Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Violence and discrimination among Ugandan residents during the COVID-19 lockdown
Characteristic (N = 1726) | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 1015 | 58.8 |
 Female | 711 | 41.2 |
Age Groupa | ||
  ≤ 17 years | 12 | 0.7 |
 18–28 years | 445 | 25.8 |
 29–39 years | 706 | 40.9 |
 40–49 years | 347 | 20.1 |
 50+ years | 215 | 12.5 |
Maximum Education | ||
 Primary & None | 3 | 0.2 |
 Secondary | 63 | 3.7 |
 Tertiary (certificate, diploma, degree) | 863 | 50.0 |
 University (masters & Ph.D.) | 797 | 46.2 |
Nationality | ||
 Ugandans | 1679 | 97.3 |
 Foreigners | 47 | 2.7 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 676 | 39.2 |
 Legally married | 754 | 43.7 |
 Cohabitation | 247 | 14.3 |
 Divorced & Widowed | 49 | 2.8 |
Currently lives with | ||
 Parent (s) | 307 | 17.8 |
 Spouse/partner | 841 | 48.7 |
 Child (ren) | 734 | 42.5 |
 Sibling (s) or other relative (s) | 447 | 25.9 |
 Friends | 115 | 6.7 |
 Alone | 247 | 14.3 |
Lives with housemates in age-groups | ||
 Over 70 years | 179 | 10.4 |
 Between 18 and 70 years | 1495 | 86.6 |
 12 to 17 years | 765 | 44.3 |
 Under 12 years | 1070 | 62.0 |
Lives in: | ||
 Rural/village | 189 | 11.0 |
 Within Kampala city center | 186 | 10.8 |
 Kampala suburb | 688 | 39.9 |
 Other town/city center | 329 | 19.1 |
 Other suburb | 334 | 19.4 |
Housing conditions | ||
 House or apartment with garden | 697 | 40.4 |
 House or apartment No garden | 473 | 27.4 |
 Apartment with balcony | 166 | 9.6 |
 Room | 108 | 6.3 |
 Apartment No balcony | 259 | 15.0 |
 Hut, Shack & Homeless | 23 | 1.3 |
What they do for a living | ||
 Student | 209 | 12.1 |
 Jobless | 124 | 7.2 |
 Self-employed | 284 | 16.5 |
 Work for a person, institution, or company | 731 | 42.4 |
 Work for the government | 378 | 21.9 |
Current working conditions | ||
 Worker from home | 663 | 38.4 |
 Worker in an open space (market, shop, roadside, etc.) | 118 | 6.8 |
 Worker in a closed indoor space alone (office, etc.) | 192 | 11.1 |
 Worker in a closed indoor space with several others (office, etc.) | 300 | 17.4 |
 Not applicable (jobless or student) | 453 | 26.2 |
Days physically attended at work in past weekb | ||
 0–3 days | 1350 | 78.2 |
  > 3 days | 376 | 21.8 |
Wealth Index | ||
 1st Quintile (poorest) | 352 | 20.4 |
 2nd Quintile | 339 | 19.6 |
 3rd Quintile | 368 | 21.3 |
 4th Quintile | 481 | 27.9 |
 5th Quintile (richest) | 186 | 10.8 |
Satisfied with staying at home (on a scale of 5) | ||
 Not Satisfied (1) | 134 | 7.8 |
 2 | 133 | 7.7 |
 3 | 348 | 20.2 |
 4 | 403 | 23.3 |
 Very Satisfied (5) | 708 | 41.0 |
Has difficulty obtaining food | ||
 Yes | 734 | 42.5 |
 No | 992 | 57.5 |
Overall failure to access food and/or essential health services | ||
 Yes (were not able to access food and/or essential health services) | 779 | 45.1 |
 No | 947 | 54.9 |