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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, Harare City, Zimbabwe, 2015

From: Factors associated with late presentation for HIV/AIDS care in Harare City, Zimbabwe, 2015

Variable

Category

Cases

n = 134 (%)

Controls

n = 134 (%)

p-value

Sex

Male

77 (57)

42 (31)

<0.01

 

Female

57 (43)

92 (69)

 

Age

<20

2 (1)

0 (0)

0.42

 

20–29

31 (23)

38 (28)

 
 

30–39

59 (44)

60 (45)

 
 

40–49

30 (22)

29 (22)

 
 

50+

12 (9)

7 (5)

 

Median age

 

35 (Q1 = 30, Q3 = 40)

34 (Q1 = 30, Q3 = 43)

 

Marital status

Single

24 (18)

17 (13)

0.32

 

Divorced

18 (13)

18 (13)

 
 

Married

70 (52)

78 (58)

 
 

Widowed

22 (16)

21 (16)

 

Place of residence

High density surbub

89 (66)

89 (66)

0.91

 

Medium density

30 (22)

31 (24)

 
 

Low density surbub

15 (11)

14 (10)

 

Highest level of education

None

3 (2)

1 (1)

0.08

 

Primary

27 (20)

18 (13)

 
 

Secondary

86 (64)

99 (74)

 
 

Tertiary

18 (14)

16 (12)

 

Religion

Pentecostal

42 (33)

54 (40)

<0.05

 

Apostolic

47 (35)

27 (21)

 
 

Orthodox

20 (15)

16 (12)

 
 

Traditional

7 (8)

9 (8)

 
 

Protestant

13 (9)

25 (19)

 
 

None

5 (3)

3 (1)