Table 1.
Men aged 22 and over | |||
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Self-reported circumcised | Self-reported uncircumcised | P-value2 | |
Sample size | 234 | 374 | |
Background Characteristics | |||
Age | |||
Mean (median) | 29.1 (26) | 29.9 (28) | 0.07 |
IQR | 24-33 | 24-34 | |
Ethnic group (%) | |||
Sotho | 32.9 | 27.8 | |
Zulu | 34.6 | 50.8 | <0.001 |
Other | 32.5 | 21.4 | |
Religion (%) | |||
Christian | 36.3 | 35.3 | 0.09 |
No religion | 44.0 | 51.1 | |
Other | 19.7 | 13.6 | |
Education (%) | |||
Grade 12 completed | 28.6 | 27.0 | 0.71 |
Occupation (%) | |||
Employed | 57.7 | 58.6 | |
Unemployed | 28.6 | 31.0 | |
Scholar or student | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.57 |
Other | 9.4 | 6.4 | |
Marital status (%) | |||
Ever married | 36.5 | 31.8 | 0.31 |
Committed to someone | 46.8 | 47.1 | |
Single | 16.7 | 21.1 | |
Initiation school attendance (%) | |||
42.5 | 3.5 | <0.001 | |
Reported sexual behavior | |||
Ever had sexual intercourse (%) | |||
99.6 | 98.7 | 0.41 | |
Age at first sexual intercourse (year) | |||
Mean (median) | 16.1 (16) | 16.7 (16) | 0.02 |
IQR | 14.0-17.0 | 15.0-18.0 | |
Number of lifetime sexual partners1 | |||
Mean (median) | 16.2 (10) | 13.8 (8) | 0.19 |
IQR | 5-20 | 4-15 | |
Number of sexual partners in the past 12 months1 | |||
Mean (median) | 2.8 (2) | 2.5 (2) | 0.04 |
IQR | 1.0-3.0 | 1.0-3.0 | |
Ever used a condom1 (%) | |||
90.1 | 86.2 | 0.16 | |
Consistent condom use in the past 12 months, with non-spousal partners (%) | |||
26.6 | 34.5 | 0.08 | |
Attitudes towards HIV | |||
Perceived risk of HIV infection (%) | |||
No or small risk | 48.7 | 43.2 | 0.36 |
Average or high risk | 32.5 | 37.5 | |
No opinion | 18.8 | 19.3 | |
Aware of HIV status (%) | |||
42.3 | 32.9 | 0.02 | |
Sexually transmitted infections | |||
HIV-positive | |||
15.0 | 25.1 | 0.003 | |
HSV-2 positive | |||
30.8 | 35.6 | 0.25 |
HSV-2: Herpes Simplex Virus 2
1 Among those having had sexual intercourse
2 P-values were obtained when comparing self-reported uncircumcised men and self-reported circumcised men using Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson's Chi square, Fisher's exact or log-rank test, as applicable