Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of cases and controls, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, 2015

Age

21-30

31–40

41–50

>50

47 (42.0)

53 (47.3)

11 (9.8)

1 (0.9)

48 (42.9)

49 (43.7)

14 (12.5)

1 (0.9)

0.54

Median age (years)

32

(Q₁ = 27; Q₃ = 36)

32

(Q₁ = 27; Q₃ = 37)

Partner’s Age

<21

21–30

31–40

41-50

17 (15.2)

63 (56.2)

31 (27.7)

1 (0.9)

15 (13.4)

69 (61.6)

24 (21.4)

4 (3.6)

0.54

Partner’s median age (yrs)

25 (Q₁ = 22;Q₃ = 31)

25 (Q₁ = 22;Q₃ = 30)

No. of children

0-1

2–3

>3

36 (32.1)

57 (50.9)

19 (17.0)

46 (41.1)

56 (50)

10 (8.9)

0.17

Place of residence

Rural

Urban

23 (20.5)

89 (79.5)

22 (19.6)

90 (80.4)

0.87

Level of education

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

6 (5.3)

99 (88.4)

7 (6.3)

4 (3.6)

98 (87.5)

10 (8.9)

0.52

Partner’s level of education

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

10 (8.9)

97 (86.6)

5 (4.5)

8 (7.1)

96 (85.8)

8 (7.1)

0.62

Religion

None

Traditional

Orthodox

Pentecostal

Islam

Apostolic

32 (28.6)

1 (0.9)

17 (15.1)

30 (26.8)

1 (0.9)

31(27.7)

21 (18.7)

1 (0.9)

29 (25.9)

34 (30.4)

1 (0.9)

26 (23.2)

0.09

Employment

Status

Formal

Informal

Unemployed

45 (40.2)

49 (43.8)

18 (16.0)

55 (49.1)

37 (33.0)

20 (17.9)

0.72