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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study participants (N = 452)

From: Male circumcision for HIV prevention - a cross-sectional study on awareness among young people and adults in rural Uganda

 

Youth

(N = 185)

Adults

(N = 267)

p-Value

 

(N)

(%)

(N)

(%)

 

Male Sex

108

58.4

139

52.1

p = 0.185

Age (mean +/- SD; median)

185

18.4 +/- 2.5; 18.0

267

39.8 +/- 11.0; 38.0

p < 0.001

Marital status

    

p < 0.001

- Married

34

20.7

24

87.1

 

- Separated/divorced/widowed

6

3.7

229

9.1

 

- Never married

124

75.6

10

3.8

 

Religion

    

p = 0.020

- Catholic

36

19.5

31

11.7

 

- Protestant

89

48.1

144

54.3

 

- Muslim

57

30.8

90

34.0

 

- Other

3

1.6

0

0.0

 

Tribe

    

p = 0.060

- (Mu)Soga

57

31.0

94

36.0

 

- (Mu)Ganda

72

39.1

111

42.5

 

- Mulamoga

13

7.1

6

2.3

 

- Munyara

10

5.4

7

2.7

 

- Other

32

17.4

43

16.5

 

Education completed

    

p < 0.001

- No school

1

0.6

16

6.0

 

- Primary

76

42.9

103

38.9

 

- Secondary

95

53.7

96

36.2

 

- Tertiary

3

1.7

30

11.3

 

- University

2

1.1

20

7.5

 

Work

    

p < 0.001

- Self-employed (agriculture, selling, service)

33

21.3

136

52.9

 

- Salaried

19

12.3

83

32.3

 

- Manual/casual Work

7

4.5

6

2.3

 

- No work/unemployed

69

61.9

32

12.5