Table 4.
Bivariate relationships between demographic characteristics and both HIVST awareness and negative attitudes.
| HIVST Awareness | HIVST Negative Attitude | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | % | X2 (p) | n | M (SD) | t-Score (p) |
| Gender | 401 | 400 | ||||
| Men | 13.1 | 0.09 (0.759) | 6.42 (1.92) | 0.148 (0.882) | ||
| Women | 14.3 | 6.45 (2.18) | ||||
| Age | 401 | 400 | ||||
| Under 60 | 19.9 | 9.64 (0.002) | 6.36 (2.15) | 0.723 (0.470) | ||
| 60 and older | 9.1 | 6.51 (2.09) | ||||
| Education | 400 | 400 | ||||
| Low (none/primary) | 10.3 | 10.66 (0.001) | 6.59 (2.08) | 2.271 (0.024) | ||
| High (secondary/certificate or above) | 22.9 | 6.05 (2.16) | ||||
| Monthly income | 398 | 397 | ||||
| Low (≤10,000) | 12.9 | 2.92 (0.088) | 6.48 (2.17) | 0.737 (0.462) | ||
| High (≥10,001) | 21.4 | 6.25 (1.74) | ||||
| Marital status | 401 | 400 | ||||
| Married | 14.6 | 0.08 (0.783) | 6.48 (2.12) | 0.479 (0.632) | ||
| Single/divorced/separated/ widowed | 13.6 | 6.38 (2.11) | ||||
| Friends with HIV | 376 | 376 | ||||
| No | 12.5 | 0.49 (0.484) | 6.42 (2.05) | 0.464 (0.643) | ||
| Yes | 15.2 | 6.53 (2.25) | ||||
| Family with HIV | 398 | 397 | ||||
| No | 13.9 | 0.02 (0.890) | 6.43 (2.12) | 0.310 (0.757) | ||
| Yes | 13.2 | 6.53 (2.01) | ||||
| Tested for HIV | 398 | 397 | ||||
| No | 13.9 | 0.00 (0.973) | 6.43 (2.09) | 0.102 (.919) | ||
| Yes | 13.8 | 6.45 (2.16) | ||||
| HIV stigma | 401 | 400 | ||||
| No | 18.3 | 5.98 (0.014) | 6.22 (2.17) | 2.077 (0.038) | ||
| Yes | 9.8 | 6.66 (2.05) | ||||