Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
Variables | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 | 5263 | 50.5 |
20–24 | 5159 | 49.5 |
Education | ||
No education | 454 | 4.4 |
Primary level | 6740 | 64.7 |
Secondary level or higher | 3227 | 31.0 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 4828 | 46.3 |
Currently married | 4888 | 46.9 |
Formerly married | 706 | 6.8 |
Region | ||
Northern | 1159 | 11.1 |
Central | 4536 | 43.5 |
Southern | 4726 | 45.4 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 8530 | 81.8 |
Urban | 1892 | 18.2 |
Household wealth status | ||
Poorest | 2084 | 20.0 |
Poorer | 2117 | 20.3 |
Middle | 1945 | 18.7 |
Richer | 1908 | 18.3 |
Richest | 2368 | 22.7 |
Religion | ||
Christians | 9044 | 86.8 |
Muslim | 1340 | 12.9 |
No religion | 36 | 0.3 |
Frequency of listening to radio | ||
Not at all | 5551 | 53.3 |
Less than once a week | 1873 | 18.0 |
At least once a week | 2998 | 28.8 |
Ever tested for HIV | ||
No | 3174 | 30.5 |
Yes | 7248 | 69.5 |
Total (n) | 10,422 | 100.0 |