Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of married individuals in Rakai, Uganda: 2003 – 2009
From: Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda
Characteristics | Males | P value (χ 2)* | Females | P value (χ 2)* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003/04 | 2005/06 | 2006/08 | 2008/09 | 2003/04 | 2005/06 | 2006/08 | 2008/09 | |||
All participants | 1809 | 2383 | 3043 | 3138 | Â | 2449 | 2492 | 3204 | 3280 | Â |
Socio-demographic characteristics (%) | ||||||||||
Age-group | P < 0.0001 |  | P < 0.0001 | |||||||
15-24 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 44.2 | 38.0 | 37.0 | 32.4 | ||
25-34 | 51.0 | 50.2 | 47.4 | 45.6 | 42.5 | 47.5 | 47.4 | 49.2 | ||
35+ | 34.4 | 38.3 | 40.8 | 44.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 18.4 | ||
Education | P = 0.364 |  | P = 0.452 | |||||||
No education | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | ||
Primary | 64.3 | 65.0 | 66.8 | 65.4 | 67.3 | 66.9 | 66.3 | 66.2 | ||
Post-primary | 30.9 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 30.8 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.8 | ||
Type of marital union | P = 0.731 |  | P = 0.494 | |||||||
Monogamous | 83.3 | 83.1 | 83.6 | 84.2 | 79.0 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 80.5 | ||
Polygamous | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 19.5 | ||
Behavioral characteristics (%) | ||||||||||
Non-marital relations in past year | P = 0.419 |  | P = 0.516 | |||||||
Yes | 44.4 | 44.2 | 46.2 | 44.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
No | 55.6 | 55.8 | 53.8 | 55.5 | 96.1 | 96.5 | 96.2 | 96.8 | ||
HIV risk perception | P < 0.0001 |  | P < 0.0001 | |||||||
Very likely | 3.7 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 27.7 | 32.2 | ||
Somewhat likely | 19.6 | 31.7 | 46.5 | 45.1 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 39.3 | 38.7 | ||
Unlikely | 66.6 | 60.9 | 36.8 | 35.1 | 59.0 | 53.0 | 28.2 | 23.5 | ||
Unsure | 10.2 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
Condom use in past year | P = 0.001 |  | P < 0.0001 | |||||||
Yes | 40.0 | 37.6 | 42.8 | 41.5 | 20.2 | 18.9 | 24.3 | 25.5 | ||
No | 60.0 | 62.4 | 57.2 | 58.5 | 79.8 | 81.1 | 75.7 | 74.5 | ||
Prior HCT | P < 0.0001 |  | P < 0.0001 | |||||||
Yes | 56.4 | 30.2 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 54.8 | 34.4 | 40.0 | 47.6 | ||
No | 43.6 | 69.8 | 67.0 | 65.0 | 45.2 | 65.6 | 60.0 | 52.4 | ||
Prior HIV status disclosure | P < 0.0001 |  | P < 0.0001 | |||||||
Yes | 50.9 | 29.1 | 33.3 | 35.7 | 45.8 | 30.2 | 36.0 | 40.3 | ||
No | 49.1 | 70.9 | 66.7 | 64.3 | 54.2 | 69.8 | 64.0 | 59.7 | ||
HIV status (%) | ||||||||||
Individual HIV status | P = 0.470 |  | P = 0.082 | |||||||
HIV-negative | 88.6 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 88.1 | 87.5 | 88.6 | 89.5 | 88.0 | ||
HIV-positive | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 12.0 | ||
Couple HIV status | P = 0.305 |  | P = 0.154 | |||||||
M-F- | 83.4 | 84.8 | 85.2 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.8 | 85.2 | 84.0 | ||
M + F+ | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.9 | ||
M-F+ | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
M + F- | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | ||