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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 2.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2015 Jan 2;29(1):83–90. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000495

Table 3. Characteristics of participants in 2006 and 2011 DHS (southwest region, n=2247).

Characteristic Mean (SD) or no. (%)
Year of DHS
 2006 1,141 (51%)
 2011 1,106 (49%)
Sociodemographic variables
Female 1,865 (78%)
Age, years 29 (10)
Achieved more than primary education 468 (21%)
Married 1,355 (60%)
Wealth index 0.03 (0.75)
Employed 1,835 (82%)
Stigma and knowledge variables
Expresses accepting attitude on all 3 stigmatizing attitudes indicators 1,178 (52%)
Would want it kept secret if family member had HIV 1,203 (54%)
No. of correct answers to 6 HIV knowledge questions 4.8 (1.1)