Table 2.

General behavioral characteristics of women in each category of poverty and agency*

Percentage (95% CI)	Poor + No agency	Poor + Some agency	Not poor + No agency	Not poor + Some agency	Total
Number of observations	12 413	29 930	15 216	55 464	113 023
HIV prevalence (%)	1.5% (1.3%, 1.8%)	4.9%§ (04.6%, 5.2%)	2.2%§ (1.8%, 2.5%)	6.9§ (6.6%, 7.2%)	5.2% (5.0%, 5.3%)
Never heard of HIV/AIDS	17.0% (15.9%, 18.1%)	7.7%§ (7.1%, 8.3%)	10.0%§ (9.3%, 10.9%)	2.6%§ (2.4%, 2.9%)	6.4% (6.1%, 6.7%)
Comprehensive knowledge of prevention	48.0% (46.4%, 49.5%)	65.8%§ (64.9%, 66.8%)	56.2%§ (55.0%, 57.5%)	74.1%§ (73.5%, 74.7%)	67.2% (66.7%, 67.8%)
Comprehensive knowledge of mother-to-child transmission	49.8% (48.4%, 51.2%)	61.3%§ (60.5%, 62.2%)	52.3%§ (51.1%, 53.6%)	65.1%§ (64.5%, 65.8%)	61.1% (60.5%, 61.6%)
Knowledge score (0-5)	2.60 (2.55, 2.66)	3.51§ (3.48, 3.55)	3.06§ (3.01, 3.11)	3.97§ (3.95, 3.99)	3.59 (3.57, 3.61)
Rejection of wife beating	20.6% (19.4%, 21.8%)	40.8%§ (39.9%, 41.7%)	27.2%§ (26.1%, 28.4%)	56.4%§ (55.6%, 57.1%)	44.9% (44.3%, 45.5%)
Condom use (last encounter)	1.2% (0.9%, 1.4%)	4.6%§ (4.3%, 5.0%)	1.6%§ (1.4%, 1.9%)	7.3%§ (7.0%, 7.6%)	5.2% (5.1%, 5.4%)
Have ever been tested for HIV	23.3% (22.2%, 24.4%)	55.4%§ (54.4%, 56.4%)	34.0%§ (32.8%, 35.1%)	70.4%§ (69.7%, 71.1%)	56.7% (56.0%, 57.3%)
No STD (symptoms) over last 12 months	98.3% (98.0%, 98.6%)	98.4%† (98.2%, 98.6%)	97.9%§ (97.5%, 98.2%)	97.5%§ (97.3%, 97.7%)	97.9% (97.7%, 98.0%)
Having one sexual partner (or less)	99.2% (99.0%, 99.4%)	98.7%§ (98.5%, 98.8%)	99.1%§ (98.9%, 99.3%)	98.2%§ (98.1%, 98.4%)	98.6% (98.5%, 98.7%)
Behavior score (0-4)	2.17 (2.16, 2.19)	2.54§ (2.53, 2.55)	2.27§ (2.25, 2.28)	2.69‖ (2.68, 2.70)	2.54 (2.53, 2.55)

CI – confidence intervals, STD – sexually transmitted disease.

*Note: Comparisons are made against the first category for each variable. Source: [14].

†P < 0.05.

‡P < 0.01.

§P < 0.001. Significant in unadjusted and adjusted models.