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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Poor mental health and sexual risk behaviours in Uganda: A cross-sectional population-based study

Characteristic

Men, n = 334

n (%)

Women, n = 312

n (%)

Age

  

   18-24 yrs

161 (48.2)

176 (56.4)

   25-30 yrs

173 (51.8)

136 (43.6)

Education

  

   <=7 yrs

110 (33.1)

97 (31.3)

   >7 yrs

222 (66.9)

213 (68.7)

Place of residence

  

   Urban

115 (34.4)

102 (32.7)

   Semiurban/rural

219 (65.6)

210 (67.3)

Relationship status

  

   Single/widowed/separated

178 (53.6)

179 (57.6)

   Married/cohabiting

154 (46.4)

132 (42.4)

Depression

  

   No

294 (88.0)

256 (82.1)

   Yes

40 (12.0)

56 (17.9)

Psychological distress 1

  

   Lower quartile

1.16

1.16

   Median

1.28

1.36

   Upper quartile

1.64

1.80

Alcohol use 2

  

   Less than once per week

215 (64.6)

268 (86.7)

   At least once per week

118 (35.4)

41 (13.3)

Lifetime sexual partners

  

   0

41 (12.4)

56 (18.0)

   1

69 (20.9)

89 (28.6)

   2

56 (17.0)

60 (19.3)

   3

41 (12.4)

36 (11.6)

   4 or above

123 (37.3)

70 (22.5)

Current sexual partners

  

   0

98 (29.8)

93 (30.0)

   1

182 (55.3)

203 (65.5)

   2

42 (12.8)

12 (3.9)

   3

4 (1.2)

2 (0.6)

   4

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

Condom use 3 (n = 544)

  

   Always

77 (27.4)

57 (22.8)

   Sometimes

110 (39.1)

109 (43.6)

   Never

94 (33.5)

84 (33.6)

  1. 1 Values represent HSCL-25 quartiles cut-off scores.
  2. 2 Alcohol use refers to self-reported heavy episodic drinking.
  3. 3 Condom use was assessed only among those participants who had ever had sex.