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Table 13.11 Comprehensive knowledge about HIV among young people<br />

Percentage of young women and young men age 15-24 with comprehensive knowledge about<br />

HIV, according to background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Women age 15-24 Men age 15-24<br />

Percentage with<br />

comprehensive<br />

knowledge of<br />

HIV 1<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Percentage with<br />

comprehensive<br />

knowledge of<br />

HIV 1<br />

Number of<br />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-19 38.9 5,263 43.1 1,818<br />

15-17 37.3 3,158 40.3 1,153<br />

18-19 41.2 2,105 48.0 665<br />

20-24 43.3 5,159 45.8 1,408<br />

20-22 42.6 3,269 44.8 947<br />

23-24 44.5 1,889 48.1 461<br />

Marital status<br />

Never married 42.2 4,827 44.3 2,586<br />

Ever had sex 49.6 2,005 44.8 1,601<br />

Never had sex 36.9 2,823 43.4 984<br />

Ever married 40.1 5,594 44.4 640<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 46.9 1,892 54.0 571<br />

Rural 39.8 8,529 42.2 2,655<br />

Region<br />

Northern 35.6 1,159 36.9 419<br />

Central 41.4 4,536 43.0 1,396<br />

Southern 42.1 4,727 47.8 1,411<br />

Education<br />

No education 26.6 455 17.5 70<br />

Primary 35.5 6,740 38.0 2,022<br />

Secondary 53.8 2,993 56.3 1,066<br />

More than secondary 67.8 234 72.4 68<br />

Total 41.1 10,422 44.3 3,226<br />

1<br />

Comprehensive knowledge means knowing that consistent use of condoms during sexual<br />

intercourse and having just one uninfected faithful partner can reduce the chance of getting HIV,<br />

knowing that a healthy-looking person can have HIV, and rejecting the two most common local<br />

misconceptions about transmission or prevention of HIV. The components of comprehensive<br />

knowledge are presented in Tables 13.1 and 13.2.<br />

Table 13.12 Age at first sexual intercourse among young people<br />

Percentage of young women and young men age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse before age 15 and percentage of young women and young men age<br />

18-24 who had sexual intercourse before age 18, according to background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Women age 15-24 Women age 18-24 Men age 15-24 Men age 18-24<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age 15<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age 18<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age 15<br />

Number of<br />

men<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age 18<br />

Number of<br />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-19 12.8 5,263 na na 22.2 1,818 na na<br />

15-17 14.2 3,158 na na 24.1 1,153 na na<br />

18-19 10.6 2,105 62.3 2,105 19.0 665 60.6 665<br />

20-24 15.1 5,159 57.6 5,159 14.5 1,408 49.7 1,408<br />

20-22 14.6 3,269 58.3 3,269 15.2 947 52.9 947<br />

23-24 <strong>16</strong>.0 1,889 56.3 1,889 13.1 461 43.2 461<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 10.1 1,892 50.9 1,338 12.5 571 38.7 401<br />

Rural 14.8 8,529 60.8 5,926 20.2 2,655 56.7 1,671<br />

Region<br />

Northern 14.7 1,159 57.8 822 13.5 419 41.9 288<br />

Central 10.8 4,536 51.6 3,177 18.8 1,396 50.2 893<br />

Southern <strong>16</strong>.8 4,727 66.4 3,265 20.5 1,411 59.9 892<br />

Education<br />

No education 25.5 455 76.1 392 17.9 70 62.7 60<br />

Primary <strong>16</strong>.7 6,740 68.6 4,362 22.9 2,022 58.5 1,103<br />

Secondary 6.9 2,993 41.7 2,282 12.3 1,066 47.3 844<br />

More than secondary 2.7 234 18.7 228 3.0 68 31.6 66<br />

Total 13.9 10,422 59.0 7,264 18.9 3,226 53.2 2,073<br />

na = Not applicable.<br />

224 • HIV/AIDS-related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour

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