Table 1.
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and HIV/AIDS status of women in Ethiopia, 2016 EDHS.
| Characteristics | HIV-positive women | Statistical comparison | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N(239) | % [2] | x 2-value | P value | |
| Region | ||||
| Tigray | 18 | 1.4 | 133.33 | ≤0.0001 |
| Afar | 16 | 1.8 | Df = 10 | |
| Amhara | 21 | 1.5 | ||
| Oromia | 14 | 1 | ||
| Somalia | 2 | 0.2 | ||
| Benishangul | 14 | 1.5 | ||
| SNNPR | 10 | 0.7 | ||
| Gambela | 43 | 5.1 | ||
| Harari | 16 | 2.9 | ||
| Addis Ababa | 63 | 4.7 | ||
| Dire Dawa | 22 | 2.9 | ||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 172 | 4.6 | 178.713 | ≤0.0001 |
| Rural | 67 | 0.8 | Df = 1 | |
| Age of women | ||||
| ≤15 | 0 | 0 | 28.71 | ≤0.0001 |
| 16–24 | 20 | 0.8 | Df = 3 | |
| 25–34 | 111 | 2.3 | ||
| ≥35 | 108 | 2.6 | ||
| Economic status | ||||
| Poorer | 37 | 0.8 | 99.202 | ≤0.0001 |
| Middle | 12 | 0.8 | Df = 2 | |
| Richer | 190 | 3.4 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 59 | 3.5 | 23.037 | ≤0.0001 |
| Married | 163 | 1.7 | Df = 2 | |
| Separated | 17 | 2.6 | ||
| Education level | ||||
| None | 56 | 1 | 51.098 | ≤0.0001 |
| Primary | 109 | 2.8 | Df = 2 | |
| Secondary and above | 74 | 3 | ||
| Sexual partner | ||||
| Only one | 10 | 1.7 | 31.9 | ≤0.0001 |
| More than one sexual accomplice in the preceding to the survey | 229 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Age at first sex | ||||
| <18 | 54 | 2.1 | 51.38 | ≤0.0001 |
| 18–24 | 160 | 2.2 | Df = 3 | |
| 25–34 | 24 | 1.5 | ||
| ≥35 | 1 | 2.9 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Christians | 150 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.337 |
| Muslim | 37 | 0.8 | Df = 2 | |
| Other | 52 | 2.4 | ||
| Ever heard about HIV/AIDS | ||||
| No | 2 | 0.5 | 4.74 | ≤0.0001 |
| Yes | 237 | 2.1 | Df = 1 | |