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Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavior profile of the study population by sex

From: HIV epidemic and cascade of care in 12 east African rural fishing communities: results from a population-based survey in Uganda

 

Total

(N = 1738)

Women

(N = 959)

Men

(N = 779)

P-value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

 [15–24 years old]

587

33.8

368

38.4

219

28.1

< 0.001

 [25–44 years old]

849

48.9

458

47.8

391

50.2

 

 [45–69 years old]

302

17.4

133

13.9

169

21.7

 

Education level

 Never attended school

264

15.2

189

19.7

75

9.6

< 0.001

 Primary level or higher

1474

84.8

770

80.3

704

90.4

 

Marital status

 Single

323

18.6

156

16.3

167

21.4

< 0.001

 Married/In union

1121

64.5

587

61.2

534

68.5

 

 Divorced/Separated/ Widowed

294

16.9

216

22.5

78

10.0

 

Place of current residence

Kasese

818

69.4

462

69.1

356

70.0

0.19

 Rubirizi

135

11.5

68

10.2

67

13.2

 

 Kamwenge

191

16.2

117

17.5

74

14.5

 

 Other

34

2.9

22

3.3

12

2.4

 

Time living in the landing site

 Always

560

32.2

290

30.2

270

34.7

0.001

 < = 6 years

611

35.2

372

38.8

239

30.7

 

 > 6 years

517

29.7

264

27.5

253

32.5

 

 Visitor

50

2.9

33

3.4

17

2.2

 

Time slept away from home

 Never slept away

867

49.9

515

53.7

352

45.2

< 0.001

 < =3 Months

655

37.7

365

38.1

290

37.2

 

 > 3 Months

216

12.4

79

8.2

137

17.6

 

Occupation

 Fishing

471

27.1

16

1.7

455

58.4

0.001

 Sales and service worker

465

26.8

339

35.3

126

16.2

 

 Farmer

214

12.3

158

16.5

56

7.2

 

 Housewive

240

13.8

240

25.0

 

 Student

113

6.5

50

5.2

63

8.1

 

 None

95

5.5

80

8.3

15

1.9

 

 Salt miners

88

5.1

55

5.7

33

4.2

 

 Othera

52

3.0

21

2.2

31

4.0

 

HIV test in lifetime

 Ever tested

1618

93.4

915

95.7

703

90.2

0.01

 Never tested

114

6.5

41

4.3

73

9.4

 

Condom use

 Always

88

5.1

44

4.6

44

5.6

0.32

 Never or sometimes

1650

94.9

915

95.4

735

94.4

 

Male circumcision

 Yes

627

80.5

 

 No

152

19.5

 
  1. aOther includes: Soldier, police, factory worker, clerical, professional manager