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Table 12.4.2 Knowledge of programmatically important ways to avoid HIV/AIDS: men
Percent distribution of men by knowledge of programmatically important ways to avoid HIV/AIDS, and
percentage of men who know of two specific ways to avoid HIV/AIDS, according to background
characteristics, Ethiopia 2000
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Knowledge of
Specific ways to
programmatically important
avoid HIV/AIDS
ways to avoid HIV/AIDS
____________________
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Limit
Two
number of
Background One or three Use sexual
characteristic None 1 way ways Total condoms partners 2 Number
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Age
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
Marital status
Never married
Ever had sex
Never had sex
Married or living
together
Divorced, separated,
widowed
Residence
Urban
Rural
Region
Tigray
Affar
Amhara
Oromiya
Somali
Benishangul-Gumuz
SNNP
Gambela
Harari
Addis Ababa
Dire Dawa
Education
No education
Primary
Secondary and higher
16.9 23.2 59.9 100.0 57.9 76.8 600
7.8 19.9 72.2 100.0 69.7 86.5 408
4.5 28.5 67.0 100.0 64.4 92.6 343
4.6 26.2 69.2 100.0 65.3 92.6 580
5.4 35.0 59.7 100.0 54.0 93.4 389
5.6 48.4 46.0 100.0 43.3 91.4 287
13.5 19.9 66.7 100.0 63.9 80.7 1,040
3.3 12.4 84.3 100.0 84.0 91.2 278
17.1 22.6 60.3 100.0 56.5 76.8 762
4.5 34.4 61.1 100.0 57.2 93.6 1,460
6.7 33.2 60.1 100.0 60.8 83.4 107
2.0 7.7 90.3 100.0 87.5 95.8 379
9.2 32.1 58.7 100.0 55.4 86.7 2,228
5.2 26.1 68.7 100.0 67.8 94.3 136
21.3 24.1 54.6 100.0 56.1 76.8 34
6.8 31.0 62.1 100.0 52.2 87.6 630
7.6 32.1 60.3 100.0 59.0 89.9 1,054
24.3 44.0 31.7 100.0 33.0 73.1 36
13.1 23.4 63.5 100.0 62.7 75.0 31
10.1 23.7 66.2 100.0 64.9 85.2 566
21.9 15.3 62.8 100.0 65.5 72.6 7
4.7 13.0 82.3 100.0 84.1 91.1 7
2.4 7.9 89.7 100.0 89.7 92.2 95
8.1 10.5 81.4 100.0 78.7 89.4 12
13.2 39.5 47.3 100.0 41.8 82.8 1,358
3.7 22.1 74.1 100.0 73.0 92.0 860
0.1 4.8 95.1 100.0 95.0 97.5 388
Total
8.1 28.6 63.3 100.0 60.0 88.0 2,607
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Note: Programmatically important ways are abstaining from sex, using condoms, and limiting the number
of sexual partners. Abstinence from sex is measured from a spontaneous response only, and using condoms
and limiting the number of sexual partners is measured from spontaneous and probed responses.
1 Those who have not heard of AIDS or who do not know of any programmatically important ways to avoid
HIV/AIDS
2 Refers to limiting number of sexual partners, and limiting sex to one partner/staying faithful to one partner
more likely to know of at least two valid ways, as are residents of the more urbanized areas of the
country. Knowledge of valid ways is also comparatively higher among respondents with at least
secondary education.
12.3 KNOWLEDGE OF HIV/AIDS-RELATED ISSUES
Respondents who have heard of HIV/AIDS were asked a number of questions on their knowledge
of HIV/AIDS-related issues. The information is presented in Table 12.5. Thirty-seven
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