Table 2. Characteristics of HIV tested, sexually active, young women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 (N = 1003).
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at the time of the survey | |
| 15 to 19 | 263(26.2) |
| 20 to 24 | 740(77.8) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 505(50.4) |
| Muslim | 327(32.6) |
| Other* | 171(17.0) |
| Educational status | |
| No formal education | 151(15.1) |
| Primary | 481(48.0) |
| Secondary | 246(24.5) |
| Higher | 125(12.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 116(11.6) |
| Married or living in union | 820(81.8) |
| Other** | 67(6.6) |
| Age at first birth | |
| Before 20 years | 396(69.0) |
| At 20 and after years | 178(31.0) |
| Working status at the time of the survey | |
| No | 648(64.6) |
| Yes | 355(35.4) |
| Wealth index | |
| Poorest | 125(12.5) |
| Poor | 121(12.1) |
| Middle | 114(11.4) |
| Richer | 136(13.6) |
| Richest | 507(50.6) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 463(46.2) |
| Rural | 540(53.8) |
| Age at first sex | |
| Before 20 years | 841(83.9) |
| At 20 and after years | 162(16.1) |
| Visited health facility within 12 months before the survey | |
| Yes | 662(66.0) |
| No | 341(34.0) |
Other* = Protestant, Catholic and traditional other** = divorced and widowed