Table 1 Characteristics of circumcised and uncircumcised men 15–59 years, Uganda 2004 and 2011

Age

 15–24

492 (27.4)

1,318 (25.8)

1,809 (26.2)

610 (27.4)

1,331 (23.2)

1,941 (24.4)

 25–34

549 (30.6)

1,664 (32.6)

2,213 (32.1)

708 (31.8)

1,751 (30.5)

2,460 (30.9)

 35–44

434 (24.2)

1,162 (22.7)

1,596 (23.1)

508 (22.8)

1,492 (26.0)

2,000 (25.1)

 45–59

317 (17.7)

970 (19.0)

1,288 (18.6)

402 (18.0)

1,166 (20.3)

1,568 (19.7)

Marital status

 Never married

418 (23.3)

1,170 (22.9)

1,589 (23.0)

523 (23.5)

1,127 (19.6)

1,649 (20.7)

 Married

1,183 (66.0)

3,438 (67.2)

4,621 (66.9)

1,534 (68.9)

4,176 (72.7)

5,710 (71.7)

 Divorced/Widowed

191 (10.6)

506 (9.9)

696 (10.1)

171 (7.7)

438 (7.6)

609 (7.7)

Residence

 Urban

352 (19.6)

605 (11.8)

957 (13.9)

604 (27.1)

916 (16.0)

1,520 (19.1)

 Rural

1,440 (80.4)

4,509 (88.2)

5,949 (86.2)

1,624 (72.9)

4,825 (84.1)

6,449 (80.9)

Region

 Central

468 (26.1)

1,213 (23.7)

1,681 (24.4)

491 (22.0)

1,293 (22.5)

1,784 (22.4)

 Kampala

332 (18.6)

645 (12.6)

978 (14.2)

215 (9.7)

353 (6.2)

568 (7.1)

 Eastern

465 (25.9)

817 (16.0)

1,282 (18.6)

882 (39.6)

819 (14.3)

1,701 (21.4)

 Northern

458 (25.6)

1,712 (33.5)

2,171 (31.4)

201 (9.0)

1,798 (31.3)

1,999 (25.1)

 Western

69 (3.8)

725 (14.2)

794 (11.5)

439 (19.7)

1,477 (25.7)

1,916 (24.1)

Highest Education Level

 No Education

164 (9.1)

529 (10.4)

693 (10.1)

143 (6.4)

427 (7.4)

570 (7.2)

 Primary

1,058 (59.1)

3,167 (62.0)

4,225 (61.3)

1,166 (52.3)

3,360 (58.5)

4,526 (56.8)

 Secondary

442 (24.7)

1,066 (20.9)

1,509 (21.9)

697 (31.3)

1,458 (25.4)

2,155 (27.0)

 Tertiary

125 (7.0)

342 (6.7)

468 (6.8)

222 (10.0)

496 (8.6)

718 (9.0)

Wealth level

 Low

496 (27.7)

1,999 (39.1)

2,495 (36.1)

654 (29.4)

2,297 (40.0)

2,952 (37.0)

 Middle

347 (19.4)

1,012 (19.8)

1,359 (19.7)

428 (19.2)

1,103 (19.2)

1,531 (19.2)

 High

949 (52.9)

2,103 (41.1)

3,052 (44.2)

1,146 (51.4)

2,341 (40.8)

3,486 (43.8)

Ethnicity

 Baganda

357 (19.9)

785 (15.4)

1,142 (16.6)

400 (18.0)

921 (16.1)

1,321 (16.6)

 Banyakore

68 (3.8)

606 (11.9)

674 (9.8)

109 (4.9)

685 (11.9)

793 (10.0)

 Iteso/Karimojong

47 (2.6)

621 (12.2)

668 (9.7)

64 (2.9)

667 (11.6)

730 (9.2)

 Lugbara/Madi

184 (10.3)

292 (5.7)

477 (6.9)

113 (5.1)

282 (4.9)

396 (5.0)

 Basoga

217 (12.1)

416 (8.1)

632 (9.2)

314 (14.1)

401 (7.0)

716 (9.0)

 Langi/Acholi

21 (1.2)

765 (15.0)

786 (11.4)

19 (0.9)

877 (15.3)

896 (11.2)

 Bakiga/Bafumbira

45 (2.5)

434 (8.5)

479 (7.0)

66 (2.9)

526 (9.2)

592 (7.4)

 Bagisu/Sabiny/Bakonzo

395 (22.0)

54 (1.1)

449 (6.5)

646 (29.0)

34 (0.6)

680 (8.5)

 Alur/Japadhola

76 (4.2)

321 (6.3)

397 (5.8)

73 (3.3)

315 (5.5)

387 (4.9)

 Banyoro/Batooro

81 (4.5)

323 (6.3)

404 (5.9)

164 (7.4)

516 (9.0)

680 (8.5)

 Others

300 (16.8)

488 (9.6)

788 (11.4)

261 (11.7)

516 (9.0)

777 (9.8)

Religion

 Non Moslem

931 (52.0)

5,085 (99.8)

6,016 (87.4)

1,202 (54.0)

5,729 (99.8)

6,931 (87.0)

 Moslem

858 (48.0)

12 (0.2)

870 (12.6)

1,026 (46.1)

12 (0.2)

1,038 (13.0)

Perceived HIV risk

 Low risk

743 (33.4)

1,721 (30.0)

2465 (30.9)

 High risk/not sure

1,431 (64.2)

3,772 (65.7)

5202 (65.3)

 Missing

54 (2.4)

248 (4.3)

302 (3.8)

Knows circumcision Reduces HIV risk

 No

826 (37.1)

3,029 (52.8)

3855 (48.4)

 Yes

1,389 (62.4)

2,634 (45.9)

4023 (50.5)

 Missing

13 (0.6)

78 (1.4)

91 (1.1)

HIV sero-status

 Negative

1,716 (95.7)

4,767 (93.2)

6,482 (93.9)

2,120 (95.2)

5,296 (92.3)

7,416 (93.1)

 Positive

76 (4.3)

347 (6.8)

424 (6.1)

108 (4.8)

445 (7.8)

553 (6.9)

Total

1,792 (100)

5,114 (100)

6,906 (100)

2,228 (100)

5,741 (100)

7,969 (100)