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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of influential network agents and leaders by country

From: Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing: a comparison of influence networks in Rwanda and Zambia

 

INAs

INLs

P value

Rwanda % (n/N) or mean (SD)

Zambia % (n/N) or mean (SD)

Rwanda % (n/N) or mean (SD)

Zambia % (n/N) or mean (SD)

Gender

n/s

 Woman

64 (21/33)

55 (29/53)

78 (21/27)

71 (22/31)

 Man

36 (12/33)

45 (24/53)

22 (6/27)

29 (9/31)

Age

33 (7)

39 (10)

40 (9)

46 (9)

*, **, ***, ****

Ever married

82 (27/33)

82 (42/52)

89 (24/27)

93 (27/29)

n/s

Job Type

n/s

 Professional/sales/service

64 (21/33)

67 (8/12)

86 (24/28)

81 (13/16)

 Unskilled manual/technical/other

36 (12/33)

33 (4/12)

14 (4/28)

19 (3/16)

Ever tested for HIV

***

 Yes, alone

47 (15/32)

20 (10/50)

25 (7/28)

23 (7/30)

 Yes, with spouse

31 (10/32)

24 (12/50)

43 (12/28)

23 (7/30)

 No testing reported

22 (7/32)

56 (28/50)

32 (9/28)

53 (16/30)

  1. *Significant (p < 0.05) differences between INAs and INLs in Rwanda
  2. **Significant (p < 0.05) differences between INAs and INLs in Zambia
  3. ***Significant (p < 0.05) differences between Rwandan and Zambian INAs
  4. ****Significant (p < 0.05) differences between Rwandan and Zambian INLs
  5. Note: denominators are variable due to missing data