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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Determinants of multiple partner fertility among males in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Fertility status

 Single partner fertility

1859

58.0

 Multiple partner fertility

1347

42.0

Age

 Below 25

366

11.4

 25–29

559

17.4

 30–34

676

21.1

 35–39

476

14.9

 40–44

485

15.1

 45 plus

644

20.1

Region

 Central

709

22.1

 Eastern

911

28.4

 Northern

747

23.3

 Western

839

26.2

Residence

 Urban

633

19.7

 Rural

2573

80.3

Education level

 No education

183

5.7

 Primary

1873

58.4

 Secondary

745

23.2

 Higher

405

12.6

Religion

 Anglican

1141

35.6

 Catholic

1304

40.7

 Muslim

385

12.0

 Pentecostal

286

8.9

 Others

90

2.8

Marital status

 Never in union

87

2.7

 Married

1981

61.8

 Cohabiting

882

27.5

 Widowed

21

0.7

 Divorced/Separated

235

7.3

Wealth index

 Poorest

688

21.5

 Poorer

647

20.2

 Middle

650

20.3

 Richer

634

19.8

 Richest

587

18.3

Age at first sex

 Below 16

646

20.2

 16–17

783

24.4

 18–19

901

28.1

 20–21

419

13.1

 22 plus

457

14.3

Contraceptive type

 No method

1792

55.9

 Traditional method

161

5.0

 Modern method

1253

39.1

Circumcision status

 No

1831

57.1

 Yes

1375

42.9

Sex partners excluding spouse

 None

2487

77.6

 One

594

18.5

 Two plus

125

3.9

 

Mean

Std. Dev

 Nos. of wives/partners

1.06

0.57

 Nos. of lifetime sex partners

9.43

17.36