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Table 1 Description of study participants in survey

From: Concurrent sexual partnerships and associated factors: a cross-sectional population-based survey in a rural community in Africa with a generalised HIV epidemic

 

Males

(N = 3,291)

Females

(N = 4,052)

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC FACTORS

Age (years) 1

  

   < 20

1278 (38.8%)

1222 (30.2%)

   20-29

598 (18.2%)

830 (20.5%)

   30-39

489 (14.9%)

721 (17.8%)

   40-49

375 (11.4%)

526 (13.0%)

   50-59

243 (7.4%)

343 (8.5%)

   ≥ 60

308 (9.4%)

410 (10.1%)

Marital status

  

   Never married

1678 (51.0%)

1366 (33.7%)

   Married with 1 wife

1163 (35.3%)

1361 (33.6%)

   Married with > 1 wife

148 (4.5%)

464 (11.5%)

   Separated/divorced/widowed

302 (9.2%)

861 (21.2%)

Age at first marriage (if ever married) 1

  

   < 16 years

9 (0.6%)

403 (15.0%)

   16-19 years

292 (18.1%)

1534 (57.2%)

   20-24 years

703 (43.6%)

539 (20.1%)

   25+ years

552 (34.2%)

125 (4.7%)

   Doesn't remember

56 (3.5%)

81 (3.0%)

Median (IQR) age at first marriage (years)

22 (20-25)

18 (16-20)

Education level 1

  

   Less than primary

193 (5.9%)

463 (11.4%)

   Incomplete primary

1565 (47.6%)

1677 (41.4%)

   Primary

658 (20.0%)

823 (20.3%)

   Junior/secondary

720 (21.9%)

935 (23.1%)

   Above secondary

153 (4.6%)

153 (3.8%)

SES score tertile 1

  

   Low

852 (27.8%)

953 (25.4%)

   Middle

1085 (35.5%)

1396 (37.2%)

   High

1123 (36.7%)

1407 (37.5%)

SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR, AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE EVER HAD SEX

 

(N = 2100)

(N = 3024)

Age at first sex (years) 2

  

   < 15

163 (7.8%)

360 (11.9%)

   15-16

395 (18.9%)

1028 (34.0%)

   17-18

659 (31.4%)

1044 (34.5%)

   19-20

405 (19.3%)

332 (11.0%)

   21+

205 (9.8%)

67 (2.2%)

   Doesn't remember

269 (12.8%)

192 (6.4%)

Median (IQR) age at first sex (years)

18 (16-20)

17 (15-18)

Partners in past year 2

  

   None

431 (20.5%)

949 (31.4%)

   1

1241 (59.1%)

2038 (67.4%)

   2

300 (14.3%)

33 (1.1%)

   3+

128 (6.1%)

3 (0.1%)

Lifetime partners 2

  

   1

245 (11.7%)

985 (32.7%)

   2

264 (12.7%)

940 (31.2%)

   3-4

476 (22.8%)

842 (28.0%)

   5+

928 (44.5%)

214 (7.1%)

   Doesn't remember

174 (8.3%)

30 (1.0%)

Median (IQR) lifetime partners

4 (2-8)

2 (1-3)

Last time had sex with any partner 2

  

   In last month

1388 (66.1%)

1642 (54.3%)

   2-6 months

227 (10.8%)

342 (11.3%)

   7-12 months

53 (2.5%)

90 (3.0%)

   > 12 months

431 (20.5%)

949 (31.4%)

Sex with an extramarital partner in past year 3

  

   Yes

201 (15.3%)

17 (0.9%)

CONCURRENCY INDICATORS, AMONG THOSE HAVING SEX IN PAST YEAR

 

(N = 1668)

(N = 2074)

Concurrency at 6m before interview

  

   Yes

280 (16.8%)

11 (0.5%)

Any concurrency in last 12 m

  

   Yes

340 (20.4%)

19 (0.9%)

Any concurrency in last 12 m among those with > 1 partner 4

  

   Yes

340 (79.6%)

19 (52.8%)

Any concurrency in last 12 m, excluding polygynous partnerships

  

   Yes

230 (13.8%)

19 (0.9%)

CONCURRENCY INDICATORS, AMONG ALL AGED 15-49

 

(N = 2273)

(N = 2855)

Concurrency at 6 m before interview

  

   Yes

223 (9.8%)

11 (0.4%)

Any concurrency in last 12 m

  

   Yes

281 (12.4%)

19 (0.7%)

Any concurrency in last 12 m, excluding polygynous partnerships

  

   Yes

211 (9.3%)

19 (0.7%)

HIV STATUS, AMONG ALL PARTICIPANTS 5

   Negative

3124 (95.5%)

3731 (92.6%)

   Positive

148 (4.5%)

298 (7.4%)

  1. 1Missing data on age married for 1 male and 4 females. Missing data on education for 2 males and 1 female. Missing SES index for 231 males and 296 females
  2. 2Missing data on age at first sex for 4 males and 1 female. Missing data on lifetime partners for 13 males and 13 females. Missing data on last sex for 1 male and 1 female.
  3. 3Among 1311 males and 1825 females who are currently married.
  4. 4Among 427 males and 36 females reporting > 1 partner in past 12 months.
  5. 5Missing HIV status for 19 males and 23 females.
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