 (99) | 369 (99) | 1.23a,b,d,e (0.66-2.29) |
| A person infected with HIV can sometimes look healthy | 88 (22) | 96 (26) | 1.12a-e (0.94-1.33) |
| An HIV-infected woman can give birth to a child infected with HIV | 338 (83) | 322 (86) | 1.14 (0.93-1.41) |
| I think I have some risk of catching HIV* | 222 (54) | 174 (47) | |
| I think I have no risk of catching HIV | 186 (46) | 198 (53) | 0.86a-e (0.76-0.98) |
| 4c) Practices | No education (%) | Education (%) | OR (95%CI)1 |
| All who've heard of HIV: | n = 408 (100) | n = 374 (100) | |
| I have made changes in my sexual behaviour to avoid HIV | 269 (66) | 250 (67) | |
| I have not made changes in my sexual behaviour to avoid HIV | 139 (34) | 124 (33) | 0.96b-e (0.85-1.09) |
| All who made HIV-avoidant changes: | n = 269 (100) | n = 250 (100) | |
| I started making these changes more than 12 months ago | 217 (81) | 172 (69) | 0.82b-e (0.67-1.01) |
| Sexual behaviour changes reported: | |||
| Staying faithful to one partner* | 203 (75) | 138 (55) | 0.75b-e (0.60-0.94) |
| Fewer sexual partners than previously | 28 (10) | 31 (12) | 0.77a,b,d,e (0.57-1.05) |
| Using condoms with casual partners* | 10 (4) | 33 (13) | 1.64b-e (1.01-2.64) |
| Abstinence | 17 (6) | 25 (10) | 1.28a-e (0.95-1.74) |
| Always using condoms | 11 (4) | 23 (9) | 1.23b-e (0.83-1.82) |
NB: *Χ2 p-value ≤ 0.05; **Χ2 p-value ≤ 0.001. ¹Adjusted for gender, age, ever married, age at sexual debut, and RHG health education unless outcome is adjusted variable. a Not adjusted for gender; b Not adjusted for age; c Not adjusted for ever married; d Not adjusted for age at sexual debut; e Not adjusted for RHG health education.