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comprehensive voluntary counseling <strong>and</strong> testing (VCT) services at all levels <strong>of</strong> the health system.<br />

Because fear <strong>of</strong> discrimination <strong>and</strong> stigma is a major barrier to VCT access, confidentiality is <strong>of</strong><br />

utmost importance (MOH, 2006).<br />

In the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS, both male <strong>and</strong> female respondents were asked whether they know <strong>of</strong><br />

a place where people can go to get tested for HIV. Table 14.7 shows that, among the adult population<br />

age 15-49, men (35 percent) are twice as likely as women (17 percent) to know where to go to be<br />

tested for HIV. Knowledge <strong>of</strong> a place to get an HIV test differs by respondents’ background<br />

characteristics. For instance, women <strong>and</strong> men in the oldest cohort are less likely to know <strong>of</strong> a place<br />

where they can get tested for HIV than their younger counterparts. Knowledge <strong>of</strong> HIV testing<br />

facilities is highest among urban women <strong>and</strong> men, among women who reside in Dili <strong>and</strong> men who<br />

reside in Manatuto (nearly all <strong>of</strong> whom are aware <strong>of</strong> a place to go to get tested), among men <strong>and</strong><br />

women who have more than secondary education, <strong>and</strong> among respondents in the highest wealth<br />

quintile.<br />

Table 14.7 Knowledge <strong>of</strong> a place to get an HIV test<br />

192 | HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, <strong>and</strong> Behavior<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> women <strong>and</strong> men age 15-49 who know where to get an HIV test, according to<br />

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

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage who<br />

know where to<br />

get an HIV test<br />

Women Men<br />

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

women<br />

Percentage who<br />

know where to<br />

get an HIV test<br />

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

men<br />

Age<br />

15-24 19.9 5,487 33.2 1,636<br />

15-19 18.0 3,144 27.3 994<br />

20-24 22.3 2,343 42.4 643<br />

25-29 19.7 1,897 43.0 586<br />

30-39 16.4 3,219 36.0 992<br />

40-49<br />

Marital status<br />

<strong>10</strong>.1 2,534 30.2 861<br />

Never married 21.4 4,675 34.5 1,865<br />

Ever had sex (23.2) 40 52.3 540<br />

Never had sex 21.4 4,635 27.3 1,325<br />

Married/living together<br />

Divorced/separated/<br />

14.9 7,906 35.2 2,158<br />

widowed<br />

Residence<br />

12.1 556 17.1 53<br />

Urban 29.5 3,439 38.3 1,<strong>10</strong>2<br />

Rural<br />

District<br />

12.7 9,698 33.3 2,974<br />

Aileu 22.9 554 18.4 181<br />

Ainaro 13.2 619 29.6 217<br />

Baucau 17.2 1,408 58.6 415<br />

Bobonaro <strong>10</strong>.5 1,262 28.8 357<br />

Covalima 14.9 781 38.3 236<br />

Dili 33.0 2,466 34.9 797<br />

Ermera 6.3 1,542 18.0 491<br />

Lautem 15.9 864 17.6 308<br />

Liquiçá 9.3 801 37.5 252<br />

Manatuto 21.9 603 98.0 190<br />

Manufahi 19.4 470 22.4 137<br />

Oecussi 7.7 884 48.7 235<br />

Viqueque<br />

Education<br />

15.2 882 12.6 260<br />

No education 2.8 3,854 9.4 791<br />

Primary 7.7 3,005 21.6 1,046<br />

Secondary 28.5 5,829 47.0 2,009<br />

More than secondary<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

56.1 449 72.3 230<br />

Lowest 6.5 2,314 21.5 728<br />

Second 7.9 2,468 25.9 781<br />

Middle 12.3 2,590 32.3 786<br />

Fourth 19.7 2,687 41.5 849<br />

Highest 34.2 3,077 48.0 932<br />

Total 15-49 17.1 13,137 34.7 4,076<br />

Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases.

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