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

Table 5.4—ContinuedHIV can betransmitted bybreastfeedingWomenRisk ofMTCT canbe reducedby mothertaking specialdrugs duringpregnancyHIV can betransmitted bybreastfeedingand risk ofMTCT can bereduced bymother takingspecial drugsduringpregnancyNumberofwomenHIV can betransmitted bybreastfeedingMenRisk ofMTCT canbe reducedby mothertakingspecial drugsduringpregnancyHIV can betransmitted bybreastfeedingand risk ofMTCT can bereduced bymother takingspecial drugsduringpregnancyBackgroundcharacteristicNumberof menZoneWestern 74.2 45.9 42.8 1,682 68.3 39.6 33.9 1,328Northern 83.8 52.4 51.2 1,449 80.5 42.1 38.9 1,034Central 78.6 49.3 45.2 532 69.0 40.8 33.9 408Southern Highlands 76.9 54.6 48.4 1,297 68.4 50.3 40.4 1,046Lake 79.4 43.8 40.6 1,696 73.1 39.4 34.0 1,249Eastern 88.4 69.6 65.4 1,436 76.6 46.7 39.8 1,038Southern 87.6 53.1 49.8 942 81.9 48.9 45.2 660Zanzibar 85.2 60.0 58.4 309 82.8 50.4 47.2 212EducationNo education 69.2 35.9 33.8 1,983 61.1 28.4 25.0 829Primary incomplete 75.7 42.2 39.2 1,517 70.6 35.3 30.7 1,534Primary complete 85.7 59.2 55.3 4,945 75.8 46.5 40.0 3,597Secondary + 91.8 72.1 67.8 898 83.2 60.1 52.5 1,016Wealth quintileLowest 70.3 36.6 33.6 1,700 63.5 30.3 25.9 1,173Second 76.4 43.2 40.1 1,634 70.7 37.2 31.5 1,411Middle 79.9 47.1 44.1 1,757 74.1 43.5 37.6 1,322Fourth 83.7 58.3 53.8 1,867 77.4 50.0 43.7 1,395Highest 91.0 70.7 67.1 2,384 81.3 54.4 47.6 1,670Total 15-49 81.1 52.8 49.3 9,343 74.0 43.9 38.0 6,975na = Not applicable5.5 EXPOSURE TO MESSAGES ABOUT HIV/AIDSSeveral HIV/AIDS-related messages have been developed and aired through the mass mediaas part of interventions aimed at combating HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. In an effort to gauge the coverageof these messages, survey respondents were asked if they had ever watched specific television talkshows like “Femina” (and other programmes) in the 12 months preceding the survey.Results presented in Tables 5.5.1 and 5.5.2 indicate that women are less exposed to HIVeducation programmes on TV or radio than men. Only 47 percent of women have heard such aprogramme in the past 12 months, compared with 64 percent of men. However, there is a significanturban-rural differential, with 69 percent of women and 77 percent of men in urban areas having heardan HIV education programme compared with 39 percent of women and 60 percent of men in the ruralareas. Women and men in Eastern Zone are more likely to listen to radio and TV HIV/AIDS messagesthan those in other zones. Women and men in Dar es Salaam are more likely to have heard HIV/AIDSmessages than those in other regions and Zanzibar. Women and men in Shinyanga region are the leastlikely to have been exposed to HIV education messages on television or radio, followed by Manyararegion in Tanzania Mainland and Pemba Island for women and Mara and Manyara regions for men.The highest levels of exposure are observed in Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, and Tanga regions forwomen and in Dar es Salaam, Rukwa, Kagera and Lindi regions for men.Education and economic status are related to exposure to HIV/AIDS messages. Women andmen with more education and those in higher wealth quintiles are more likely to have heard atelevision or radio message about HIV/AIDS than those with less education or in the lower wealthquintiles.Information about the specific HIV education programmes watched or heard was hamperedby the fact that about two-thirds of those who said they were exposed to such programmes did notknow the name of the programme. The programme mentioned most frequently was TuzungumzeUKIMWI (14 percent of women and 16 percent of men heard a program). Femina/Fema rankedsecond with 8 percent of women and 9 percent of men reporting that they watched the programme inthe 12 months preceding the survey. Other programmes like Afya ya Jamii, Jitambue and Simchezowere less commonly mentioned.HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge | 59