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Table 2 Survey demographics (n = 438) grouped by urban or rural setting and survey collection church.

From: Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes

 

TOTAL

Urban

Rural

Catholic Church

Lutheran Church

Pentecostal Church

# Respondents

438

256

182

145

167

126

Male (%)

49.1

49.8

48.1

51.4

54.3

39.7

Mean age (stdev) (years)

34.5

(12.6)

33.0

(11.5)

36.6

(13.8)

33.9

(13.8)

37.4

(13.0)

31.4

(9.7)

Some secondary school (%)

41.9

55.6

23.1

47.6

40.5

37.1

Married, engaged, or cohabiting (%)

67.3

62.7

74.0

73.0

73.6

51.3

Attends religious activities more than once a week (%)

62.7

58.8

68.0

54.3

69.3

63.6

Catholic (%)

36.2

55.9

44.1

99.3

6.6

3.2

Lutheran (%)

37.2

52.7

47.3

0.7

91.0

7.9

Pentecostal (%)

25.7

69.0

31.0

0

0.6

88.1