|
Women |
Men |
6. HIV/AIDS |
6.1 HIV Prevalence and testing |
Percentage of youth HIV positive |
15-19 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
20-24 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
15-24 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
Percentage of youth who were tested for HIV and received the results in the 12 months preceding the survey |
15-19 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
20-24 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
15-24 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
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 |
41.2 |
68.1 |
20-24 |
45.6 |
72.7 |
15-24 |
43.3 |
70.3 |
-limiting sexual intercourse to one uninfected partner |
15-19 |
46.3 |
73.1 |
20-24 |
50.6 |
79.7 |
15-24 |
48.4 |
76.3 |
-using condoms |
15-19 |
36.5 |
71.4 |
20-24 |
42.2 |
77.4 |
15-24 |
39.2 |
74.3 |
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 |
u |
u |
20-24 |
u |
u |
15-24 |
u |
u |
Percentage of youth who knows a healthy looking person can have AIDS virus |
15-19 |
41.3 |
59.8 |
20-24 |
43.1 |
66.5 |
15-24 |
42.2 |
63.0 |
Percentage of youth with comprehensive knowledge of AIDS |
15-19 |
18.6 |
34.5 |
20-24 |
21.4 |
37.8 |
15-24 |
19.9 |
36.1 |
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 |
39.0 |
80.5 |
20-24 |
53.9 |
89.7 |
15-24 |
46.1 |
84.9 |
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 |
0.2 |
14.8 |
20-24 |
0.1 |
5.3 |
15-24 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
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 |
15-17 |
12.5 |
u |
18-19 |
9.0 |
u |
15-19 |
11.2 |
u |
Note: Sexual intercourse with a nonmarital, noncohabiting partner. UNAIDS indicator. |
6.5 Recent sexual activity |
Percentage of never-married youth who had sex in last 12 months preceding the survey |
15-19 |
0.4 |
5.1 |
20-24 |
0.8 |
8.9 |
15-24 |
0.5 |
6.6 |
Note: PEPFAR indicator. |
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 |
0.7 |
63.0 |
20-24 |
0.2 |
17.7 |
15-24 |
0.4 |
26.0 |
Note: UNGASS indicator. |
Percentage of youth who used a condom at last higher-risk sex in the 12 months preceding the survey |
15-19 |
20.0 |
31.3 |
20-24 |
25.1 |
40.7 |
15-24 |
22.2 |
36.5 |