Table 3: Bivariate analysis on demographic, socio-economic and empowerment factors, and HIV testing ever and in the past year.

Variable Ever Been Tested for HIV Tested For HIV in The Past Year
N % P-Value N % P-Value
Age <0.01 0.58
15-24 473 86.7 393 63.1
25-34 689 85.9 565 59.3
35-44 408 76.7 333 63.1
45-49 134 66.4 112 62.5
Religion 0.54 0.29
Catholic 733 80.9 599 61.4
Protestant 475 83.2 402 65.2
Muslim 241 82.2 195 57.4
Pentecostal 216 85.2 175 59.4
Other 39 87.2 32 53.1
Type of place of residence <0.01 0.81
Urban 421 90.5 351 61.0
Rural 1283 79.7 1052 61.7
Wealth index <0.01 0.34
Poor 719 77.1 586 61.3
Middle 279 83.9 222 65.8
Rich 706 87.3 595 60.2
Employment 0.14 0.73
Not working 433 84.8 358 62.3
Working 1271 81.6 1045 61.2
Education <0.01 0.22
No education 328 66.2 277 57.4
Primary 984 83.8 792 63.3
Secondary and Higher 392 92.3 334 60.8
Frequency reading newspapers <0.01 0.04
Not at all 1289 80.1 1054 61.8
Sometimes 350 88.9 296 58.4
Almost everyday 61 93.9 49 77.6
The frequency of listening to the radio <0.01 0.06
Not at all 278 80.6 225 63.1
Sometimes 475 77.1 389 56.6
Almost everyday 949 85.6 787 63.5
The frequency of watching television <0.01 0.01
Not at all 1206 82.1 991 63.5
Sometimes 308 76.9 251 53.4
Almost everyday 190 932 161 62.1
Decision making 0.30 0.93
Not involved 151 79.5 118 60.2
Involved 1294 82.8 1068 60.6
Attitudes towards wife beating 0.28 0.30
Not Accepted 719 83.6 619 63.0
Accepted 981 81.5 783 60.3

%: Percentage of respondents who tested for HIV