Table 7.
Descriptive ANOVA on the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and reactions if a relative tests positive for HIV/AIDS ANOVA.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and reaction if relative tests positive for HIV/AIDS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F−val | F−tab | p < .05 Sig. | ||
| Marital status | Between group | 4.091 | 3 | 1.364 | 1.447 | 8.53 | .228 |
| Within group | 848.992 | 901 | 0.942 | ||||
| Total | 853.083 | 904 | |||||
| Educational level | Between group | 90.659 | 3 | 30.220 | 20.505 | 8.53 | .000 |
| Within group | 1327.860 | 901 | 1.474 | ||||
| Total | 1418.519 | 904 | |||||
| Sex of respondents | Between group | 8.303 | 3 | 2.768 | 11.441 | 8.53 | .000 |
| Within group | 217.947 | 901 | 0.134 | ||||
| Total | 226.250 | 904 | |||||
| Religion | Between group | 2.408 | 3 | 0.803 | 5.988 | 8.53 | .000 |
| Within group | 120.778 | 901 | 0.134 | ||||
| Total | 123.187 | 904 | |||||
| Occupation | Between group | 28.718 | 3 | 9.573 | 4.578 | 8.53 | .003 |
| Within group | 1883.883 | 901 | 2.091 | ||||
| Total | 1912.601 | 904 | |||||
| Income | Between group | 117.169 | 3 | 39.056 | 14.595 | 8.53 | .000 |
| Within group | 2411.001 | 901 | 2.676 | ||||
| Total | 2528.170 | 904 | |||||
Source: Author's field survey (2009).
Note: Significant at p < .05.