Table 2 Percent distribution of respondents by HIV status and selected background characteristics
From: Male circumcision and HIV infection among sexually active men in Malawi
Background characteristics | HIV status | Sample size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | ||
Age*** | |||
15–24 | 97.8 | 2.2 | 1533 |
25–39 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 1911 |
40+ | 81.1 | 18.9 | 914 |
Marital status*** | |||
Never married | 94.0 | 6.0 | 1778 |
Currently married | 87.8 | 12.2 | 2410 |
Formerly married | 76.3 | 23.7 | 170 |
Age at sexual debut** | |||
< 15 | 92.7 | 7.3 | 915 |
15-24 | 89.2 | 10.8 | 3294 |
25 + † | 87.7 | 12.3 | 149 |
Ever had ritual sex | |||
Yes | 86.4 | 13.6 | 159 |
No | 90.1 | 9.9 | 4199 |
Number of life time partners*** | |||
1 | 98.0 | 2.0 | 750 |
2 | 92.7 | 7.3 | 1082 |
3 | 89.3 | 10.7 | 921 |
4 | 91.6 | 8.4 | 486 |
5 | 85.2 | 14.8 | 371 |
6-9 | 80.7 | 19.3 | 394 |
10+ | 79.7 | 20.3 | 354 |
Type of residence*** | |||
Urban | 84.8 | 15.2 | 647 |
Rural | 91.4 | 8.6 | 3711 |
Region*** | |||
Northern | 93.2 | 6.8 | 750 |
Central | 91.9 | 8.1 | 1592 |
Southern | 87.2 | 12.8 | 2016 |
Religion | |||
Catholic | 89.9 | 8.4 | 984 |
Other Christian | 89.8 | 8.6 | 2930 |
Muslim | 90.4 | 7.7 | 444 |
Level of education | |||
None | 87.5 | 12.5 | 253 |
Primary | 90.3 | 9.7 | 2669 |
Secondary+ | 89.7 | 10.3 | 1436 |
Wealth index*** | |||
Poor | 92.2 | 7.8 | 1496 |
Medium | 91.7 | 8.3 | 903 |
Rich | 87.7 | 12.3 | 1959 |
Circumcision status* | |||
Circumcised | 87.9 | 12.1 | 831 |
Not circumcised | 90.5 | 9.5 | 3,527 |
Total | 89.9 | 10.1 | 4,358 |