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Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics and bivariate analysis of demographic factors

From: Correlates of HIV status awareness among older adults in Uganda: results from a nationally representative survey

Characteristic

Total

Tested in last 12 months

N (%)

n (%)

χ2

p-value

Sex

  

0.831

0.363

 Male

1446 (58.5)

325 (22.5)

  

 Female

1026 (41.5)

246 (24.1)

  

Age group

  

3.993

0.019

 45–49

1234 (49.9)

280 (22.8)

  

 50–54

785 (31.8)

200 (26.0)

  

 55–59

453 (18.3)

91 (19.2)

  

Education level

  

7.332

< 0.001

 None

560 (22.7)

108 (18.6)

  

 Primary

1436 (58.1)

316 (22.1)

  

 Secondary

326 (13.2)

95 (29.5)

  

 Higher

150 (6.1)

52 (35.4)

  

Region

  

4.077

< 0.001

 Central 1

213 (8.6)

48 (22.2)

  

 Central 2

239 (9.7)

67 (27.8)

  

 Kampala

130 (5.3)

38 (25.6)

  

 East Central

278 (11.2)

60 (22.5)

  

 Mid-Eastern

332 (13.4)

71 (22.3)

  

 North East

220 (8.9)

60 (28.0)

  

 West Nile

278 (11.2)

50 (18.9)

  

 Mid Northern

254 (10.3)

88 (36.4)

  

 South Western

260 (10.5)

45 (17.1)

  

 Mid-Western

268 (10.8)

44 (15.7)

  

Residence

  

0.090

0.764

 Urban

293 (11.9)

73 (24.0)

  

 Rural

2179 (88.1)

498 (23.0)

  

Religion

  

0.774

0.523

 Catholic

1116 (45.1)

254 (22.9)

  

 Protestant

843 (34.1)

182 (21.4)

  

 Other Christian

211 (8.5)

58 (26.7)

  

 Muslim

279 (11.3)

74 (26.7)

  

 Other/none

23 (0.9)

3 (25.0)

  

Marital status

  

1.052

0.350

 Married/living together

2237 (90.5)

517 (23.1)

  

 Never married

23 (0.9)

3 (10.9)

  

 Divorced/separated

212 (8.6)

51 (24.8)