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12.8 KNOWLEDGE OF CONDOMS
Condom knowledge and use play an important role in preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS.
Table 12.13 gives a breakdown of female and male respondents by their knowledge of condoms.
Knowledge of condoms is not as widespread among women as among men in Ethiopia. Thirty-five
percent of women compared with 68 percent of men know about condoms. Knowledge of condoms
varies widely by background characteristics. Respondents age 25-39, never-married respondents who
have ever had sex, urban respondents, and respondents with at least secondary education are more likely
than their counterparts to know about condoms. Twelve percent of women also know a source for
condoms, and 11 percent of women could get condoms themselves if they wanted to. Comparable data
for men is not available.
Table 12.13 Knowledge of condoms
Percentage of women and men who know about condoms, and percentage of women who know a source for
condoms and who could get condoms themselves, according to background characteristics, Ethiopia 2000
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Women
Men
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Knows
Knows a source Could get Knows
Background about for condoms about
characteristic condoms condoms herself Total condoms Total
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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
35.0 4.7 4.3 3,710 59.1 600
37.3 12.8 11.6 2,860 74.0 408
39.6 17.7 16.1 2,585 76.0 343
36.0 16.6 15.7 3,557 75.6 580
25.7 10.1 9.2 2,655 66.7 389
NA NA NA NA 53.1 287
41.7 3.7 3.3 3,688 66.0 1,040
82.7 65.1 59.3 207 84.9 278
39.3 0.0 0.0 3,481 59.1 762
30.7 13.5 12.5 9,789 69.1 1,460
43.0 21.0 19.2 1,890 67.1 107
86.0 36.6 34.2 2,791 97.1 379
23.5 6.6 6.0 12,576 62.8 2,228
53.4 25.3 23.9 969 82.9 136
30.1 10.3 9.0 178 57.1 34
33.6 12.7 11.9 3,820 61.0 630
30.6 9.6 8.4 5,937 66.8 1,054
27.3 10.7 10.0 175 65.3 36
32.1 9.5 9.0 160 63.8 31
25.3 5.6 4.9 3,285 68.9 566
45.1 16.0 15.3 40 75.3 7
64.5 29.0 28.6 41 78.5 7
94.2 39.6 38.2 684 97.0 95
74.8 41.3 40.7 79 92.6 12
22.6 6.9 6.3 11,551 53.7 1,358
57.4 19.9 18.4 2,425 76.0 860
97.5 41.3 38.2 1,391 98.9 388
Total
34.8 12.1 11.1 15,367 67.8 2,607
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NA = Not applicable
12.9 USE OF CONDOMS BY COHABITING AND NONCOHABITING PARTNERS
HIV/AIDS and Other STIs* 175