Table 3: Percent of women aged 15-49 years with comprehensive HIV knowledge by socio-demographic characteristics for the six countries together.

 

 

 N

Percent

Odds ratio

p-value

Adjusted Odds ratio

p-value

Age group

 

102,994

47.8

1 (0.99-1.01)

0.809

 

 

15-19

21,814

43.5

 

20-24

19,363

50.5

1.32 (1.24-1.41)

0.000

 

 

25-29

18,632

50.7

1.33 (1.25-1.42)

0.000

 

 

30-34

14,336

50.5

1.32 (1.24-1.41)

0.000

 

 

35-39

12,400

47.7

1.18 (1.1-1.27)

0.000

 

 

40-44

9,136

45.3

1.07 (1-1.16)

0.061

 

 

45-49

7,313

43.9

1.02 (0.94-1.1)

0.682

 

 

Residence

 

102,994

47.8

0.54 (0.51-0.58)

0.000

0.86 (0.81-0.92)

0.000

Urban

31,042

58.3

 

Rural

71,952

43.2

0.54 (0.51-0.58)

0.000

0.85 (0.79-0.9)

0.000

Education status

 

102,984

47.8

1.96 (1.89-2.03)

0.000

1.76 (1.7-1.83)

0.000

No education

13,295

28.5

 

Primary

59,927

44.4

2 (1.84-2.17)

0.000

1.85 (1.71-2.01)

0.000

Secondary

24,572

60.5

3.83 (3.5-4.19)

0.000

3.24 (2.95-3.56)

0.000

Higher

5,190

75.9

7.9 (6.87-9.08)

0.000

5.92 (5.13-6.84)

0.000

Current marital status

 

102,994

47.8

0.94 (0.91-0.97)

0.000

1.11 (1.07-1.15)

0.000

Never married

27,571

49.4

 

Currently married/living with partner

52,887

47.5

0.93 (0.88-0.97)

0.002

1.26 (1.2-1.33)

0.000

No longer married/living with partner (widowed or divorced)

22,536

46.4

0.89 (0.83-0.95)

0.000

1.22 (1.14-1.3)

0.000

Wealth quintile

 

102,994

47.8

1.29 (1.27-1.32)

0.000

1.12 (1.1-1.14)

0.000

Poorest (1st Quintile)

17,406

34.1

 

Poorer (2nd Quintile)

18,920

41.5

1.37 (1.27-1.47)

0.000

1.22 (1.14-1.32)

0.000

Middle (3rd Quintile)

19,888

46.2

1.66 (1.54-1.8)

0.000

1.37 (1.27-1.48)

0.000

Richer (4th Quintile)

21,196

50.7

1.98 (1.83-2.15)

0.000

1.43 (1.32-1.55)

0.000

Richest (5th Quintile)

25,584

60.5

2.96 (2.72-3.22)

0.000

1.62 (1.48-1.78)

0.000