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Table 18.8 Exposure to HIV/AIDS messages through other mediaPercentage of children age 12-14 who have seen HIV/AIDS information or messages on othermedia during the 12 months before the survey, according to background characteristics,Swaziland 2006-07Backgroundcharacteristic Stickers ClothingRedribbonbadgeSign onbus orcombiWallmuralAIDSplayNumberSexFemale 41.8 69.4 77.7 48.1 31.2 64.3 465Male 34.5 68.3 64.8 40.9 20.5 49.8 409ResidenceUrban 56.2 86.4 84.7 64.8 44.4 76.0 104Rural 36.0 66.5 69.9 42.0 23.8 55.0 769RegionHhohho 37.2 68.0 68.3 46.2 27.8 57.0 228Manzini 44.6 71.3 78.4 50.8 30.8 57.0 255Shiselweni 38.5 69.6 73.9 44.4 23.7 55.4 213Lubombo 31.0 65.9 63.7 34.5 20.7 61.4 178Living arrangementsLiving with both parents 34.2 65.5 65.8 40.6 20.7 51.6 151Living with father/not mother 32.2 70.6 72.3 40.8 33.6 62.4 71Living with mother/not father 41.6 69.9 73.9 43.9 25.3 58.0 295Not living with either parent 39.4 70.2 72.1 47.8 26.9 58.8 332Missing (30.1) (56.3) (74.3) (49.7) (41.6) (56.2) 25Orphanhood statusBoth parents alive 38.5 67.7 70.6 45.2 26.2 56.0 552Mother dead/father alive 34.8 73.9 67.9 49.2 33.5 64.9 73Father dead/mother alive 40.1 72.2 76.4 42.3 25.2 61.3 180Both parents dead 37.4 65.2 71.9 42.4 21.7 51.8 69OVC statusOrphan 1 38.3 71.1 73.5 43.9 26.3 60.1 322Vulnerable 2 (37.1) (64.5) (81.0) (40.0) (22.9) (63.2) 32Orphan and vulnerable * * * * * * 14Neither orphan nor vulnerable 38.5 68.0 70.2 45.0 26.2 56.0 533Total 38.4 68.9 71.7 44.7 26.2 57.5 874Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. An asterisk indicates that anestimate is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.1One or both parents dead2Have a very sick parent or live in a household where an adult has been very sick or died in the past12 monthsAscertaining places where the youth access HIV/AIDS information is important to strengthen theinterventions. Table 18.9 provides information on the percentage of girls and boys age 12-14 who receiveinformation on HIV/AIDS at various places during the 12 months before the survey according tobackground characteristics. School plays a key role in providing information to children age 12-14; 83percent of children say that they receive information on HIV/AIDS in schools, 45 percent from healthfacilities, and 37 percent from religious meetings. Girls are more likely to have received this informationthan boys. For instance, 85 percent of girls and 81 percent of boys had received information from school.HIV/AIDS information from youth clubs is more accessible to youth in urban areas (31 percent) than toyouth in rural areas (14 percent). There are no major regional variations in places where HIV/AIDSinformation can be accessed.Youth | 285