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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of women who tested for HIV as part of ANC

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of HIV testing during antenatal care: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Variable

Freq (%)

Tested for HIV as part of ANC visit- Yes [95% CI]

P-value

Tested for HIV as part of ANC visit

No

18,263(26.1)

  

Yes

51,765(73.9)

  

Age

  

< 0.001

15–19

6,440(9.2)

70.3 [68.5–72.0]

 

20–24

17,233(24.6)

75.8 [74.6–77.0]

 

25–29

18,313(26.2)

73.8 [72.5–75.1]

 

30–34

13,832(19.8)

74.8 [73.5–76.0]

 

35–39

9,494(13.6)

73.3 [71.9–74.7]

 

40+

4,717(6.7)

71 [69.1–72.8]

 

Level of education

  

< 0.001

No education

22,697(32.4)

56.1 [54.6–57.6]

 

Primary

27,589(39.4)

80.6 [79.6–81.7]

 

Secondary/Higher

19,743(28.2)

85 [84.0-85.9]

 

Place of residence

  

0.038

Urban

21,546(30.8)

75.4 [73.8–77.0]

 

Rural

48,482(69.2)

73.3 [72.0-74.4]

 

Marital status

  

< 0.001

Not Married

19,536(27.9)

85.4 [84.5–86.3]

 

Married

50,492(72.1)

69.5 [68.3–70.6]

 

Respondent’s occupation

  

< 0.001

not working

23,246(33.2)

66.4 [64.8–68.0]

 

Working

46,782(66.8)

77.6 [76.7–78.6]

 

Wealth index

  

< 0.001

Poorest

14,653(20.9)

69.3 [67.5–71.0]

 

Poorer

14,680(21)

70.6 [69.0-72.1]

 

Middle

13,969(19.9)

71.8 [70.2–73.3]

 

Richer

13,954(19.9)

76 [74.5–77.4]

 

Richest

12,772(18.2)

83.1 [81.7–84.4]

 

Access to mass media

  

< 0.001

No

25,732(36.7)

72.2 [70.8–73.5]

 

Yes

44,296(63.3)

74.9 [73.9–76.0]

 

Comprehensive knowledge on HIV/AIDS

 

< 0.001

No

 

64.6 [63.3–65.8]

 

Yes

 

87 [86.2–87.7]

 

Sub-region

  

< 0.001

Southern Africa

17,439(24.9)

95.3 [94.6–95.8]

 

Western Africa

22,440(32)

55.3 [53.7–56.8]

 

Eastern Africa

15,160(21.6)

84.4 [82.3–86.3]

 

Central Africa

10,209(14.6)

91.3 [90.1–92.4]

 

North Africa

4,780(6.8)

13.2 [11.2–15.3]

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