Table 3 HIV Prevalence by behavioural characteristics among adolescents aged 15–19 years from the 2008, 2012 and 2017 surveys, South Africa
Variables | 2008 | 2012 | 2017 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | ||
Employment status | |||||||
Employed | 110 (2.3) | 0.7–7.2 | 134 (2.5) | 1.0–6.4 | 77 (0.1) | 0.0–1.0 | 0.724 |
Unemployed | 243 (9.2) | 5.6–14.8 | 453 (8.1) | 5.0–12.8 | 563 (8.3) | 5.6–12.2 | 0.346 |
Student | 1377 (3.8) | 2.1–6.6 | 2412 (2.5) | 1.8–3.5 | 1567 (4.5) | 3.3–6.1 | 0.090 |
Education attendance and employment status | |||||||
Attend an educational institution | 1377 (3.8) | 2.1–6.6 | 2507 (2.5) | 1.8–3.5 | 1809 (4.5) | 3.4–5.9 | 0.070 |
Do not attend educational institution and unemployed | 243 (9.2) | 5.6–14.8 | 425 (8.5) | 5.3–13.5 | 341 (10.9) | 7.0–16.5 | 0.993 |
Do not attend educational institution and Employed | 110 (2.3) | 0.7–7.2 | 121 (2.5) | 0.9–6.7 | 60 (0.2) | 0.0–1.6 | 0.903 |
Ever had sexual intercourse | |||||||
Yes | 668 (6.2) | 4.3–8.9 | 1094 (5.7) | 4.1–7.8 | 794 (6.7) | 4.7–9.6 | 0.973 |
No | 1050 (3.4) | 1.5–7.7 | 1951 (1.6) | 1.0–2.7 | 1377 (4.5) | 3.1–6.4 | 0.005 |
Correct knowledge and rejection of myths | |||||||
No | 1167 (5.7) | 3.6–8.8 | 2266 (3.3) | 2.4–4.5 | 1441 (5.7) | 4.3–7.4 | 0.867 |
Yes | 584 (1.9) | 0.8–4.5 | 833 (2.8) | 1.5–5.0 | 766 (4.5) | 2.9–6.8 | 0.006 |