Determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among reproductive age (15–49 years) women in Ethiopia: further analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics and comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among reproductive age (15–49 years) women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 (n = 14,598)

Variables	Knowledge of HIV/AIDS		Total frequency	Percent
Variables	Knowledgeable	Not-knowledgeable	Total frequency	Percent
Age (in years)
15–19	871	2252	3123	21.4
20–24	759	1868	2627	18.0
25–29	696	2067	2763	18.9
30–34	520	1673	2193	15.0
35–39	410	1359	1769	12.1
40–44	231	964	1195	8.2
45–49	191	737	928	6.4
Residence
Urban	1512	1925	3437	24.0
Rural	2166	8995	11,161	76.0
Religion
Orthodox	2030	4504	6534	44.8
Catholic	7	106	113	0.8
Muslim	830	3447	4277	29.3
Protestant	787	2708	3495	23.9
Traditional	16	94	110	0.7
Others	8	61	69	0.5
Wealth index
Poorest	314	1922	2236	15.3
Poorer	459	2060	2519	17.3
Middle	496	2265	2761	18.9
Richer	687	2280	2967	20.3
Richest	1721	2393	4114	28.2
Educational status
No education	976	5656	6632	45.4
Primary	1378	3907	5285	36.2
Secondary	798	1007	1805	12.4
Higher	526	349	875	6.0
Region
Tigray	347	765	1112	7.6
Afar	18	99	117	0.8
Amhara	997	2587	3584	24.6
Oromia	1149	3938	5087	34.8
Somali	19	294	313	2.1
Benishangul	26	120	146	1.0
SNNP	611	2542	3153	21.6
Gambela	11	29	40	0.3
Harari	9	28	37	0.2
Addis Ababa	470	455	925	6.3
Watching television
No watch at all	2516	9617	12,133	83.0
Watch once a week	1162	1303	2465	17.0
Listening radio
No, listen at all	2754	9343	12,097	82.8
Listen to the radio once a week	924	1577	2501	17.2
Owns mobile phone
No	1936	8467	10,403	71.0
Yes	1742	2453	4195	29.0
Know the place of HIV test
No	420	3 303	3723	25.5
Yes	3258	7617	10,875	74.5
Sex of household head
Male	2548	8545	11,093	76.0
Female	1130	2375	3505	24.0

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