Table 1.
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) |