Table 1 Sample descriptive characteristics

HIV Prevalence in Survey Year

 Low

56.97

43.03

41,556

23.42

76.58

89,956

 High

50.31

49.69

58,970

15.36

84.64

124,306

HIV/AIDS Knowledge

 Low knowledge

59.69

40.31

19,646

17.74

82.26

53,535

 Fair knowledge

54.23

45.77

37,930

19.21

80.79

78,884

 Strong knowledge

48.44

51.56

45,799

18.32

81.68

84,938

Survey Period

 1990–1994

49.24

50.76

1,168

13.20

86.80

2,364

 1995–1999

60.47

39.53

7,150

13.29

86.71

20,428

 2000–2004

60.95

39.05

8,462

24.01

75.99

23,698

 2005–2009

56.56

43.44

17,289

23.99

76.01

35,251

 2010–2014

52.56

47.44

40,204

21.76

78.24

81,332

 2015–2019

46.44

53.56

29,106

11.13

88.87

59,169

Marital Status

 Never married

89.60

10.40

39,287

50.95

49.05

40,277

 Married or living together

26.62

73.38

59,288

10.47

89.53

163,209

 Formerly married

72.88

27.12

4,802

20.50

79.50

18,750

Educational Status

 No education

42.04

57.96

9,909

6.55

93.45

37,459

 Primary

45.55

54.45

34,961

11.90

88.10

85,697

 Secondary

58.99

41.01

45,784

27.84

72.16

83,972

 Higher

58.03

41.97

12,720

35.91

64.09

15,112

Age Category

 15–19

91.49

8.51

10,100

45.24

54.76

20,083

 20–24

79.37

20.63

20,508

26.14

73.86

45,589

 25–29

56.96

43.04

20,399

16.45

83.55

49,505

 30–34

40.68

59.32

16,553

12.62

87.38

40,795

 35–39

32.64

67.36

13,230

11.28

88.72

33,042

 40–44

28.37

71.63

10,225

10.41

89.59

21,711

 45–49

27.16

72.84

7,107

10.22

89.78

11,517

 50–54

27.34

72.66

4,026

-

-

-

 55–59

29.52

70.48

1,232

-

-

-

Wealth Status

 Poorest

44.95

55.05

10,617

10.97

89.03

25,379

 Poorer

46.13

53.87

14,854

13.78

86.22

33,166

 Middle

50.15

49.85

18,147

15.90

84.10

40,166

 Richer

52.96

47.04

24,888

19.28

80.72

52,603

 Richest

59.01

40.99

34,874

24.78

75.22

70,928

Religious Affiliation

 No religion

43.23

56.77

4,799

16.29

83.71

3,924

 Christian

51.28

48.72

77,903

19.93

80.07

175,248

 Muslim

62.30

37.70

17,281

12.34

87.66

37,899

 Traditionalist/Animist

45.87

54.13

2,022

16.86

83.14

2,200

 Other

56.55

43.45

1,306

28.62

71.38

2,813

Place of Residence

 Urban

60.48

39.52

46,520

26.16

73.84

100,817

 Rural

46.34

53.66

56,859

12.43

87.57

121,425

Number of Living Children

 None

88.31

11.69

38,859

65.33

34.67

27,777

 1–3 children

36.53

63.47

38,244

15.00

85.00

119,238

 4–6 children

24.48

75.52

18,797

7.78

92.22

60,988

 7 or more

21.29

78.71

7,480

4.83

95.17

14,239

Country

 Benin

81.04

18.96

2,318

30.25

69.75

5,100

 Burkina Faso

74.27

25.73

2,917

30.21

69.79

4,036

 Burundi

39.44

60.56

1,579

7.81

92.19

3,546

 Cameroon

-

-

-

61.24

38.76

6,651

 Chad

67.01

32.99

727

16.13

83.87

1,039

 Comoros

79.04

20.96

564

19.81

80.19

762

 Congo

-

-

-

71.97

28.03

3,364

 Congo DR

-

-

-

61.87

38.13

2,193

 Cote D’Ivoire

84.30

15.70

1,849

37.16

62.84

2,157

 Ethiopia

17.91

82.09

7,180

1.83

98.17

9,057

 Gabon

-

-

-

70.39

29.61

2,969

 Ghana

58.56

41.44

3,098

22.01

77.99

3,755

 Guinea

86.79

13.21

1,429

24.05

75.95

2,752

 Kenya

43.49

56.51

9,185

8.05

91.95

18,242

 Lesotho

78.30

21.70

2,937

32.29

67.71

7,828

 Liberia

60.28

39.72

2,985

9.67

90.33

4,755

 Madagascar

22.24

77.76

1,777

5.61

94.39

5,629

 Malawi

46.44

53.56

7,717

7.16

92.84

24,051

 Mali

-

-

-

5.54

94.46

4,899

 Mozambique

66.11

33.89

1,023

19.09

80.91

4,814

 Namibia

74.26

25.74

5,523

35.89

64.11

11,483

 Niger

-

-

-

1.73

98.27

1,980

 Nigeria

83.63

16.37

7,154

36.37

63.63

12,913

 Rwanda

28.37

71.63

3,940

8.47

91.53

8,185

 Senegal

73.93

26.07

2,732

9.98

90.02

4,570

 Sierra Leone

37.71

62.29

3,327

3.12

96.88

7,793

 South Africa

-

-

-

12.68

87.32

9,740

 Tanzania

58.87

41.13

2,380

17.20

82.80

5,790

 Togo

78.34

21.66

1,722

36.53

63.47

2,261

 Uganda

55.64

44.36

3,573

15.38

84.62

9,876

 Zambia

50.70

49.30

12,961

13.92

86.08

14,087

 Zimbabwe

34.81

65.19

12,784

7.77

92.23

15,964