Table 4 The distribution of scores to C-HSS according to different variables (mean ± standard deviation)

All

3.04 ± 0.70

2.73 ± 0.68

2.69 ± 0.59

2.52 ± 0.61

2.75 ± 0.44

 18–30 years

3.08 ± 0.71

2.68 ± 0.68

2.66 ± 0.59

2.49 ± 0.60

2.73 ± 0.45

 31+ years

2.99 ± 0.70

2.81 ± 0.67

2.74 ± 0.59

2.57 ± 0.63

2.78 ± 0.43

P value ^a

0.053

0.005

0.029

0.068

0.100

 Male

3.03 ± 0.73

2.76 ± 0.69

2.67 ± 0.61

2.55 ± 0.62

2.75 ± 0.45

 Female

3.06 ± 0.67

2.69 ± 0.65

2.72 ± 0.57

2.49 ± 0.59

2.74 ± 0.44

P value ^a

0.613

0.073

0.221

0.108

0.532

 Primary

3.05 ± 0.68

2.84 ± 0.66

2.76 ± 0.57

2.61 ± 0.64

2.81 ± 0.46

 Secondary

3.10 ± 0.67

2.76 ± 0.66

2.70 ± 0.58

2.50 ± 0.58

2.77 ± 0.40

 Higher

2.94 ± 0.76

2.58 ± 0.70

2.63 ± 0.63

2.49 ± 0.63

2.66 ± 0.49

P value ^b

0.010

<0.001

0.044

0.044

<0.001

Marital status

 Single

3.14 ± 0.74

2.73 ± 0.70

2.66 ± 0.59

2.53 ± 0.60

2.76 ± 0.44

 Married/cohabiting

3.00 ± 0.66

2.74 ± 0.65

2.70 ± 0.59

2.52 ± 0.61

2.74 ± 0.44

 Divorced/separated/widowed

2.76 ± 0.83

2.54 ± 0.79

2.89 ± 0.61

2.50 ± 0.68

2.67 ± 0.51

P value ^b

0.001

0.220

0.077

0.936

0.416

Levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge (r) ^c

−0.157

−0.081

−0.374

−0.236

−0.299

P value

<0.001

0.012

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001