Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants that received HIV self-screening kits in the feasibility of HIV self-screening study
From: Feasibility of community-based HIV self-screening in South Africa: a demonstration project
Variable | Number | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
Number enrolled for HIV self-screening | 1618 | |
Age in years | ||
18–24 (%) | 513 | 31.7% |
> 24 (%) | 1105 | 68.3% |
Median age (IQR) | 28.0 (23.0–33) | |
Gender | ||
Female (%) | 809 | 50.0% |
Male (%) | 808 | 50.0% |
Place of recruitment | ||
Home (%) | 696 | 43.0% |
Mobile site (%) | 687 | 42.5% |
Workplace (%) | 118 | 7.3% |
Sex Workers Programme (%) | 117 | 7.2% |
Language spoken at home | ||
IsiZulu/IsiNdebele/IsiXhosa %) | 557 | 35.0% |
Sepedi/Sesotho/Setswana %) | 520 | 32.7% |
Xitsonga (%) | 239 | 15.0% |
Tshivenda (%) | 131 | 8.2% |
Other | 144 | 9.1% |
Highest level of education | ||
Primary school (%) | 1271 | 82.4% |
High school (%) | 123 | 8.0% |
Tertiary (%) | 148 | 9.6% |
Income level | ||
R0 - R999 (%) | 940 | 63.3% |
R1000 - R4999 (%) | 378 | 25.4% |
R5000 - R9999 (%) | 134 | 9.0% |
R10000+ (%) | 34 | 2.3% |