Table 3.
Estimated effects of explanatory variables on the awareness of HIV from random effect models.
| Variables | Adolescent boys (10–19) at wave-1 | Adolescent girls (10–19) at wave-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Random effect Coefficient (CI) |
Random effect Coefficient (CI) |
|
| Individual characteristics | ||
| Age (years) | 0.05*** (0.05, 0.06) | 0.03*** (0.02, 0.03) |
| Schooling (years) | 0.04*** (0.04, 0.05) | 0.04*** (0.04, 0.05) |
| Any mass media exposure | ||
| No | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 0.06** (0.01, 0.13) | 0.03** (0.01, 0.06) |
| Paid work | ||
| No | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | − 0.01* (− 0.03, 0.01) | 0.01 (− 0.01, 0.02) |
| Internet use | ||
| No | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 0.18*** (0.16, 0.20) | 0.14*** (0.12, 0.16) |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Wealth Index | ||
| Poorest | Ref | Ref |
| Poorer | 0.04** (0.00, 0.07) | 0.00 (− 0.03, 0.03) |
| Middle | 0.05*** (0.02, 0.09) | 0.03** (0.00, 0.06) |
| Richer | 0.08*** (0.04, 0.11) | 0.10*** (0.07, 0.13) |
| Richest | 0.12*** (0.09, 0.16) | 0.19*** (0.16, 0.22) |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | Ref | Ref |
| Non-Hindu | − 0.01 (− 0.03, 0.02) | − 0.09*** (− 0.11, − 0.08) |
| Caste | ||
| Others | Ref | Ref |
| SC/ST | − 0.01 (− 0.04, 0.02) | 0.00 (− 0.02, 0.02) |
| OBC | − 0.01 (− 0.03, 0.02) | 0.04*** (0.02, 0.07) |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | Ref | Ref |
| Rural | − 0.03*** (− 0.05, − 0.02) | − 0.09*** (− 0.11, − 0.08) |
| States | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | Ref | Ref |
| Bihar | 0.04*** (0.03, 0.06) | 0.02*** (0.01, 0.04) |
| Year | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ref | Ref |
| 2018–2019 | − 0.10*** (− 0.12, − 0.08) | − 0.10*** (− 0.12, − 0.09) |
| sigma_u | 0.145 | 0.231 |
| sigma_e | 0.345 | 0.325 |
| rho | 0.150 | 0.335 |
**if p < 0.05 ***if p < 0.001; Ref Reference; CI confidence interval; SC/ST Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe; OBC: Other Backward Class.