Table 1.
Characteristic | HIV Positive N = 168 % (n) |
HIV Negative N = 330 % (n) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
HIV result s | 33.7 (168) | 66.3 (330) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 64.9 (109) | 71.5 (236) | 0.13 |
Female | 35.1 (59) | 28.5 (94) | |
Mean ± SD age in years | 35.7 ± 9.5 | 30.1 ± 10.2 | 0.001 |
Age groups(years) | |||
15-35 | 53.0 (89) | 77.6 (256) | <0.001 |
>35 | 47.0 (79) | 22.4 (74) | |
Age group(years) | |||
15-25 | 11.9(20) | 37.6 (124) | <0.001 |
26-35 | 41.1 (69) | 40.0 (132) | |
36-45 | 33.3 (56) | 15.5 (51) | |
>45 | 13.7 (23) | 7.0(23) | |
Education | |||
No education | 25.0 (42) | 24.2 (80) | 0.85 |
Have education | 75.0 (126) | 75.8 (250) | |
Education level | |||
No formal education | 8.9(15) | 7.6(26) | 0.92 |
Primary education | 76.2 (128) | 76.7 (253) | |
Secondary education and above | 14.9 (25) | 15.5 (51) | |
Occupation | |||
Unemployed | 27.4 (46) | 27.0 (89) | 0.79 |
Employed | 15.5 (26) | 17.9 (59) | |
Self employed | 57.1 (96) | 55.2 (182) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 33.3 (56) | 51.5 (170) | 0.01 |
Married | 41.1 (69) | 38.8 (128) | 0.012 |
Cohabiting | 3.0(5) | 3.3(11) | 0.049 |
Separate/Divorce | 14.9 (25) | 4.2(14) | 0.95 |
Widowed | 7.7(13) | 2.1(7) | 0.19 |
BCG scar | |||
Present | 64.3 (108) | 70.3 (232) | 0.17 |
Absent | 35.7 (60) | 29.7 (98) |