Table 4a: Decomposition changes in HIV testing among women of reproductive (15-24 years) in TMHIS 2003 to 2007

HIV testing		Due to Difference in Characteristics (E)		Due to Difference in Coefficients (C)
		Coefficient	Percent	Coefficient	Percent
Age group	15 -19	1.0		1.0
	20 – 24	-0.00007	-0.0288	0.0067	2.7657
Residence	Urban	1.0		1.0
	Rural	-0.0089***	-3.666	0.0461**	19.052
Zone	South West Highlands Zone	1.0		1.0
	Central Zone	-0.0024*	-0.9758	0.0002	0.842
	Lake zone	0.0013	0.5495	-0.0014	-0.5948
	Northern Zone	-0.0057***	-0.0035	0.0015	0.6041
	Eastern Zone	-0.0064**	-2.6346	0.0033	2.1948
	Western Zone	0.0079***	3.2746	0.0049	2.009
	Southern Highlands Zone	-0.0005***	-0.2239	0.0084	3.4742
	Southern Zone	-0.0005	0.2094	0.0092	3.8014
Educational level	No education	1.0		1.0
	Primary	-0.001***	-0.4253	-0.0137	-5.6564
	Secondary & above	0.0003***	0.1225	0.0003	-0.1093
Marital status	Not married	1.0		1.0
	Married	0.0001**	0.0197	-0.0042	-1.722
Number sex partners in lifetime	0	1.0		1.0
	One	0.0001***	0.0481	0.0156	6.4606
	Two	0.0052 ***	2.1621	0.0121	5.0033
	More than two	-0.0091 ***	-3.7754	0.0170	7.0277
Blood test result	HIV negative	1.0		1.0
	HIV positive	0.0004	0.0145	0.0012	0.4751
Currently working
	Not working	1.0		1.0
	Working	-0.0006	-0.2258	0.0092	3.8152
Had STI or symptoms of STI
	No	1.0		1.0
	Yes	0.0001	0.0205	-0.0022	-0.893
Birth & ANC
	No birth	1.0		1.0
	ANC & birth	0.0009***	0.3740	0.0793***	32.766
	Birth but no ANC	-0.0002	-0.0955	0.0001	0.0449
Constant				0.0597***	24.654
Total			-5.256**		105.26***

* Significant at 0.05; ** Significant at 0.01; *** Significant at <0.001