|
Characteristics
|
Sample
|
Sub-sample A
|
Sub-sample B
|
|---|
|
(n = 457)
|
(n = 224)
|
(n = 233)
|
|---|
|
n
|
%
|
n
|
%
|
n
|
%
|
|---|
|
Demographic characteristics
| | | | | | |
|
Age in yearsc
|
M = 36.09
|
SD = 10.95
|
M = 37.09
|
SD = 11.11
|
M = 35.16
|
SD = 10.74
|
|
Genderb
| | | | | | |
|
Male
|
414
|
91
|
197
|
89
|
217
|
93
|
|
Female
|
40
|
9
|
24
|
11
|
16
|
7
|
|
Race/ethnicityb
| | | | | | |
|
‘Others’
|
185
|
41
|
91
|
41
|
94
|
41
|
|
‘Black’ African’
|
270
|
59
|
132
|
59
|
138
|
59
|
|
Level of educationa
| | | | | | |
|
Primary or less
|
121
|
26
|
65
|
29
|
56
|
24
|
|
Secondary
|
245
|
54
|
110
|
49
|
135
|
59
|
|
Tertiary or higher
|
91
|
20
|
49
|
22
|
42
|
18
|
|
Nature of employmenta,d
| | | | | | |
|
Permanent
|
271
|
61
|
146
|
68
|
125
|
55
|
|
Temporary/Contract
|
152
|
34
|
65
|
30
|
87
|
38
|
|
Casual
|
21
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
16
|
7
|
|
Languagea
| | | | | | |
|
English
|
197
|
43
|
92
|
41
|
105
|
45
|
|
Afrikaans
|
67
|
15
|
35
|
16
|
32
|
14
|
|
isiXhosa
|
193
|
42
|
97
|
43
|
96
|
41
|
|
HIV/AIDS-related characteristics
| | | | | | |
|
Tested for HIVb
|
339
|
74
|
167
|
75
|
172
|
74
|
|
HIV + b
|
31
|
10
|
14
|
9
|
17
|
10
|
|
Behavioural characteristics
| | | | | | |
|
AIDS-related knowledge
c
|
Mean
|
SD
|
Mean
|
SD
|
Mean
|
SD
|
|
Knowledge score (Range 0–11)
|
7.93
|
2.85
|
7.96
|
2.96
|
7.90
|
2.76
|
|
AIDS-related stigma
c
|
Mean
|
SD
|
Mean
|
SD
|
Mean
|
SD
|
|
Stigma score (Range 0–9)
|
1.69
|
1.80
|
1.70
|
1.86
|
1.68
|
1.74
|
-
Notes: aThe Chi-square test for independence or the bFisher’s Exact Test was used for categorical variables, and the cIndependent Samples ‘t’ Test was used for continuous variables. dNo differences were found between sub-sample characteristics and means, except for nature of employment; with sub-sample A containing a higher proportion of permanent workers than did sub-sample B
