Male Partner’s Involvement in HIV Counselling and Testing and Associated Factors among Partners of Pregnant Women in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

A sociodemographic characteristic of partners of pregnant women in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age
20–29	79	19
30–39	237	57
40+	100	24
Marital statues
Married	403	96.9%
Unmarried	13	3.1%
Religion
Orthodox christian	287	69
Muslim	97	23.3
Others (protestant or catholic)	32	7.7
Educational status
No formal education	66	15.9
Primary education	97	23.3
Secondary and above	253	60.8
Occupation
Private business	143	34.4
Government employee	88	21.2
NGO	74	17.8
Daily labor	62	14.9
Farmer and others	49	11.8
Wife’s number of pregnancies
1	166	39.9
2-3	210	50.5
4-5	34	8.2
6+	6	1.4
Time of living together
Not living together	11	2.6
1–5 years	254	61.1
6–10 years	108	26
11–15 years	33	7.9
16+ years	10	2.4
Distance to nearby health facility
Less than 5 km	206	49.5
5–10 km	128	30.8
More than 10 km	82	19.7
Money paid for transportation
Did not pay	34	8.2
<5 Ethiopian birr	182	43.8
5–10 Ethiopian birr	165	39.6
>10 Ethiopian birr	35	8.4