Table 1 Distribution of respondents by selected background characteristics
From: Male circumcision and HIV infection among sexually active men in Malawi
Background characteristics | Sample size | |
|---|---|---|
% | n | |
Age | ||
15–24 | 35.2 | 1,533 |
25–39 | 43.9 | 1,911 |
40+ | 20.9 | 914 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 40.8 | 1,778 |
Currently married | 55.3 | 2,410 |
Formerly married | 3.9 | 170 |
Age at sexual debut | ||
< 15 | 21.0 | 915 |
15–24 | 75.6 | 3,294 |
25 + † | 3.4 | 149 |
Ever had ritual sex | ||
Yes | 3.6 | 159 |
No | 96.4 | 4,199 |
Number of life time partners | ||
1 | 17.2 | 750 |
2 | 24.8 | 1,082 |
3 | 21.3 | 921 |
4 | 11.2 | 486 |
5 | 8.5 | 371 |
6–9 | 9.0 | 394 |
10+ | 8.1 | 354 |
Type of residence | ||
Urban | 14.8 | 647 |
Rural | 85.2 | 3,711 |
Region | ||
Northern | 17.2 | 750 |
Central | 36.5 | 1,592 |
Southern | 46.3 | 2,016 |
Religion | ||
Catholic | 22.6 | 984 |
Other Christian | 67.2 | 2,930 |
Muslim | 10.2 | 444 |
Level of education | ||
None | 5.8 | 253 |
Primary | 61.2 | 2,669 |
Secondary+ | 33.0 | 1,436 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 34.3 | 1,496 |
Medium | 20.7 | 903 |
Rich | 45.0 | 1,959 |
Circumcision status | ||
Circumcised | 19.1 | 831 |
Age at circumcision | ||
< 10 | 26.4 | 219 |
10-14 | 52.0 | 432 |
15+ | 21.6 | 180 |
Type of circumciser | ||
Traditional | 85.4 | 710 |
Medical | 14.6 | 121 |
Not circumcised | 80.9 | 3,527 |
HIV status | ||
Negative | 89.9 | 3,918 |
Positive | 10.1 | 440 |
Total | 100.0 | 4,358 |