Table 1.
Descriptive information on sample from 2003/2004 Tanzania HIV/AIDS Indicator Surveya.
| Variable | Participants, n (%) |
HIV-positive, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Living environment | ||
| Capital city | 544 (11.6) | 67 (12.3) |
| Small city | 510 (7.5) | 61 (13.1) |
| Town | 820 (9.7) | 87 (10.2) |
| Rural | 6136 (71.1) | 328 (5.6) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 4581 (55.0) | 328 (7.7) |
| Male | 3429 (45.0) | 215 (7.0) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15–19 | 877 (11.2) | 18 (2.4) |
| 20–24 | 1573 (20.0) | 86 (5.5) |
| 25–29 | 1685 (21.8) | 109 (8.0) |
| 30–34 | 1402 (16.9) | 133 (10.3) |
| 35–39 | 1117 (13.5) | 96 (9.4) |
| 40–49 | 1356 (16.6) | 101 (7.7) |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 1292 (17.4) | 55 (4.4) |
| Currently married | 6071 (74.3) | 385 (7.1) |
| Formerly married | 647 (8.3) | 103 (16.9) |
| Religion | ||
| Moslem | 2631 (30.6) | 196 (8.0) |
| Catholic | 2598 (32.3) | 203 (8.6) |
| Protestant | 2111 (26.9) | 115 (6.2) |
| Other | 670 (10.1) | 29 (4.8) |
| Educational attainment | ||
| None | 1466 (17.4) | 73 (5.2) |
| Primary school | 5992 (74.3) | 419 (7.6) |
| Secondary and above | 552 (8.2) | 51 (10.2) |
| Occupation type | ||
| Unemployed | 603 (8.4) | 45 (8.4) |
| Professional | 1413 (20.3) | 177 (12.9) |
| Manual | 550 (8.3) | 52 (9.3) |
| Agricultural | 5444 (63.0) | 269 (5.3) |
| Household standard of living index | ||
| Richest quintile | 1508 (24.5) | 173 (11.8) |
| Richer quintile | 1623 (19.4) | 148 (9.5) |
| Middle quintile | 1518 (18.7) | 92 (6.3) |
| Poorer quintile | 1735 (19.6) | 77 (4.6) |
| Poorest quintile | 1626 (17.8) | 53 (3.3) |
| Condom use at last sex | ||
| No | 6882 (84.2) | 441 (7.0) |
| Yes | 1128 (15.7) | 102 (9.9) |
| Sexually transmitted infection | ||
| No | 7716 (96.4) | 513 (7.3) |
| Yes | 294 (3.5) | 30 (11.0) |
| Alcohol use during sex | ||
| Respondent only | 311 (3.7) | 248 (8.0) |
| Partner only | 586 (6.9) | 58 (11.4) |
| Respondent and partner | 313 (3.6) | 33 (12.3) |
| Neither | 6800 (85.8) | 428 (6.9) |
| Lifetime no. of partners | ||
| One | 2271 (27.8) | 67 (3.1) |
| Two to four | 3782 (47.3) | 307 (8.9) |
| Five or more | 1957 (24.8) | 169 (9.4) |
| Previous HIV test | ||
| No | 6730 (82.5) | 422 (6.9) |
| Yes | 1280 (17.4) | 121 (9.9) |
| Perception of HIV risk | ||
| No risk | 3041 (2.3) | 166 (5.9) |
| Small risk | 2326 (28.3) | 135 (6.1) |
| Moderate risk | 1260 (15.8) | 124 (10.4) |
| Great risk | 674 (8.5) | 61 (10.6) |
| Don’t know risk | 709 (8.7) | 57 (9.9) |
| Total | 8010 (100.0) | 543 (7.4) |
a
Prevalence estimates were calculated after applying sampling weights.