Table 1.
VCT uptake in relation to HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, HIV/AIDS-related stigma and risky sexual behaviour history among men in Ethiopia, 2005
| Variables |
Urban |
Rural |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | n (%) | Ever HIV tested (%) | |
|
Overall |
1,628 (27.0) |
355 (21.9) |
4,405 (73.0) |
110 (2.6) |
|
Knowledge indicator |
|
|
|
|
|
Reduce risk of getting AIDS by not having sex at all (yes) |
1,460 (90.2) |
22.3 |
3,362 (81.0) |
2.9 |
|
Reduce chance of getting AIDS by having one sexual partner with no other partner (yes) |
1,429 (88.3) |
|
3,263 (78.5) |
2.9 |
|
Reduce chances of getting HIV/AIDS by always using condoms during sexual intercourse (yes) |
1,315 (81.3) |
23.2 |
2,531 (60.9) |
3.1 |
|
Can a healthy looking person have AIDS (yes) |
1,450 (89.6) |
23.7 |
2,684 (64.6) |
3.4 |
|
Get AIDS by sharing food with person who has HIV/AIDS (no) |
1,542 (95.3) |
22.2 |
3,264 (78.7) |
3.0 |
|
Get HIV/AIDS from mosquito bites (no) |
1,289 (79.6) |
22.7 |
2,268 (54.6) |
3.3 |
|
Can get AIDS by witchcraft or supernatural means (no) |
1,554 (96.0) |
22.4 |
3,502 (84.3) |
2.9 |
|
Risky sexual behaviour indicators |
|
|
|
|
|
Never had sexual intercourse |
525 (32.4) |
13.5 |
1,203 (28.9) |
1.6 |
|
Had multiple life time sexual partner (yes) |
746 (47.3) |
27.5 |
1,591 (38.4) |
3.1 |
|
Circumcised (no) |
31 (1.9) |
6.5 |
360 (8.7) |
1.9 |
|
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months (yes) |
6 (0.4) |
50.0 |
12 (0.3) |
8.3 |
|
Had any STD in last 12 months (yes) |
8 (0.5) |
37.5 |
23 (0.6) |
4.4 |
|
At least one sexual partner other than wife in last 12 months |
272 (16.9) |
36.0 |
183 (4.4) |
3.3 |
|
Either partner drank alcohol during last sex with last sexual intercourse (yes) |
107 (12.7) |
25.2 |
196 (7.2) |
1.5 |
|
Ever paid for sex (yes) |
20 (2.4) |
35.0 |
22 (0.8) |
0.0 |
|
Stigma indicators |
|
|
|
|
|
Knows someone who has or died of AIDS (yes) |
640 (39.5) |
31.3 |
271 (6.5) |
9.2 |
|
Allowed to keep AIDS infection secret (no) |
1,271 (78.5) |
22.7 |
3,173 (76.3) |
2.8 |
|
Willing to care for relative with AIDS (yes) |
1,517 (93.9) |
22.7 |
2,940 (70.7) |
3.1 |
|
Person with AIDS allowed to continue teaching (yes) |
1,368 (84.5) |
23.3 |
1,959 (47.1) |
3.6 |
|
Would buy vegetables from vendor with AIDS (yes) |
1,079 (66.7) |
25.7 |
877 (21.1) |
4.6 |
|
People with AIDS should be ashamed of themselves (Disagree) |
1,503 (92.8) |
22.4 |
2,256 (54.2) |
3.3 |
| People with AIDS should be blamed for bringing AIDS in community (Disagree) | 1,443 (89.1) | 23.0 | 2,252 (52.2) | 3.6 |