Table 2.

Cross-classification analysis of selected variables by household structure

	Monogamous		Polygamous		p-value
	Counts	Percentage	Counts	Percentage
Can refuse sex					***
No	1,629	28.65	784	48.14
Yes	4,057	71.35	844	51.86
Can ask for condom use					***
No	2,422	42.60	1,225	75.23
Yes	3,264	57.40	403	24.77
Region of residence					***
East	390	6.87	67	4.12
Adamawa	246	4.33	138	8.47
Centre	563	9.90	67	4.10
Douala	709	12.47	43	2.66
Far-North	934	16.43	428	2.63
Littoral	227	3.99	16	0.99
North	661	11.62	558	34.27
North-West	383	6.73	36	2.19
West	561	9.86	234	14.40
South	319	5.61	21	1.26
South-West	111	1.94	4	0.27
Yaoundé	583	10.25	15	0.95
Place of residence					***
Urban	3,027	53.23	464	28.52
Rural	2,659	46.77	1,164	71.48
Age of respondents					***
15–19	483	8.49	100	6.12
20–24	975	17.14	189	11.58
25–29	1,300	22.86	368	22.64
30–34	1,125	19.78	314	19.28
35–39	826	14.53	278	17.06
40–44	550	9.67	203	12.47
45–49	428	7.53	177	10.84
Religion					***
Christian	4,156	73.09	580	35.62
Muslim	1,357	23.87	914	56.13
Traditionalist	77	1.35	76	4.64
None	71	1.25	59	3.62
Other	25	0.44	0	0.00
Adequate HIV knowledge					***
Yes	4,164	73.22	1,097	67.41
No	1,523	26.78	531	32.59
Ever been tested for HIV					***
Yes	4,741	83.37	66.91	1,089
No	946	16.63	33.09	539
Education					***
Higher education	406	7.14	4	0.24
Secondary education	2,325	40.89	219	13.45
Primary education	1,767	31.08	485	29.81
No education	1,188	20.88	920	56.49
Household wealth					***
Richest	1,295	22.77	100	6.11
Richer	1,187	20.88	222	13.63
Middle	1,116	19.63	334	20.49
Poorer	1,085	19.08	410	25.20
Poorest	1,003	17.64	563	34.57
Employment					n.s.
Employed	3,993	70.22	1,153	70.81
Unemployed	1,693	29.78	475	29.19
Total	5,686	100	1,628	100

Totals may not be exact due to rounding; ***p < 0.001; n.s.=not significant; significance calculated based on x2 test