Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
|  | Men (n = 128) | Women (n = 302) | P-value | Total (n = 430) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD) | 40.8 (8.7) | 34.5 (7.8) | < 0.001 | 36.4 (8.6) |
Age categories n (%) | ||||
 24 years and below | 2 (1.6) | 29 (9.6) | < 0.001 | 31 (7.2) |
 25–34 years | 30 (23.4) | 125 (41.4) | 155 (36.1) | |
 35–49 years | 77 (60.2) | 148 (49.0) | 225 (52.3) | |
 50 years and above | 19 (14.8) | 0 (0) | 19 (4.4) | |
Marital status n (%) | ||||
 Single | 42 (32.8) | 148 (49.0) | 0.004 | 190 (4.2) |
 Living together | 35 (27.4) | 81 (26.8) | 116 (27.0) | |
 Married | 38 (29.7) | 48 (15.9) | 86 (20.0) | |
 Divorced | 7 (5.5) | 9 (3.0) | 16 (3.7) | |
 Widowed | 6 (4.7) | 16 (5.3) | 22 (5.1) | |
Education | ||||
 No schooling | 17 (12.7) | 26 (8.6) | 0.375 | 43 (9.9) |
 Completed primary | 62 (46.3) | 128 (42.5) | 190 (43.7) | |
 Completed secondary | 49 (36.6) | 129 (42.9) | 178 (40.9) | |
 Tertiary | 6 (4.5) | 18 (6.0) | 24 (5.5) | |
Currently Employed | 65 (50.8) | 120 (39.7) | 0.034 | 185 (43.0) |
Home Language | ||||
 Nguni (isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, or siSwati) | 80 (62.5) | 186 (61.6) | 0.930 | 266 (61.9) |
 Sotho (seSotho, Setswana, or isiPedi) | 40 (31.3) | 98 (32.5) | 138 (32.1) | |
 Others | 8 (6.3) | 18 (6.0) | 26 (6.0) | |
Mean number of own children (SD) | 2.3 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.4) | 0.0129 | 2.0 (1.4) |