Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

Table 5.3.1 Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS: WomenPercentage of women age 15-49 who say that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus and who, in response to promptedquestions, correctly reject local misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention, and the percentage with a comprehensiveknowledge about AIDS, by background characteristics, Tanzania HMIS 2007-08Percentage of women who say that:A healthylookingperson canhave theAIDS virusAIDS cannotbetransmittedby mosquitobitesAIDS cannotbetransmittedbysupernaturalmeansA personcannotbecomeinfected bysharing foodwith a personwho has AIDSPercentage who saythat a healthylookingperson canhave the AIDS virusand who reject thetwo mostcommon localmisconcaptions 1Percentagewith acomprehensiveBackgroundknowledge Number of2characteristicabout AIDS womenAge15-24 77.4 75.6 83.4 80.4 55.7 39.2 3,73015-19 74.0 77.5 83.4 77.7 53.8 35.1 1,98420-24 81.2 73.3 83.5 83.6 57.8 43.9 1,74625-29 82.7 73.8 87.8 85.3 59.8 44.4 1,60330-39 80.9 71.5 85.2 81.9 55.0 40.6 2,52140-49 78.8 63.1 78.7 75.5 46.9 33.7 1,488Marital statusNever married 78.5 80.8 86.2 82.7 61.1 42.2 2,214Ever had sex 82.4 79.6 87.5 85.9 63.7 51.6 983Never had sex 75.4 81.7 85.1 80.2 59.0 34.8 1,231Married/living together 79.6 69.7 83.2 80.2 53.1 38.6 5,983Divorced/separated/widowed 80.7 68.2 83.4 81.1 51.7 39.9 1,147ResidenceUrban 90.7 81.3 87.8 89.4 69.4 53.2 2,459Rural 75.5 68.9 82.5 77.8 49.6 34.8 6,884Mainland/ZanzibarMainland 79.2 72.1 84.3 80.8 54.6 40.0 9,034Mainland – Urban 90.7 81.4 88.4 89.3 69.4 54.0 2,353Dar es Salaam City 93.6 83.2 87.7 93.8 75.0 59.4 762Other Urban 89.3 80.6 88.7 87.2 66.7 51.4 1,591Mainland – Rural 75.2 68.9 82.9 77.8 49.5 35.0 6,681Zanzibar 87.0 73.1 71.9 82.7 59.5 29.0 309Region/IslandArusha 78.5 57.9 75.5 73.0 51.1 40.1 383Dar es Salaam 93.6 82.4 87.3 93.7 74.3 59.0 797Dodoma 72.4 71.0 93.8 81.6 47.8 39.8 338Iringa 74.3 61.9 86.8 72.9 41.3 18.7 403Kagera 79.9 76.1 90.7 80.3 55.3 38.8 495Kigoma 84.8 83.3 86.0 88.2 67.7 61.7 414Kilimanjaro 91.7 82.6 89.6 83.7 68.6 53.2 379Lindi 85.7 86.8 88.0 88.7 72.9 63.2 246Manyara 75.2 57.9 71.3 68.9 46.2 32.4 263Mara 87.5 67.5 87.0 81.5 55.2 39.8 368Mbeya 76.9 74.3 87.9 83.6 55.5 32.4 581Morogoro 81.7 69.2 79.3 82.0 53.3 40.5 436Mtwara 81.2 78.5 90.1 89.2 63.1 52.4 324Mwanza 71.0 75.9 85.1 78.3 47.4 29.8 833Pwani 88.8 72.8 73.2 87.0 60.2 53.2 203Rukwa 66.0 57.5 78.2 70.4 36.6 15.4 314Ruvuma 78.7 65.7 78.1 80.5 47.3 30.8 372Shinyanga 68.3 60.6 76.1 69.4 41.4 25.1 750Singida 64.2 73.8 83.2 74.5 43.4 27.5 194Tabora 77.7 80.0 87.8 82.9 57.6 51.4 518Tanga 85.7 70.0 86.7 82.6 57.2 42.2 424Pemba 82.1 65.2 66.2 76.6 49.1 21.0 94Unguja 89.1 76.6 74.4 85.4 64.0 32.5 214ZoneWestern 75.3 72.2 82.2 78.2 52.8 42.2 1,682Northern 83.5 67.9 81.7 77.9 56.6 42.7 1,449Central 69.4 72.0 89.9 79.0 46.2 35.3 532Southern Highlands 73.5 66.4 85.2 77.1 46.5 24.1 1,297Lake 77.2 74.1 87.1 79.6 51.4 34.6 1,696Eastern 89.3 77.0 82.9 89.2 66.0 52.6 1,436Southern 81.4 75.6 84.8 85.6 59.4 46.7 942Zanzibar 87.0 73.1 71.9 82.7 59.5 29.0 309EducationNo education 63.4 54.8 71.3 67.1 34.2 21.3 1,983Primary incomplete 72.8 68.5 81.5 75.1 44.7 28.5 1,517Primary complete 85.4 76.8 88.0 85.6 61.2 45.8 4,945Secondary + 93.6 91.3 92.9 95.2 82.2 64.5 898Wealth quintileLowest 66.0 61.7 77.0 69.7 40.2 27.9 1,700Second 72.6 68.8 80.8 76.0 46.4 32.9 1,634Middle 77.5 69.0 84.4 78.8 49.8 34.7 1,757Fourth 83.6 74.2 85.9 84.2 57.9 41.8 1,867Highest 92.0 82.7 89.0 91.1 72.2 54.4 2,384Total 79.5 72.2 83.9 80.9 54.8 39.6 9,3431Two most common local misconceptions: AIDS can be transmitted by mosquito bites, and AIDS can be transmitted by supernaturalmeans2Comprehensive knowledge means knowing that consistent use of condoms during sexual intercourse and having just one uninfectedfaithful partner can reduce the chances of getting the AIDS virus, knowing that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus, andrejecting the two most common local misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention.HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge | 55