Table 1. Characteristics of respondents by premarital HIV testing (n = 9602).
| Variables | Category | Overall | Premarital HIV testing | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| n(wt.%) | n (wt. %) | n (wt. %) | |||
| Residence | Urban | 2369(15.8) | 1109 (9.1) | 1260(37.1) | p<0.001 |
| Rural | 7233(84.2) | 6033(90.9) | 1200(62.9) | ||
| Age | 15–19 | 641(5.7) | 433(5.1) | 208(7.5) | p<0.001 |
| 20–24 | 1725(16.5) | 1091(14.0) | 634(24.6) | ||
| 25–29 | 2189(23.5) | 1470(21.1) | 719(31.1) | ||
| 30–34 | 1814(20.1) | 1355(20.5) | 459(19) | ||
| 35–39 | 1536(15.8) | 1289(17.7) | 247(9.8) | ||
| 40–44 | 1006(10.5) | 889(12.4) | 117(4.6) | ||
| 45–49 | 691(7.8) | 615(9.2) | 76 (3.4) | ||
| Educational status | No education | 5625(61.8) | 4948(70.4) | 677(34.8) | p<0.001 |
| Primary | 2621(28.1) | 1708(25.0) | 916(37.8) | ||
| Secondary | 839(6.2) | 338(3.1) | 501(15.8) | ||
| Higher | 517(3.9) | 151(1.5) | 366(11.5) | ||
| Occupation | Unemployed | 5273(52.0) | 4117(53.7) | 1156(46.7) | p<0.001 |
| Agricultural | 1890(23.5) | 1580(25.4) | 310(17.6) | ||
| Non-agricultural | 2439(24.5) | 1445(20.9) | 994(35.7) | ||
| Access to media | No | 5799(62.2) | 5025(69.6) | 774(38.6) | p<0.001 |
| Yes | 3803(37.8) | 2117(30.4) | 1686(61.4) | ||
| Wealth index | Poorest | 2880(19.2) | 2598(22.3) | 282(9.3) | p<0.001 |
| Poorer | 1474(20.4) | 1248(22.8) | 226(12.7) | ||
| Middle | 1342(20.3) | 1083(21.7) | 259(18.7) | ||
| Richer | 1289(19.6) | 983(19.6) | 306(19.6) | ||
| Richest | 2617(20.5) | 1230(13.5) | 1387(42.5) | ||
| Comprehensive knowledge about HIV | No | 9396(96.8) | 6974(96.5) | 2422(97.5) | 0.132 |
| Yes | 206(3.2) | 168 (3.5) | 38 (2.5) | ||
| Know the places to HIV testing | No | 1872(25.7) | 1789(32.6) | 83 (5.7) | p<0.001 |
| Yes | 6810(74.3) | 4470(67.4) | 2340 (94.3) | ||
| Discriminatory attitude | No | 6521(74.2) | 5463(81.1) | 1058 (52.4) | p<0.001 |
| Yes | 3081(25.8) | 1679(18.9) | 1402 (47.6) | ||
| Chewing khat | No | 8493(85.2) | 6336(84.8) | 2156(86.6) | 0.406 |
| Yes | 1109(14.8) | 805(15.2) | 304(13.4) | ||
| Alcohol drinking | No | 6651(65.4) | 5232(68.2) | 1419(56.9) | p<0.001 |
| Yes | 2951(34.6) | 1910(31.8) | 1041(43.1) | ||