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Table 1 Demographic characteristics by region of origin

From: Foreskin cutting beliefs and practices and the acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea

Characteristic^

New Guinea Islands

Momase

Southern

Highlands

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

 

n = 72

n = 80

n = 153

n = 72

n = 230

n = 146

n = 402

n = 218

Age

        

Under 25

50.8 (32)

66.2 (51)

61.9 (91)

70.6 (48)

48.1 (104)

48.9 (68)

45.9 (168)

47.4 (91)

25 and over

49.2 (31)

33.8 (26)

38.1 (56)

29.4 (20)

51.9 (112)

51.1 (71)

54.1 (198)

52.6 (101)

Site

        

DWU

31.9 (23)

27.5 (22)

35.9 (55)

38.9 (28)

12.2 (28)

17.8 (26)

25.1 (101)

12.4 (27)

PAU

45.8 (33)

56.3 (45)

25.5 (39)

33.3 (24)

18.7 (43)

19.9 (29)

21.6 (87)

26.6 (58)

Porgera

16.7 (12)

8.8 (7)

10.5 (16)

12.5 (9)

5.2 (12)

6.2 (9)

46.5 (187)

60.6 (132)

Popondetta

5.6 (4)

7.5 (6)

28.1 (43)

15.3 (11)

63.9 (147)

56.2 (82)

6.7 (27)

0.5 (1)

Marital status

        

Single

70.8 (51)

72.5 (58)

71.9 (110)

81.9 (59)

56.5 (130)

44.8 (65)

55.7 (224)

45.9 (100)

Married

27.8 (20)

21.3 (17)

26.8 (41)

15.3 (11)

40.9 (94)

49.7 (72)

42.3 (170)

44 (96)

Separated/Divorced

1.4 (1)

6.3 (5)

1.4 (2)

2.8 (2)

2.6 (6)

5.6 (8)

1.9 (8)

10.1 (22)

Religion

        

Anglican

1.4 (1)

0 (0)

6.3 (6)

1.4 (1)

36.1 (83)

27.4 (40)

0.5 (2)

0 (0)

Catholic

31.9 (23)

22.5 (18)

21.1 (32)

18.3 (13)

6.1 (14)

9.6 (14)

14.4 (58)

7.4 (16)

Lutheran

0 (0)

0 (0)

28.3 (43)

18.3 (13)

1.7 (4)

3.4 (5)

13.7 (55)

4.6 (10)

Pentecostal

8.3 (6)

10 (8)

24 (15.8)

16 (22.5)

27.4 (63)

23.3 (34)

24.1 (97)

33.2 (72)

Seventh day Adventist

45.8 (33)

55 (44)

23.6 (40)

33.8 (24)

16.5 (38)

20.5 (30)

37.3 (150)

51.2 (111)

Other

12.5 (9)

12.5 (10)

3.3 (5)

5.6 (4)

11.7 (27)

15.8 (23)

8.7 (35)

3.7 (8)

None

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.3 (2)

0 (0)

0.4 (1)

0 (0)

1.2 (5)

0 (0)

Education

        

Primary School or less

2.8 (2)

0 (0)

22.5 (34)

8.7 (6)

45.9 (105)

25 (36)

21.8 (87)

6.6 (14)

High/Secondary

36.1 (26)

75 (57)

23.8 (36)

75.4 (52)

32.8 (75)

54.9 (79)

34.3 (137)

58.7 (125)

Voc/Tech college

18.1 (13)

11.8 (9)

12.6 (19)

8.7 (6)

6.1 (14)

12.5 (18)

13.0 (52)

28. (61)

University

43.1 (31)

13.2 (10)

41.1 (62)

7.2 (5)

15.3 (35)

7.6 (11)

31.0 (124)

6.1 (13)

Money earned by

        

Subsistence

1.5 (1)

13 (1)

4.9 (7)

9.4 (6)

15.5 (35)

14.1 (19)

9.0 (35)

5.3 (11)

Formal employment

37.3 (25)

27.3 (21)

38.7 (55)

14.1 (9)

51.3 (116)

43.7 (59)

61.5 (205)

57.4 (120)

Dependent on family

46.3 (31)

70.1 (54)

51.4 (73)

70.3 (45)

29.2 (66)

41.5 (56)

95.4 (132)

34.4 (72)

Student scholarship

14.9 (10)

1.3 (1)

4.9 (7)

6.3 (4)

4.0 (9)

0.7 (1)

4.6 (18)

2.9 (6)

Number of wives#

        

0

70.8 (51)

 

73.7 (112)

 

59.4 (136)

 

56.5 (227)

 

1

29.2 (21)

66.6 (10)

25.7 (39)

66.6 (6)

37.1 (85)

82.5 (47)

31.3 (126)

67.7 (63)

More than 1

0 (0)

33.3 (5)

0.7 (1)

33.3 (3)

3.5 (8)

17.5 (10)

12.3 (49)

32.3 (30)

Number of Children

        

0

73.6 (53)

75 (60)

76.3 (116)

80.6 (58)

62.0 (142)

82.5 (66)

576 (230)

50 (109)

1

4.2 (3)

6.3 (5)

7.2 (11)

1.4 (1)

5.7 (13)

11.0 (16)

7.3 (29)

12.4 (27)

More than 1

22.2 (16)

18.7 (15)

16.4 (25)

18 (13)

32.3 (74)

43.5 (66)

35.1 (140)

37.6 (82)

  1. ^ Totals are not the same for all characteristics. Some participants did not answer all questions.
  2. # For females - number of wives their husband is married to.