Comprehensive HIV knowledge and associated factors among reproductive-age women: analysis of the Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019/2020

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and its association with comprehensive HIV knowledge among reproductive-age women in Gambia (n = 11 865)

Variables	Comprehensive HIV knowledge		Total	Percent	P value
Variables	Yes	No	Total	Percent	P value
Age (years)
15–19	503	2130	2633	22.2	< 0.001
20–24	576	1605	2181	18.4
25–29	609	1639	2248	19.0
30–34	532	1087	1619	13.7
35–39	474	964	1438	12.0
40–44	277	751	1028	8.7
45–49	239	479	718	6.0
Marital status
Single	1008	2697	3705	31.2	0.016
Married	2202	5958	8160	68.8	0.016
Current contraceptive use
Yes	540	1052	1592	13.4	< 0.001
No	2670	7603	10,273	86.6	< 0.001
Region
Banjul	59	104	163	1.4	< 0.001
Kaniking	849	1740	2589	21.8
Brikama	1529	3770	5299	44.7
Mansakonko	84	347	431	3.6
Kerewan	385	744	1129	9.5
Kuntaur	80	442	522	4.4
Janjanbureh	122	473	595	5.0
Basse	102	1035	1137	9.6
Women’s educational level
No education	728	3391	4119	34.7	< 0.001
Primary	363	1491	1854	15.6
Secondary	1623	3398	5021	42.3
Higher	496	375	871	7.4
Current working status
Yes	1774	4215	5989	50.5	< 0.001
No	1436	440	5876	49.5	< 0.001
Religion
Christian	141	281	422	3.5	< 0.001
Islam	3069	8374	11,443	96.5	< 0.001
Residence
Urban	2599	6148	8747	73.7	< 0.001
Rural	611	2507	3118	26.3	< 0.001
Wealth index
Poor	746	3387	4133	34.8	< 0.001
Middle	568	1724	2292	19.3
Rich	1896	3544	5440	45.9
Media exposure
Yes	3145	8008	11,153	94.0	< 0.001
No	65	647	712	6.0	< 0.001
Sex of household head
Male	2329	6899	9228	77.8	< 0.001
Female	881	1756	2637	22.2	< 0.001
Ever tested for HIV
Yes	1691	3310	5000	42.1	< 0.001
No	1519	5345	6864	57.9	< 0.001
Use of internet
No	2488	5295	7783	65.6	< 0.001
Yes	722	3360	4082	34.4	< 0.001
Visited health facility in the last 12 months
No	2298	5667	7965	67.1	< 0.001
Yes	912	2988	3900	32.9	< 0.001
Decision-making autonomy
Yes	631	1551	2182	27.0	< 0.001
No	1232	4669	5901	73.0	< 0.001

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