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. 2023 Feb 21;11:962539. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.962539

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in a study of spatial variation and its determinants of prenatal HIV test uptake in Ethiopia based on the 2016 EDHS.

Variables Category Weighted frequency (%)
Age 15–24 1,222 (29.4)
25–34 2,106 (50.7)
35–49 824 (19.9)
Marital status Never married 30 (0.7)
Married 3,907 (94.1)
Divorced/widowed/separated 214 (5.2)
Religion Orthodox Christian 1,414 (34.1)
Muslim 1,724 (41.5)
Protestant 861 (20.8)
Others 153 (3.7)
Maternal education status No formal education 2,498 (60.2)
Primary education 1,288 (31.0)
Secondary and above education 366 (8.8)
Husband education No formal education 1,791 (45.3)
Primary education 1,588 (40.2)
Secondary and above education 575 (14.5)
Women's occupation Unemployed 2,436 (58.7)
Employee 1,715 (41.3)
Husband occupation Unemployed 314 (7.9)
Employee 3,640 (92.1)
Wealth index Poor 1,876 (45.2)
Middle 873 (21.0)
Rich 1,403 (33.8)
Media exposure Unexposed 2,731 (65.8)
Exposed 1,421 (34.2)
Visiting health facility No 1,952 (47.0)
Yes 2,200 (53.0)
HIV related knowledge Low 1,786 (43.0)
High 1,814 (43.7)
Comprehensive 551 (13.3)
Awareness of MTCT No 1,923 (46.3)
Yes 2,229 (53.7)
Stigma toward people living with HIV/AIDS No stigma 120 (2.9)
Low 957 (23.1)
Moderate 1,525 (36.7)
High 1,549 (37.3)
Risky sexual behavior No risk 3,354 (80.8)
Low risk 731 (17.6)
High risk 67 (1.6)
Desire of children Unwanted 1,374 (33.1)
Wanted 2,778 (66.9)
Residence Urban 503 (12.1)
Rural 3,649 (87.9)
Region Metropolis 134 (3.2)
Large centrals 3,752 (90.4)
Small peripherals 266 (6.4)
Distance to health facility Not a big problem 1,642 (39.5)
Big problem 2,510 (60.5)
Community level media exposure Low 2,033 (49.0)
High 2,119 (51.0)
Community level poverty Low 2,503 (60.3)
High 1,649 (39.7)
Community level women's education Low 2,110 (50.8)
High 2,042 (49.2)