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Table 14.6 Payment for sexual intercourse: Men<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> men age 15-49 reporting payment for<br />

sexual intercourse in the past 12 months, by<br />

background characteristics, <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

14.4 KNOWLEDGE OF HIV TESTING<br />

Payment for sexual intercourse<br />

in the past 12 months<br />

Percentage<br />

who paid for<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-24 6.1 1,636<br />

15-19 3.0 994<br />

20-24 <strong>10</strong>.7 643<br />

25-29 8.5 586<br />

30-39 5.2 992<br />

40-49<br />

Marital status<br />

2.0 861<br />

Never married 9.3 1,865<br />

Married/living together<br />

Divorced/separated/<br />

1.8 2,158<br />

widowed<br />

Residence<br />

<strong>10</strong>.8 53<br />

Urban <strong>10</strong>.3 1,<strong>10</strong>2<br />

Rural<br />

District<br />

3.5 2,974<br />

Aileu 1.0 181<br />

Ainaro 1.6 217<br />

Baucau 0.0 415<br />

Bobonaro 0.0 357<br />

Covalima 20.0 236<br />

Dili 12.2 797<br />

Ermera 3.4 491<br />

Lautem 0.7 308<br />

Liquiçá 4.9 252<br />

Manatuto 15.0 190<br />

Manufahi 0.0 137<br />

Oecussi 1.7 235<br />

Viqueque<br />

Education<br />

1.4 260<br />

No education 3.0 791<br />

Primary 4.5 1,046<br />

Secondary 5.8 2,009<br />

More than secondary<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

13.5 230<br />

Lowest 2.6 728<br />

Second 2.6 781<br />

Middle 5.2 786<br />

Fourth 4.7 849<br />

Highest <strong>10</strong>.4 932<br />

Total 15-49 5.3 4,076<br />

Knowledge <strong>of</strong> one’s HIV status helps HIV-negative individuals make specific decisions to<br />

reduce their risk <strong>and</strong> to increase safe sex practices so that they can remain disease-free. For those who<br />

are HIV infected, knowledge <strong>of</strong> their status allows them to take action to protect their sexual partners,<br />

to access treatment, <strong>and</strong> to plan for the future. Testing <strong>of</strong> pregnant women is especially important to<br />

prevent mother-to-child transmission <strong>of</strong> HIV. Where migration is common, knowing one’s HIV status<br />

is especially important for curbing the spread <strong>of</strong> the infection <strong>and</strong> empowering women to seek<br />

preventive <strong>and</strong> curative measures to protect themselves <strong>and</strong> their children.<br />

The diagnosis <strong>of</strong> HIV infection benefits both the individual <strong>and</strong> the public in general.<br />

Advances in medical science have meant that having HIV need not necessarily be fatal, <strong>and</strong> with<br />

appropriate treatment, people with HIV can lead relatively normal lives. The capacity to ensure that<br />

all people diagnosed with HIV in <strong>Timor</strong>–<strong>Leste</strong> receive such treatment is now being established.<br />

Maximizing the diagnosis <strong>of</strong> HIV infection means that patterns <strong>of</strong> infection can be better monitored<br />

<strong>and</strong> interventions better targeted. The government <strong>of</strong> <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> is prioritizing the provision <strong>of</strong><br />

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