| Description |
This report presents findings from the 2004-05 Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioural Survey (UHSBS) carried out by the Ministry of Health. ORC Macro provided financial and technical assistance for the survey through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded MEASURE DHS programme, which is designed to assist developing countries to collect data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS. Financial and technical assistance was also provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Financial support was provided by the Government of Uganda, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Additional support was provided by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the World Health Organisation, the AIDS Integrated Model (AIM) project, UNAIDS, Makerere University, the Uganda AIDS Commission, and the Uganda Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria. The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the donor organisations. It is also important to acknowledge the contribution of the office and field staff, district officials, communities, and survey respondents, without whom the survey would not have been possible. |
| Table of contents |
TABLES AND FIGURES
FOREWORDx
MAP OF UGANDA
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Information
1.2 National Policy on HIV/AIDS
1.3 Objectives of the Survey
1.4 Sample Size and Design
1.5 Questionnaires
1.6 Biomarkers
1.7 Voucher System for Voluntary Counselling and Testing
1.8 Home-based Counselling and Testing Study
1.9 Training
1.10 Mobilisation and Fieldwork
1.11 Data Processing
1.12 Response Rates
CHAPTER 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT
2.1 Key Findings
2.2 Introduction
2.3 Household Population by Age, Sex, and Residence
2.4 Household Composition
2.5 Education Attainment of Household Population
2.6 Household Characteristics
2.7 Household Durable Goods
2.8 Ownership of Mosquito Nets
2.9 Orphanhood and Children’s Living Arrangements
2.10 Care and Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
2.11 Care and Support for Chronically Ill Adults
CHAPTER 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS
3.1 Key Findings
3.2 Introduction
3.3 Background Characteristics
3.4 Educational Attainment
3.5 Employment Status
3.6 Marital Status
3.7 Polygyny
3.8 Respondents Who Have Ever Been Widowed
3.9 Age at First Marriage
3.10 Characteristics of Couples
3.11 Media Exposure of Respondents
3.12 Traditional Tattooing and Cutting and Male Circumcision
3.13 Contraceptive Use among Women
3.14 Number of Children Ever Born
3.15 Birth Registration
CHAPTER 4 HIV/AIDS-RELATED KNOWLEDGE
4.1 Key Findings
4.2 Introduction
4.3 Awareness of AIDS
4.4 Knowledge of Means of Avoiding AIDS
4.5 Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission
4.6 Rejection of Misconceptions about AIDS Transmission
4.7 Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS
4.8 Perceptions about Discordance
CHAPTER 5 ATTITUDES RELATING TO HIVAIDS
5.1 Key Findings
5.2 Introduction
5.3 HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma
5.4 Attitudes Towards Negotiating Safer Sex
5.5 Attitudes Towards Educating Youth about Condom Use
5.6 Perceived Risk of Getting HIV
CHAPTER 6 HIV/AIDS-RELATED BEHAVIOUR
6.1 Key Findings
6.2 Introduction
6.3 Age at First Sexual Intercourse
6.4 Recent Sexual Activity
6.5 Multiple Sexual Partners
6.6 Condom Use at Last Sex and Reasons for Non-Use
6.7 Higher-risk Sex
6.8 Sex with Prostitutes
6.9 HIV Counselling and Testing
6.10 Communication about HIV with Partners
6.11 Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections
6.12 Injections, Blood Transfusions, and Contact with Blood
CHAPTER 7 SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR INDICATORS AMONG YOUTH
7.1 Key Findings
7.2 Introduction
7.3 HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge among Youth
7.4 Knowledge of Condom Sources among Youth
7.5 Percentage Ever Married
7.6 Age at First Sexual Experience
7.7 Condom Use at First Sex
7.8 Abstinence and Premarital Sex
7.9 Higher-risk Sex and Condom Use among Youth
7.10 Abstinence, Being Faithful, and Condom Use among Youth
7.11 Age Differences Between Sexual Partners
7.12 Alcohol Use During Sex among Youth
7.13 Forced Sex among Youth
7.14 Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing among Youth
CHAPTER 8 HIV PREVALENCE
8.1 Key Findings
8.2 Introduction
8.3 Coverage of HIV Testing
8.4 HIV Prevalence by Age and Sex
8.5 HIV Prevalence by Other Background Characteristics
8.6 HIV Prevalence by Sociodemographic Characteristics
8.7 HIV Prevalence and Male Circumcision
8.8 HIV Prevalence by Sexual Risk Behaviours
8.9 HIV Prevalence by Other Characteristics Related to HIV Risk
8.10 Prevalence of HIV among Youth
8.11 HIV Prevalence among Cohabiting Couples
8.12 HIV Prevalence among Children Under Five
CHAPTER 9 SYPHILIS PREVALENCE
9.1 Key Findings
9.2 Introduction
9.3 Coverage of Syphilis Testing
9.4 Syphilis Prevalence by Age and Sex
9.5 Prevalence of Syphilis by Background Characteristics
9.6 Syphilis Prevalence by Sociodemographic Characteristics
9.7 Syphilis Prevalence by Sexual Risk Behaviours
9.8 Syphilis Prevalence by STI Reporting
9.9 Syphilis Prevalence among Cohabiting Couples
CHAPTER 10 PREVALENCE OF HERPES AND HEPATITIS
10.1 Key Findings
10.2 Introduction
10.3 Herpes Prevalence by Age and Sex
10.4 Prevalence of Herpes by Background Characteristics
10.5 Prevalence of Herpes by Sociodemographic Characteristics
10.6 Prevalence of Herpes by STI Reporting
10.7 Prevalence of Herpes among Cohabiting Couples
10.8 Hepatitis B Infection
REFERENCES 133
APPENDIX A PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE 2004-2005 HIV/AIDS SER0-BEHAVIOURAL SURVEY
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS
APPENDIX C QUESTIONNAIRES |
