Table 1 HIV prevalence by socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample (n = 3092)
Variables | Totals* | % | HIV Prevalence | 95% CI | p-value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
15 to 19 years | 1606 | 51.1 | 5.6 | 4.2–7.5 | < 0.001 |
20 to 24 years | 1486 | 48.9 | 17.4 | 14.6–20.6 | |
Race | |||||
Black African | 2130 | 83.2 | 13.5 | 11.6–15.7 | < 0.001 |
Other | 955 | 16.8 | 0.9 | 0.4–1.7 | |
Marital status | |||||
Not Married | 2874 | 95.5 | 11.7 | 10.0–13.7 | 0.303 |
Married | 140 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 2.8–17.2 | |
Education level | |||||
Primary school | 252 | 7.8 | 16.7 | 10.3–25.9 | 0.121 |
Secondary school | 2406 | 87.3 | 11.4 | 9.6–13.5 | |
Tertiary | 126 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 2.6–15.2 | |
Employment | |||||
Unemployed | 2604 | 88.0 | 11.3 | 9.5–13.3 | 0.651 |
Employed | 363 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 7.6–20.8 | |
Locality | |||||
Urban formal | 1578 | 49.8 | 9.2 | 7.2–11.8 | 0.007 |
Urban informal | 367 | 7.3 | 19.1 | 13.3–26.8 | |
Rural informal | 891 | 39.5 | 12.7 | 10.0–16.1 | |
Rural formal | 256 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 7.1–14.8 | |
Assert based SES*** | |||||
Quintile 1 | 705 | 25.1 | 13.2 | 10.0–17.1 | < 0.001 |
Quintile 2 | 681 | 26.6 | 16.7 | 12.9–21.4 | |
Quintile 3 | 642 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 8.1–16.2 | |
Quintile 4 | 684 | 19.2 | 6.5 | 3.9–10.6 | |
Quintile 5 | 329 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 0.9–9.4 | |