NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western Regionsfrom infecting others, it is important for individuals to know their HIV status. Knowledge of one’sstatus is also a critical factor in the decision to seek treatment. Information on knowledge of a placeto get tested and on whether testing has taken place is presented in Table HA.5 for women aged 15–49 years in the MFWR. Although 45 percent of women knew where to be tested, only five percenthave ever been tested and two percent were tested in the previous 12 months. Furthermore, lessthan two percent had been tested and told the result.Of women with knowledge of a place to get tested, there was little variation by region.Subregionally, the highest percentage was in the Mid-Western Hills (56 percent) and the lowest wasin the Far Western Mountains (21 percent); women in the Far Western Mountains also had thelowest level of comprehensive knowledge on HIV transmission in the MFWR. Urban women (58percent) were more likely than rural women (43 percent) to know of a place to get tested. Youngerwomen were more likely than older women to know of a place: 68 percent of women aged 15–19years knew a place compared to 14 percent of women aged 45–49 years. It is noticeable that nevermarried women (73 percent) were more knowledgeable about a place to get tested than evermarried women (37 percent). Women in poorer households were less likely than women in richerhouseholds to know of a place: 28 percent of women from the poorest quintile knew compared to62 percent of women from the richest quintile.As very few women had been tested and had been told the result, it is difficult to ascertain variationby background characteristic. However, over four percent of women in the Far Western Hills hadbeen tested and received the result. Other subregions and background characteristics weregenerally around or below two percent.175