Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics among HIV tested antenatal attendees, rural Manyara and Singida regions, Tanzania, 2003–2004.

	Total n (%)	Remote rural n (%)	Rural n (%)
Total	1296	553 (42.67)	743 (57.33)
Age groups
15–19 years	165 (12.7)	56 (10.1)	109 (14.7)
20–24 years	417 (32.2)	182 (32.9)	235 (31.6)
25–29 years	349 (26.9)	151 (27.3)	198 (26.7)
≥30 years	365 (28.2)	164 (29.7)	201 (27.1)
Duration of stay
> 1 year	1197 (92.4)	534 (96.6)	663 (89.2)
< 1 year	99 (7.6)	19 (3.4)	80 (10.8)
Marital status
Married	1183 (91.3)	525 (94.9)	658 (88.6)
Separated/divorced/widowed/single	113 (8.7)	28 (5.1)	85 (11.4)
Age when married
Never married	93 (7.2)	19 (3.4)	74 (10.0)
< 18 years	203 (15.7)	95 (17.2)	108 (14.5)
≥18 years	1000 (77.1)	439 (79.4)	561 (75.5)
Religion
Christians	999 (77.1)	414 (74.9)	585 (78.7)
Muslims	153 (11.8)	77 (13.9)	76 (10.2)
Others	144 (11.1)	62 (11.2)	82 (11.0)
Education years
None	349 (28.2)	156 (28.2)	193 (26.0)
< 7 years	174 (13.4)	78 (14.1)	96 (12.9)
7 years or more	773 (59.7)	319 (57.7)	454 (61.1)
Income
Yes	204 (15.7)	38 (6.9)	166 (22.3)
No	1087 (83.9)	512 (93.1)	575 (77.7)
Ever used condom
No	1233 (95.1)	532 (96.2)	701 (94.4)
Yes	63 (4.9)	21 (3.8)	42 (5.7)
Lifetime sexual partners (n)
One	1231 (95.0)	525 (94.9)	706 (95.0)
More than one	65 (5.0)	28 (5.1)	37 (5.0)
Ever VCT
No	891 (68.8)	376 (68.0)	515 (69.3)
Yes	405 (31.3)	177 (32.0)	228 (30.7)
Age at first pregnancy*
< 18 years	158 (14.0)	73 (13.2)	85 (11.4)
≥18 years	974 (86.0)	424 (76.7)	550 (74.0)
HIV related knowledge
No	1153 (88.8)	489 (88.4)	662 (89.1)
Yes	145 (11.2)	64 (11.6)	81 (10.9)

* Analysed for women aged ≥20 years at the time of survey.