Table 1. Shows baseline socio-demographic characteristics over time (2013–2020).
Variable | Survey round 2013/2015 | Survey round 2015/2016 | Survey round 2016/2018 | Survey round 2018/2020 | ||||
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Frequency | %tage | Frequency | %tage | Frequency | %tage | Frequency | %tage | |
Age group | ||||||||
15–19 | 60 | 13.30 | 92 | 18.36 | 95 | 15.32 | 71 | 27.20 |
20–24 | 126 | 28.00 | 156 | 31.14 | 160 | 25.81 | 67 | 25.67 |
25–34 | 167 | 37.10 | 150 | 29.94 | 212 | 34.19 | 73 | 27.97 |
35–44 | 75 | 16.70 | 83 | 16.57 | 127 | 20.48 | 43 | 16.48 |
45+ | 22 | 04.89 | 20 | 3.99 | 26 | 4.19 | 7 | 2.68 |
Education | ||||||||
Post-primary | 129 | 28.70 | 156 | 31.14 | 167 | 26.94 | 133 | 50.96 |
Primary | 298 | 66.20 | 334 | 66.67 | 429 | 69.19 | 123 | 47.13 |
None | 23 | 5.11 | 11 | 2.20 | 24 | 3.87 | 5 | 1.92 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Never married | 158 | 35.10 | 226 | 45.11 | 238 | 38.39 | 133 | 50.96 |
Currently married | 236 | 52.40 | 233 | 46.51 | 305 | 49.19 | 94 | 36.02 |
Not married | 56 | 12.40 | 42 | 8.38 | 77 | 12.42 | 34 | 13.03 |
Occupation | ||||||||
Trading | 73 | 16.20 | 93 | 18.56 | 82 | 13.23 | 53 | 20.31 |
Agrarian | 245 | 54.40 | 272 | 54.29 | 319 | 51.45 | 155 | 59.39 |
Fishing | 132 | 29.30 | 136 | 27.15 | 219 | 35.32 | 53 | 20.31 |
HIV status | ||||||||
Negative | 384 | 85.30 | 437 | 87.23 | 509 | 82.10 | 228 | 87.36 |
Positive | 66 | 14.70 | 64 | 12.77 | 111 | 17.90 | 33 | 12.64 |
Sexual partners | ||||||||
One partner | 220 | 48.90 | 263 | 52.50 | 313 | 50.48 | 117 | 44.83 |
More than 1 partner | 187 | 41.60 | 226 | 45.11 | 284 | 45.81 | 130 | 49.81 |
None | 43 | 09.56 | 12 | 02.40 | 23 | 03.71 | 14 | 05.36 |