Table 1.
Factor loadings from principal components analysis of UHSBS data years in 2004-2005a
| |
Principal componentsb |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Sexual behavioral | Socioeconomic | Knowledge |
| Have you ever had a blood transfusion? |
0.785 |
0.013 |
−0.007 |
| Number of children |
0.783 |
−0.104 |
0.024 |
| Are you HSV positive? |
0.777 |
−0.031 |
0.013 |
| Are you HIV positive? |
0.775 |
0.029 |
0.013 |
| Did you use condom during the last sex intercourse? |
0.731 |
−0.066 |
0.050 |
| Are you currently married? |
0.675 |
−0.120 |
−0.003 |
| Number of lifetime sex partners |
0.496 |
0.038 |
0.001 |
| Occupation |
0.404 |
0.187 |
0.025 |
| Wealth Index |
−0.049 |
0.748 |
0.043 |
| Use mud as floor material? |
−0.126 |
0.701 |
0.002 |
| Education level |
−0.176 |
0.594 |
−0.009 |
| Ownership of communication device |
−0.027 |
0.522 |
0.068 |
| Ownership of durable good? |
−0.029 |
0.505 |
0.043 |
| Electricity access? |
−0.127 |
0.487 |
0.017 |
| What type of toilet does your household have? |
−0.090 |
0.457 |
0.011 |
| Ethnicity-Baganda |
0.031 |
0.435 |
−0.062 |
| Use of bednet? |
−0.047 |
0.402 |
0.014 |
| Would you buy vegetables from a vendor had AIDS? |
0.053 |
0.401 |
−0.058 |
| Have you heard of any drugs that can PROLONG THE LIFE of a person who has the virus? |
0.165 |
0.383 |
−0.068 |
| Are there any special drugs that a doctor or nurse can give to pregnant women infected with AIDS to reduce the risk of transmission? |
0.099 |
0.370 |
−0.051 |
| Should a HIV-infected female teacher be allowed to teach in school? |
0.128 |
0.362 |
−0.057 |
| Source of water? |
−0.015 |
0.352 |
−0.008 |
|
cBy avoiding sex with homosexual? |
0.022 |
−0.140 |
0.909 |
|
cBy avoiding mosquito bites? |
−0.016 |
0.120 |
−0.798 |
|
cBy avoiding kissing? |
−0.031 |
0.098 |
−0.845 |
|
cBy protection from traditional healer |
−0.030 |
0.149 |
−0.898 |
| By avoiding partners who have many partners? |
−0.020 |
−0.075 |
0.687 |
| By avoiding sex prostitute? |
0.035 |
−0.068 |
0.682 |
| By avoiding blood transfusions? |
−0.047 |
0.055 |
0.587 |
| By asking partner to get tested? |
−0.010 |
0.011 |
0.495 |
| By avoiding injections? |
−0.054 |
0.021 |
0.446 |
| By limit number of sex partners? |
0.085 |
0.007 |
0.418 |
| By avoid sharing razor blades with AIDS patients? |
−0.151 |
0.085 |
0.311 |
| Are you a Christian? |
−0.020 |
−0.255 |
0.051 |
| Are you a Muslim? |
0.001 |
0.265 |
−0.060 |
| Are you currently divorced? | 0.048 | −0.031 | 0.001 |
a Only showing 35 out of 74 variables; b These components were labeled descriptively to reflect variables with high component loadings; c Can people avoid or reduce the chance of getting AIDS by these routes.