Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Counts | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Can refuse sex | ||
| No | 2,413 | 32.99 |
| Yes | 4,901 | 67.01 |
| Can ask for condom use | ||
| No | 3,647 | 49.86 |
| Yes | 3,667 | 50.14 |
| Household structure | ||
| Monogamous | 5,686 | 77.74 |
| Polygamous | 1,628 | 22.26 |
| Region of residence | ||
| East | 458 | 6.26 |
| Adamawa | 384 | 5.25 |
| Centre | 630 | 8.61 |
| Douala | 752 | 10.29 |
| Far-North | 1,362 | 18.63 |
| Littoral | 243 | 3.32 |
| North | 1,218 | 16.66 |
| North-West | 418 | 5.72 |
| West | 795 | 10.87 |
| South | 340 | 4.64 |
| South-West | 115 | 1.57 |
| Yaoundé | 599 | 8.18 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 3,491 | 47.73 |
| Rural | 3,823 | 52.27 |
| Age of respondents | ||
| 15–19 | 582 | 7.96 |
| 20–24 | 1,163 | 15.90 |
| 25–29 | 1,668 | 22.81 |
| 30–34 | 1,438 | 19.67 |
| 35–39 | 1,104 | 15.09 |
| 40–44 | 753 | 10.30 |
| 45–49 | 605 | 8.27 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 4,736 | 64.75 |
| Muslim | 2,271 | 31.05 |
| Traditionalist | 152 | 2.08 |
| None | 130 | 1.78 |
| Other | 25 | 0.34 |
| Adequate HIV knowledge | ||
| Yes | 5,261 | 71.93 |
| No | 2,053 | 28.07 |
| Ever been tested for HIV | ||
| Yes | 5,830 | 79.71 |
| No | 1,484 | 20.29 |
| Education | ||
| Higher education | 410 | 5.61 |
| Secondary education | 2,544 | 34.79 |
| Primary education | 2,253 | 30.80 |
| No education | 2,107 | 28.81 |
| Household wealth | ||
| Richest | 1,395 | 19.07 |
| Richer | 1,409 | 19.26 |
| Middle | 1,450 | 19.82 |
| Poorer | 1,495 | 20.44 |
| Poorest | 1,566 | 21.41 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 5,146 | 70.35 |
| Unemployed | 2,168 | 29.65 |
| Total | 7,314 | 100 |
Totals may not be exact due to rounding