Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.
| Study participants n (column %) | |
| Total | 2220 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 666 (30.1) |
| Female | 1545 (69.9) |
| Missing | 9 |
| Age group (years) | |
| 15–24 | 835 (38.3) |
| 25–34 | 556 (25.5) |
| 35–44 | 302 (13.9) |
| 45–54 | 246 (11.3) |
| 55–64 | 134 (6.1) |
| >65 | 106 (4.9) |
| Missing | 41 |
| Age in years: Median 28 (IQR:21–42); mean 33 | |
| Highest level of education | |
| Not attended school | 142 (6.5) |
| Primary school | 689 (31.9) |
| Secondary school | 1126 (52.1) |
| College or University | 203 (9.4) |
| Missing | 60 |
| Smoking habits | |
| Daily smoker | 220 (10.0) |
| Occasional smoker | 73 (3.3) |
| Ex-smoker | 104 (4.7) |
| Never smoked | 1801 (81.9) |
| Missing | 22 |
| 1 Alcohol consumption | |
| No | 1648 (75.2) |
| Yes | 544 (24.8) |
| Missing | 28 |
| Household size (adults) | |
| 1–3 | 331 (15.0) |
| 4–6 | 848 (38.4) |
| 7–9 | 554 (25.1) |
| ≥10 | 477 (21.6) |
| Missing | 10 |
| HIV status | |
| Negative | 1271 (62.4) |
| Positive | 765 (37.6) |
| Missing | 184 |
| Smear status of index | |
| Smear negative | 741 (49.2) |
| Smear positive | 766 (50.8) |
| Missing | 713 |
1
Defined as alcohol consumption four weeks prior to the interview.