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ural women, women residing in the
Benishangul-Gumuz and Gambela regions,
and those with little or no education
are more likely than others to believe
that this information should be
kept a secret. Similar patterns are observed
for men by age and marital status,
but in contrast to women, urban
men and men with at least secondary
education are more likely than their
counterparts to oppose making this
information public.
About one in two women and
men who have heard of AIDS
(45 percent and 50 percent, respectively)
are willing to care for relatives
who are infected with the AIDS virus in
their house (Table 12.7). Young respondents
age 15-19, never-married
respondents, urban residents, those
living in Addis Ababa, and respondents
with at least secondary education are
more willing than others to care for
relatives with HIV/AIDS in their house.
Two additional questions on
AIDS were asked of men who have
heard of AIDS but not women. Men
were asked whether they have ever
been tested for AIDS, and if not,
whether they would like to be tested.
Overall, a very small percentage of men
(2 percent) said that they have been
tested for AIDS (Table 12.8). However,
Table 12.8 Testing for AIDS
Percentage of men who have heard of AIDS by whether they have been
tested for AIDS and whether they would like to be tested for AIDS,
according to background characteristics, Ethiopia 2000
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Percent who
Percent want to be
Background tested tested
characteristic for AIDS for AIDS Number
____________________________________________________________
Age
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
Current 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
Total
1.0 65.6 527
2.4 70.5 397
3.5 68.0 335
2.2 64.5 568
2.6 59.2 382
2.2 59.8 281
2.0 68.0 949
4.5 77.9 275
1.0 63.9 674
2.2 63.1 1,438
4.4 58.2 102
9.3 69.4 374
1.0 64.0 2,115
0.6 74.1 129
6.4 45.7 31
1.0 50.8 607
2.0 82.9 1,011
1.6 50.3 32
2.8 64.2 28
1.4 47.1 534
3.2 69.2 5
6.5 81.0 7
16.5 58.4 93
6.4 59.1 12
0.5 60.0 1,262
1.9 68.8 839
8.4 71.8 388
2.2 64.8 2,489
a much higher percentage of men living in Addis Ababa (17 percent) have been tested for AIDS, as have
urban men (9 percent) and men with at least secondary education (8 percent), than their counterparts.
Nearly two in three men who have not been tested for AIDS want to be tested. Younger (less than 40
years) rather than older men (40 years and above), never-married men, urban rather than rural men,
men residing in the Oromiya and Harari regions rather than other regions, and highly educated men
rather than men with little or no education are more likely to want to be tested for AIDS.
12.5 KNOWLEDGE OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are important predisposing factors of HIV/AIDS
transmission. As such, the presence of STIs in a population increases the likelihood of the occurrence
of HIV. AIDS prevention programs should therefore also address the prevention and treatment of STIs.
Additional questions were included in the Ethiopia DHS to assess the level of awareness of STIs among
women and men and their knowledge of the signs and symptoms of STIs among both men and women.
HIV/AIDS and Other STIs* 169