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Table 1 Participants’ background characteristics (n = 993). Un weighted and weighted Per cent distribution of participant’s background characteristics, EPO project 2017

From: Feasibility of home-based HIV counselling and testing and linking to HIV services among women delivering at home in Geita, Tanzania: a household longitudinal survey

 

Not weighted

Weighted

No.

%

No.

%

Age

 16–24

435

43.80

478/479

48.20

 25–35

413

41.60

374

37.70

 36–51

145

14.60

140

14.10

Education a

 No formal education

342

34.50

324

32.60

 Did not complete primary school

206

20.80

217

21.80

 Primary education

402

40.50

393

39.60

 Secondary education

41

4.10

54

5.40

 Higher education

1

0.10

5

0.50

Marital statusa

 Single

49

5.00

46

4.70

 Married/In union

851

87.10

870

89.10

 Divorced

77

7.90

61

6.20

Ward of residence

 Nzera

439

44.20

223

22.50

 Bugulula

397

40.00

296

29.80

 Rwamgasa

157

15.80

473/474

47.70

Occupation

 Small-scale farmers

959

96.58

954

96.06

 Self-employed business

29

2.92

36

3.60

 Salaried employee

5

0.50

3

0.34

Number of children

 1–2

397

40.00

433

43.60

 3–4

264

26.60

262

26.40

 5–14

332

33.40

298

30.00

Covered by health insurancea

 No

895

90.20

897

90.40

 Yes

97

9.80

95

9.60

Is the usual health facility you access far?

 No

858

86.40

918

92.50

 Yes

135

13.60

75

7.50

Place of last delivery

 Home

554

55.80

565

56.90

 Health facility

439

44.20

428

43.10

Attended ANC in the last pregnancy

 No

36

3.60

47

4.80

 Yes

957

96.40

946

95.20

HIV test at ANC visit (n = 957/946)

 No

228

23.80

173

18.30

 Yes

729

76.20

773

81.70

HIV results at ANC visit (n = 729/773)a

 Positive

12

1.65

26

3.34

 Negative

708

97.12

741

95.87

  1. aMissing values