|
Women |
Men |
6. HIV/AIDS |
6.1 HIV Prevalence and testing |
Percentage of youth HIV positive |
15-19 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
20-24 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
15-24 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
Percentage of youth who were tested for HIV and received the results in the 12 months preceding the survey |
15-19 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
20-24 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
15-24 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
Note: Among youth who had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months |
6.2 Knowledge about HIV/AIDS |
Percentage of youth who knows the following ways of reducing the risk of getting AIDS: |
-abstaining from sexual intercourse |
15-19 |
56.7 |
61.2 |
20-24 |
63.3 |
73.7 |
15-24 |
59.7 |
66.5 |
-limiting sexual intercourse to one uninfected partner |
15-19 |
65.5 |
60.7 |
20-24 |
69.9 |
73.3 |
15-24 |
67.5 |
66.0 |
-using condoms |
15-19 |
56.0 |
62.8 |
20-24 |
62.0 |
75.5 |
15-24 |
58.8 |
68.1 |
Note: Using a condom every time they have sexual intercourse |
Percentage of youth age 15-24 who knows that HIV can be transmitted by breastfeeding AND that MTCT can be prevented by the mother taking special drugs during pregnancy |
15-19 |
20.2 |
19.3 |
20-24 |
22.2 |
23.9 |
15-24 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
Percentage of youth who knows a healthy looking person can have AIDS virus |
15-19 |
44.4 |
47.8 |
20-24 |
46.3 |
64.8 |
15-24 |
45.3 |
55.0 |
Percentage of youth with comprehensive knowledge of AIDS |
15-19 |
17.7 |
19.9 |
20-24 |
18.1 |
26.4 |
15-24 |
17.9 |
22.6 |
Note: Comprehensive knowledge means knowing that consistent use of condoms and having just one uninfected faithful partner can reduce the likelihood of getting the AIDS virus, knowing that a healthy looking person can have the AIDS virus, and rejecting the two most common local misconceptions about AIDS transmission and prevention. |
Percentage of youth with knowledge of a source of condoms |
15-19 |
23.4 |
35.8 |
20-24 |
26.4 |
48.7 |
15-24 |
24.8 |
41.2 |
Note: Friends, family members and home are not considered sources of condoms |
6.3 Multiple sex partners |
Percentage of youth who had sex with two partners or more in the 12 months preceding the survey among those who had sex during the period |
15-19 |
3.5 |
19.3 |
20-24 |
1.7 |
18.3 |
15-24 |
2.4 |
18.7 |
6.4 Age mixing |
Percentage of youth age 15-19 who had sexual intercourse with a nonmarital, noncohabiting partner in last 12 months, with a man who was at least 10 years older than themselves |
15-19 |
25.9 |
na |
6.5 Recent sexual activity |
Percentage of never-married youth who had sex in last 12 months preceding the survey |
15-19 |
6.4 |
12.0 |
20-24 |
21.5 |
24.3 |
15-24 |
8.1 |
15.9 |
6.6 Higher-risk sex and condom use at last higher-risk sex |
Percentage of youth who had sexual intercourse with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner in the 12 months preceding the survey. |
15-19 |
20.7 |
93.1 |
20-24 |
9.4 |
63.9 |
15-24 |
13.9 |
74.6 |
Percentage of youth who used a condom at last higher-risk sex in the 12 months preceding the survey |
15-19 |
13.7 |
30.2 |
20-24 |
20.5 |
38.9 |
15-24 |
16.5 |
35.8 |