Table 3.
Associations between socio–demographic variables and correct knowledge on mother–to–child HIV transmission and prevention of mother–to–child HIV transmission in chi–square test
| Variables | Correct knowledge |
Chi–square | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N |
(%) |
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|
Total |
5647 |
34.2% |
54.908 |
<0.001 |
|
Age (years): |
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| 15–19 (n = 3835) |
1407 |
36.7 |
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| 20–29 (n = 6207) |
2236 |
36.1 |
||
| 30–39 (n = 4058) |
1298 |
32 |
||
| 40–49 (n = 2415) |
706 |
29.3 |
||
|
Residence: |
18422.225 |
<0.001 |
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| Rural (n = 11 186) |
3045 |
57.2 |
||
| Urban (n = 5329) |
2602 |
23.3 |
||
|
Current marital status: |
227.661 |
<0.001 |
||
| Never in union (n = 4413) |
1888 |
42.8 |
||
| Currently married (n = 10204) |
3063 |
30 |
||
| Formerly married (n = 1898) |
696 |
36.7 |
||
|
Educational level: |
1870.955 |
<0.001 |
||
| No education (n = 8278) |
1726 |
20.9 |
||
| Primary (n = 5858) |
2331 |
39.8 |
||
| Secondary (n = 395) |
905 |
65 |
||
| Higher (n = 984) |
685 |
69.7 |
||
|
Religion: |
366.629 |
<0.001 |
||
| Christians (n = 10 108) |
4017 |
39.8 |
||
| Muslim (n = 6170) |
1592 |
25.8 |
||
| Other (n = 229) |
35 |
15.3 |
||
|
Region: |
805.196 |
<0.001 |
||
| Emerging region (n = 4594) |
1168 |
25.5 |
||
| Agrarian region (n = 7984) |
2410 |
30.2 |
||
| City administration &Harari region (n = 3937) |
2069 |
52.6 |
||
|
Wealth index: |
1977.662 |
<0.001 |
||
| Poorest (n = 3711) |
700 |
18.9 |
||
| Poorer (n = 2402) |
513 |
21.4 |
||
| Middle (n = 2268) |
516 |
22.8 |
||
| Richer (n = 2505) |
733 |
29.3 |
||
| Richest (n = 5629) |
3185 |
56.6 |
||
|
Exposure to mass media: |
1013.699 |
<0.001 |
||
| No (n = 5766) |
1047 |
18.2 |
||
| Yes (n = 10 736) |
4598 |
42.9 |
||
|
Occupation: |
332.806 |
<0.001 |
||
| Not working (n = 7992) |
2427 |
30.4 |
||
| Agricultural (n = 3143) |
867 |
27.6 |
||
| Non–agricultural (n = 5229) | 2297 | 44 | ||