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Table 1 Frequency of voluntary counselling and testing among 780 men in Kasese district, Uganda, 2005

From: Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention

Variable

Total

n (%)

Accepted

VCT

Percent

(95% CI)

Overall

780

182

23 (17–29)

Age

   

≤ 20

86(11)

13

15

21–29

237(30)

81

34

30–39

242(31)

62

26

40–49

121(16)

23

19

50+

94(12)

3

3

Education

   

None

178(23)

22

18

Primary

309(40)

56

18

Secondary

196(25)

53

27

Tertiary

97(12)

41

42

Religion

   

Roman Catholic

353(45)

75

21

Anglican

341(44)

84

25

Muslim

52(07)

14

27

Other

97(12)

9

27

Occupation

   

Subsistence farmer

453(58)

76

17

Salaried employee

119(15)

47

40

Businessman

105(14)

31

30

Student

94(12)

26

28

Other

9(01)

22

2

Marital status

   

Single

209(27)

59

28

Married

556(71)

122

22

Separated/divorced

15(02)

1

7

Type of marriage

   

Monogamy

432(55)

101

23

Polygamy

134(17)

21

16