Association between Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sources of the Previous Point of Care among Nigerians: Findings from Three National HIV and AIDS Reproductive Health Surveys
Table 4
Distribution of respondents with STI and bivariate association between respondents characteristics and knowledge of STI and HIV/AIDS.
Variable
Distribution of Respondent with STI
Good knowledge of STIa
Good knowledge of ALLb
601
728
1861
601
728
1861
601
728
1861
Age
15–19
19,1
19.0
13.9
∗9.6
13.8
∗22.1
∗65.2
55.1
55.0
20–24
25.0
27.2
20.3
16.0
13.6
19.8
71.3
64.1
62.7
25–34
32.6
32.3
36.9
20.9
13.6
28.5
78.1
57.7
60.8
35–49
21.1
19.9
24.7
21.3
20.0
30.9
64.6
64.8
62.8
50–64
2.2
1.7
4.3
23.1
16.7
30.4
84.6
58.3
65.8
Sex
Male
30.6
28.0
35.7
17.4
∗19.6
25.4
72.3
63.2
61.5
Female
69.4
72.0
64.3
17.8
13.2
27.2
70.7
63.7
60.9
Residence
Urban
43.9
42.0
28.9
19.3
∗10.5
29.4
∗78.8
∗69.0
∗71.0
Rural
56.1
58.0
71.1
16.3
18.3
25.4
65.3
59.7
57.1
Zone
North Central
15.6
27.9
26.7
∗23.4
∗14.3
∗20.7
∗83.0
∗66.0
∗54.9
North East
11.8
10.5
15.1
26.8
10.5
17.5
60.6
60.5
54.3
North West
24.1
25.9
19.3
13.8
12.2
25.4
57.2
46.8
53.5
South East
8.0
7.7
11.9
33.3
20.4
31.5
79.2
85.7
69.8
South South
15.5
16.2
18.7
15.1
18.6
40.8
75.3
76.3
76.7
South West
25.0
11.8
8.3
10.0
11.6
25.2
77.3
66.3
63.2
Economic status
Lowest
na
na
45.5
na
na
∗21.8
na
na
∗47.2
Middle
na
na
21.7
na
na
29.2
na
na
68.3
Highest
na
na
32.8
na
na
31.3
na
na
75.4
Education
No formal education
18.1
17.3
20.0
10.1
10.3
∗20.0
∗51.4
∗44.4
∗38.0
Primary/Qur’anic
30.1
27.3
23.3
18.2
17.1
26.0
62.4
57.3
54.6
Secondary
39.3
42.5
44.7
17.4
13.9
28.1
80.9
59.3
68.8
Higher
12.5
12.9
12.0
28.0
20.2
32.3
90.7
84.0
83.4
Religion
Islam
43.9
46.3
35.6
17.8
∗11.3
∗20.4
∗62.1
∗52.5
∗48.3
Other Christians
40.6
37.6
46.1
17.2
17.2
30.9
78.3
73.4
69.1
Catholic
13.6
15.3
16.9
19.5
21.6
28.3
81.7
73.0
67.9
Other
1.8
0.8
1.5
9.1
—
18.5
54.6
66.7
40.7
Marital Status
Currently married
60.2
57.7
63.2
18.0
15.2
28.0
69.1
∗59.3
∗58.2
Widowed
3.2
3.6
5.0
15.8
23.1
25.8
68.4
57.7
60.2
Never Married
36.6
38.7
31.8
17.3
13.8
23.7
75.0
70.6
66.8
Total
13.4
15.0
26.5
62.4
63.6
61.1
∗Significant at 5% x2; aKnowledge of STI; bKnowledge of STI, HIV & PMTCT transmission and prevention; na, not available.
