Table 1.
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics by sex among adults in Oria village, Kilimanjaro Tanzania
| Variable | Category | Total | Women n (%) | Men n (%) | *p-value |
| Sex | 1 528 | 914 (59.8) | 614 (40.2) | ||
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 28.2 (8.4) | 27.9 (8.6) | 28.7 (8.8) | 0.056 |
| Age groups (years) | |||||
| 15–24 | 575 | 352 (38.5) | 223 (36.3) | ||
| 25–34 | 534 | 333 (36.4) | 201 (32.7) | ||
| 35–44 | 419 | 229 (25.1) | 190 (30.9) | 0.038 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 477 | 225 (24.6) | 256 (41.7) | ||
| Married | 899 | 577 (63.1) | 322 (52.4) | ||
| Separated/divorced | 148 | 112 (12.3) | 36 (5.9) | <0.001 | |
| Education level | |||||
| No education | 191 | 125 (13.7) | 66 (10.7) | ||
| Primary education | 1196 | 716 (78.6) | 480 (78.2) | ||
| Secondary + | 138 | 70 (7.7) | 68 (11.1) | 0.027 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Farmers | 1327 | 799 (87.4) | 528 (86.0) | ||
| Employed | 49 | 25 (2.7) | 24 (3.7) | ||
| Business | 152 | 90 (9.9) | 62 (10.1) | 0.429 | |
| Religion affiliation | |||||
| Catholic | 392 | 226 (24.9) | 166 (27.1) | ||
| Protestant | 458 | 257 (28.3) | 201 (32.8) | ||
| Muslim | 672 | 426 (46.9) | 246 (40.1) | 0.031 |
* P value from Chi-square test for difference in proportions, SD: Standard deviation.