Sexual autonomy and self-reported sexually transmitted infections among women in sexual unions

Table 2 Background Characteristics and SR- STIs

Variables	Weighted N	Weighted %	Self-reported STI	p-value
Sexual autonomy				<0.0001
No	39,782	17.0	3.4
Yes	194,528	83.0	6.2
Age (Years)				<0.0001
15-19	14,507	6.2	4.8
20-24	39,793	17.0	6.0
25-29	50,961	21.7	6.4
30-34	44,453	19.0	6.2
35-39	37,588	16.0	5.9
40-44	26,383	11.3	4.8
45-49	20,624	8.8	4.4
Marital status				<0.0001
Married	190,503	81.3	5.0
Cohabiting	43,807	18.7	8.9
Occupation				<0.0001
Working	63,177	27.0	5.0
Not working	171,133	73.0	6.1
Multiple sexual partners				0.0631
No	224,844	96.0	5.7
Yes	9466	4.0	6.9
Wealth quintile				<0.0001
Poorest	44,255	18.9	4.8
Poorer	47,087	20.1	5.2
Middle	46,876	20.0	5.7
Richer	47,933	20.5	6.4
Richest	48,158	20.5	6.6
Exposure to newspaper				0.0001
No	196,418	83.8	5.6
Yes	37,892	16.2	6.8
Exposure to radio				<0.0001
No	96,508	41.2	5.0
Yes	137,802	58.8	6.3
Exposure to television				<0.0001
No	140,484	60.0	5.2
Yes	96,826	40.0	6.6
Partner’s educational level				<0.0001
No education	81,548	34.8	4.7
Primary	61,457	26.2	5.2
Secondary	71,144	30.4	7.2
Higher	20,160	8.6	6.8
Place of residence				<0.0001
Urban	81,726	34.9	7.5
Rural	152,584	65.1	4.9

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