Table 1 List of variables
Variable | Variable definition | Coding |
|---|---|---|
Age | Age of respondent at last birthday in years | Continuous numeric values |
Sex | Sex of respondent | Female (0) Male (1) |
School Attendance | Respondent’s highest level of formal education | No school (0) Primary (1) Secondary (2) Tertiary (3) |
District HIV prevalence | Prevalence of HIV at district level | Continuous numeric values |
Marital status | Current marital status of respondent | Never married (1) Married (2) Separated/divorced/widowed (3) |
Region | Respondents’ residence | Rural (0) Urban (1) |
Self-Rated Health | How the respondent rates his/her health in comparison to others of his/her age | Poor (0) Good (1) |
Per-capita household expenditure | Average expenditure on goods and services by each household member | Continuous numeric values |
Service utilization | Whether any household member was sick and visited a health care facility in the 4 weeks preceding the survey | No (0) No (1) |