Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study participants (N = 452)
| Youth (N = 185) |
Adults (N = 267) |
p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N) | (%) | (N) | (%) | ||
| Male Sex | 108 | 58.4 | 139 | 52.1 | p = 0.185 |
| Age (mean +/- SD; median) | 185 | 18.4 +/- 2.5; 18.0 | 267 | 39.8 +/- 11.0; 38.0 | p < 0.001 |
| Marital status | p < 0.001 | ||||
| - Married | 34 | 20.7 | 24 | 87.1 | |
| - Separated/divorced/widowed | 6 | 3.7 | 229 | 9.1 | |
| - Never married | 124 | 75.6 | 10 | 3.8 | |
| Religion | p = 0.020 | ||||
| - Catholic | 36 | 19.5 | 31 | 11.7 | |
| - Protestant | 89 | 48.1 | 144 | 54.3 | |
| - Muslim | 57 | 30.8 | 90 | 34.0 | |
| - Other | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tribe | p = 0.060 | ||||
| - (Mu)Soga | 57 | 31.0 | 94 | 36.0 | |
| - (Mu)Ganda | 72 | 39.1 | 111 | 42.5 | |
| - Mulamoga | 13 | 7.1 | 6 | 2.3 | |
| - Munyara | 10 | 5.4 | 7 | 2.7 | |
| - Other | 32 | 17.4 | 43 | 16.5 | |
| Education completed | p < 0.001 | ||||
| - No school | 1 | 0.6 | 16 | 6.0 | |
| - Primary | 76 | 42.9 | 103 | 38.9 | |
| - Secondary | 95 | 53.7 | 96 | 36.2 | |
| - Tertiary | 3 | 1.7 | 30 | 11.3 | |
| - University | 2 | 1.1 | 20 | 7.5 | |
| Work | p < 0.001 | ||||
| - Self-employed (agriculture, selling, service) | 33 | 21.3 | 136 | 52.9 | |
| - Salaried | 19 | 12.3 | 83 | 32.3 | |
| - Manual/casual Work | 7 | 4.5 | 6 | 2.3 | |
| - No work/unemployed | 69 | 61.9 | 32 | 12.5 | |