Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the respondents, alcohol use, IPV and HIV sexual risk behavior
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
District | ||
 Mukono | 251 | 50.1 |
 Namayingo | 250 | 49.9 |
Sex | ||
 Female | 304 | 60.7 |
 Male | 197 | 39.3 |
Age category | (mean = 21.1, SD = 2.4) |  |
 15–19 | 126 | 25.1 |
 20–24 | 375 | 74.9 |
Education level | ||
 None | 79 | 15.8 |
 Primary | 227 | 45.3 |
 Secondary or higher | 195 | 38.9 |
In the last 12 months, have you done any work for which you received a payment, in cash or in kind | ||
 No | 178 | 35.5 |
 Yes | 323 | 64.5 |
What is your main source of livelihood? | ||
 Fishing | 86 | 17.2 |
 Student | 23 | 4.6 |
 Farming | 88 | 17.6 |
 Petty Trade | 126 | 25.1 |
 Others | 178 | 35.5 |
Religion | ||
 Catholic | 198 | 39.5 |
 Anglican | 132 | 26.3 |
 Pentecostal | 80 | 16.0 |
 Muslim or others | 91 | 18.2 |
Marital status | ||
 Never Married | 94 | 18.8 |
 Married | 82 | 16.4 |
 Living together | 267 | 53.3 |
 Formerly married | 58 | 11.6 |
Have you ever given birth to or fathered a child? | ||
 No | 143 | 28.5 |
 Yes | 358 | 71.5 |
In the last 12 months, have you had a sexual partner? | ||
 No | 32 | 6.4 |
 Yes | 469 | 93.6 |
Total | 501 | 100 |
Partner’s education level | ||
 None | 99 | 21.1 |
 Primary | 181 | 38.6 |
 Secondary or higher | 189 | 40.3 |
How long have you been in a relationship with your current partner in complete years? | (mean = 1.9, SD = 0.7) |  |
 Less than a year | 117 | 24.9 |
 One to three years | 250 | 53.3 |
 Four years or more | 102 | 21.7 |
Partner drinks alcohol | ||
 No | 345 | 73.6 |
 Yes | 124 | 26.4 |
Accused or has other sexual partners | ||
 No | 282 | 56.3 |
 Yes | 219 | 43.7 |
Prevented HIV using two or more methods in the last 3 months | ||
 No | 181 | 36.1 |
 Yes | 320 | 63.9 |
Has comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention | ||
 No | 1 | 0.2 |
 Yes | 500 | 99.8 |
 Variables | Number (n) | Percent (%) |
AUDIT score categories | (Mean = 2.5, SD = 5.6) |  |
Non-drinkers | 308 | 61.5 |
Low risk drinkers | 135 | 26.9 |
At risk drinkers | 28 | 5.6 |
High risk drinkers | 20 | 4.0 |
Dependent drinkers | 10 | 2.0 |
Drinks alcohol | ||
 Non-drinkers | 308 | 61.5 |
 Alcohol drinkers | 193 | 38.5 |
Reported lifetime IPV by the HITS scale | (Mean = 7.2, SD = 4.1) |  |
 No | 399 | 79.6 |
 Yes | 102 | 20.4 |
Reported lifetime IPV by the WAST scale | Mean = 11.6, SD = 4.5 |  |
 No | 300 | 59.9 |
 Yes | 201 | 40.1 |
Reported IPV by the AAS scale | ||
 No | 186 | 37.1 |
 Yes | 315 | 62.9 |
Reported three or more HIV sexual risk behaviors | ||
 No | 230 | 45.9 |
 Yes | 271 | 54.1 |
Total | 501 | 100 |