Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of male and female respondents
From: Knowledge on voluntary medical male circumcision in a low uptake setting in northern Uganda
Male respondents (N = 396) | Female respondents (N = 50) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All (N = 396) | Uncircumcised (n = 272) | Circumcised (n = 124) | p | All (N = 50) | Sexual partner uncircumcised (n = 34) | Sexual partner circumcised (n = 16) | p | |
Age | ||||||||
Mean(SD) | 26.5(6.8) | 26.7(6.8) | 26.1(6.8) | 0.390 | 28.4(7.8) | 28.3(8.1) | 28.6(7.4) | 0.890 |
Median(IQR) | 25(22–29) | 25(22–30) | 24(22–28) | 0.345 | 26.5(23–32) | 26.5(23–32) | 26(23.5–33.5) | 0.771 |
Location, n(%) | ||||||||
Rural | 178(45.0) | 133(48.9) | 45(36.3) | 0.019 | 25(50.0) | 16(47.1) | 9(56.3) | 0.544 |
Urban | 218(55.0) | 39(51.1) | 79(63.7) | 25(50.0) | 18(52.9) | 7(43.7) | ||
Marital status, n(%) | ||||||||
Married/consensual | 210(53.0) | 53(56.3) | 7(46.0) | 0.057 | 32(64.0) | 22(64.7) | 10(62.5) | 0.880 |
Unmarried | 186(47.0) | 19(43.8) | 67(54.0) | 18(36.0) | 12(35.3) | 6(37.5) | ||
Tribe, n(%) | ||||||||
Acholi | 343(86.6) | 244(89.7) | 99(79.8) | 0.003 | 42(84.0) | 30(88.2) | 12(75.0) | 0.331 |
Langi | 39(9.9) | 24(8.8) | 5(12.1) | 2(4.0) | 1(2.9) | 1(6.3) | ||
Other | 14(3.5) | 4(1.5) | 10(8.1) | 6(12.0) | 3(8.8) | 3(18.8) | ||
Religion, n(%) | ||||||||
Catholic | 273(68.9) | 191(70.2) | 82(66.1) | 0.357 | 32(64.0) | 23(67.7) | (56.3) | 0.466 |
Protestant | 76(19.2) | 53(19.5) | 23(18.6) | 13(26.0) | 9(26.5) | 4(25.0) | ||
Other | 47(11.9) | 28(10.3) | 19(15.3) | 5(10.0) | 2(5.9) | 3(18.8) | ||
Education, n(%) | ||||||||
None to primary | 108(27.3) | 91(33.5) | 17(13.7) | < 0.001 | 27(54.0) | 21(61.8) | 6(37.5) | 0.118 |
Secondary | 185(46.7) | 123(45.2) | 62(50.0) | 17(34.0) | 11(32.3) | 6(37.5) | ||
Tertiary/university | 103(26.0) | 58(21.3) | 45(36.3) | 6(12.0) | 2(5.9) | 4(25.0) | ||
Occupation, n(%) | ||||||||
Farming | 102(25.8) | 80(29.4) | 22(17.7) | 0.018 | 12(24.0) | 7(20.6) | 5(31.3) | 0.139 |
Trading | 82(20.7) | 60(22.1) | 22(17.7) | 21(42.0) | 18(52.9) | 3(18.8) | ||
Student | 62(15.7) | 8(14.0) | 24(19.4) | 3(6.0) | 1(2.9) | 2(12.5) | ||
Other | 104(26.3) | 61(22.4) | 43(34.7) | 9(18.0) | 5(14.7) | 4(25.0) | ||
Unemployed | 46(11.6) | 33(12.1) | 13(10.5) | 5(10.0) | 3(8.8) | 2(12.5) | ||