| VARIABLES | NUMBERS (n = 331) | PERCENTAGE |
| Gender |
|
|
| Female | 257 | 89% |
| Male | 74 | 11% |
| Median Age (years) (Standard Deviation: Std Dev) | 44 ± 11 |
|
| Shared status (n = 274) |
|
|
| Yes | 196 | 71.5% |
| No | 78 | 28.5% |
| Level of knowledge HIV modes of transmission (n = 274) |
|
|
| Good | 117 | 42.7% |
| Poor | 157 | 57.3% |
| Level of knowledge HIV modes of transmission (n = 274) |
|
|
| Good | 178 | 65% |
| Poor | 96 | 35% |
| Level of knowledge HIV mother to child transmission (MTCT) (n = 274) |
|
|
| Good | 96 | 35% |
| Poor | 178 | 65% |
| Provenance |
|
|
| Rural area | 323 | 97.6% |
| Urban area | 8 | 2.4% |
| Level of education |
|
|
| No school education | 166 | 50.2% |
| Primary level | 100 | 30.2% |
| Secondary level | 57 | 17.2% |
| Higher level | 8 | 2.4% |
| Marital status |
|
|
| Single | 23 | 7% |
| Married | 185 | 56% |
| Divorced | 51 | 15% |
| Widowed | 72 | 22% |
| Profession (n = 288) |
|
|
| No profession | 120 | 42% |
| Traders | 90 | 31% |
| Tailors | 48 | 17% |
| Others | 30 | 10% |