Table 1.
Socio-demographic and Behavioural Risk Factors for Study Participants, 2003 (N=501)
| Characteristics | N | % |
| Age | ||
| 15–25 | 253 | 50.5 |
| 26–35 | 216 | 43.1 |
| 36–45 | 32 | 6.4 |
| Education | ||
| None | 144 | 28.7 |
| Primary | 175 | 34.9 |
| Secondary | 178 | 35.6 |
| Tertiary | 4 | 0.8 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single/Widowed/Divorced | 54 | 10.8 |
| Cohabit | 111 | 22.2 |
| Married | 336 | 67.1 |
| Number of sexual partners (in the past year) | ||
| One | 442 | 88.2 |
| Two | 43 | 8.6 |
| Three or more | 16 | 3.2 |
| Contraceptive use | ||
| None | 376 | 75.1 |
| Sometimes | 89 | 17.8 |
| Always | 36 | 7.2 |
| Previous STDs | ||
| No | 479 | 95.6 |
| Yes | 22 | 4.4 |
| Self-reported previous use of VCT | ||
| No Prior HIV testing | 459 | 91.6 |
| Prior HIV testing | 42 | 8.4 |
| No Prior HIV counselling | 350 | 69.9 |
| Prior HIV counselling | 151 | 30.1 |
STDs=sexually transmitted diseases, HIV=human immunodeficiency virus, VCT=voluntary councelling and testing