Missed opportunity: low uptake of VMMC among men attending the OPD of a public health facility offering free VMMC services in Uganda

Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

Variable	Category	Frequency n = 389	Per cent (% = 100)
Age	≤ 27 years	216	55.5
Age	> 27 years	173	44.5
Marital status	Unmarried	225	57.8
Marital status	Married	164	42.2
Tribe origin	Central	142	36.5
	Western	84	21.6
	Northern	50	12.9
	Eastern	52	13.4
	Southern	61	15.7
Highest level of education	None	26	6.7
	Primary	97	24.9
	Secondary	168	43.2
	University/Tertiary	98	25.2
Income	< 150, 000 Ugx	187	48.1
	150,000 – 500,000 Ugx	135	34.7
	> 500,000 Ugx	67	17.2
Employment type	Unemployed	130	33.4
	Formal	73	18.8
	Informal	186	47.8
Religion	Born again	83	21.3
	Catholic	143	36.8
	Muslim	71	18.3
	Protestant	75	19.3
	Other Religions	17	4.4

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