Table 1 |
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| Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants by sex | ||||
| Variable | Category | Male | Female | |
| n(%) | n(%) | p-value | ||
| Age group | 15-24 | 7(4.8) | 38(14.4) | <0.001 |
| 25-34 | 47(32.2) | 113(42.8) | ||
| 35-44 | 59(40.4) | 99(37.5) | ||
| ≥45 | 33(22.6) | 14(5.3) | ||
| Education | No education | 14(9.6) | 21(8.0) | 0.583 |
| Primary | 93(63.7) | 184(69.7) | ||
| Secondary | 22(15.1) | 37(14.0) | ||
| Post-secondary | 17(11.6) | 22(8.3) | ||
| Marital status | Never married | 16(11.0) | 36(1.6) | 0.265 |
| Married/Cohabiting | 83(56.8) | 128(48.5) | ||
| Separa/Divorced | 47(32.2) | 100(37.9) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | 74(50.7) | 131(49.6) | 0.955 |
| Employed | 20(13.7) | 35(13.3) | ||
| Business | 52(5.6) | 98(37.1) | ||
| Age at first marriage/cohabiting‡ | <18 years | 4(3.0) | 28(12.2) | 0.003 |
| ≥18 years | 127(97.0) | 201(87.8) | ||
| Live with partner† | Yes | 58(69.9) | 98(76.6) | 0.280 |
| No | 25(30.1) | 30(23.4) | ||
| No of children | 0 | 36(24.7) | 70(26.5) | 0.242 |
| 1 | 26(17.8) | 63(23.9) | ||
| ≥2 | 84(57.5) | 131(49.6) | ||
| Having sex with partner† | Yes | 90(61.6) | 158(59.8) | 0.722 |
| No | 56(38.4) | 106(40.2) | ||
| Children with current partner† | Yes | 54(80.6) | 58(67.4) | 0.068 |
| No | 13(19.4) | 28(32.6) | ||
‡: for those who reported to have been married/cohabiting, †; for only those reporting to have a sexual partner, ART Antiretroviral Therapy, SD Standard deviation.
Mmbaga et al. BMC Public Health 2013 13:86 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-86
