Table 3.
Showing perception of increased risk of HIV infection and how VMMC can reduce that risk
| Variable | Perception of Risk for HIV infection (%) | VMMC can reduce the risk | |||
| Very Likely | Exposed | Do not Know | Yes | No | |
| Location | |||||
| Lalogi (Peri-Urban) | 29.0 | 83.8 | 12.5 | 91.6 | 9.4 |
| Awach (Rural) | 34.2 | 72.0 | 31.3 | 83.8 | 16.2 |
| Municipality (Urban) | 36.8 | 83.1 | 56.3 | 94.6 | 5.4 |
| p (0.2) | p(0.02) | ||||
| Age Group (Years) | |||||
| 15–24 | 36.8 | 81.3 | 50.0 | 92.1 | 7.9 |
| 25–34 | 39.5 | 81.0 | 39.6 | 93.0 | 7.0 |
| 35–44 | 18.4 | 76.9 | 10.4 | 90.4 | 9.6 |
| 45–57 | 5.3 | 85.7 | 0.00 | 66.7 | 33.3 |
| p(0.7) | p(0.01) | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 94.8 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 92.1 | 7.9 |
| Female | 5.2 | 7.5 | 20.8 | 86.8 | 13.2 |
| p(0.04) | p(0.4) | ||||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 57.9 | 80.6 | 54.2 | 90.6 | 9.4 |
| Not Married | 42.1 | 81.1 | 45.8 | 92.5 | 7.5 |
| p(0.9) | p(0.5) | ||||
| Occupation | |||||
| Peasant Farmer | 36.8 | 76.3 | 29.2 | 85.2 | 14.8 |
| Student | 8.0 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 91.0 | 9.0 |
| Trade/Business | 21.1 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 95.1 | 4.9 |
| Unemployed | 36.8 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 98.0 | 2.0 |
| Other | 26.3 | 80.7 | 25.0 | 91.8 | 8.2 |
| p(0.2) | p(0.04) | ||||
| Circumcision Status | |||||
| Circumcised | 7.9 | 84.3 | 7.8 | 94.5 | 5.5 |
| Not Circumcised | 8.8 | 79.2 | 12.0 | 90.1 | 9.9 |
| p(0.08) | p(0.9) | ||||