Table 1.
Description of participant demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, overall and by knowledge of someone who died of HIV/AIDS
| Total sample (n = 4182) | Personally knows someone who died of AIDS (n = 1743) | Does not personally know someone who died of AIDS (n = 2439) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personally knows someone who died of AIDS | 42.2 | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–29 | 39.6 | 42.7 | 37.4 | <0.001 |
| 30–39 | 22.5 | 24.4 | 21.1 | |
| 40–49 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 17.4 | |
| 50+ | 20.3 | 14.5 | 24.2 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 45.3 | 46.3 | 44.6 | 0.461 |
| Female | 54.7 | 53.8 | 55.4 | |
| Location | ||||
| Rural | 38.8 | 33.0 | 43.1 | <0.001 |
| Urban | 61.2 | 67.0 | 65.9 | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 76.7 | 83.9 | 71.5 | <0.001 |
| Coloured | 11.3 | 9.6 | 12.6 | |
| White | 8.7 | 4.2 | 12.0 | |
| Asian | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 | |
| Education | ||||
| None | 6.7 | 4.9 | 8.1 | <0.001 |
| Grade 1–7 | 19.7 | 16.4 | 22.0 | |
| Grade 8–11 | 35.2 | 35.1 | 35.2 | |
| Completed high school | 23.1 | 26.7 | 20.5 | |
| Post-high school education | 15.3 | 16.9 | 14.2 | |
| Currently employed | ||||
| No | 68.9 | 69.3 | 68.7 | 0.757 |
| Yes | 31.1 | 30.7 | 31.3 | |
| Household income (South African rand) | ||||
| 0 (none) | 13.6 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 0.226 |
| 1–5000 | 30.4 | 32.6 | 28.8 | |
| 5001–25 000 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 16.4 | |
| 25 000–100 000 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 17.2 | |
| 100 001+ | 20.8 | 20.0 | 21.4 | |
| Assets owned by household | ||||
| 0–5 | 39.1 | 34.0 | 42.8 | <0.001 |
| 6–12 | 38.2 | 45.0 | 33.2 | |
| 13–17 | 22.7 | 21.0 | 23.9 | |
| Ever tested for HIV | ||||
| No | 78.5 | 73.2 | 82.5 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 21.5 | 26.8 | 17.6 | |
| Recent life events | ||||
| None | 34.6 | 26.9 | 40.2 | <0.001 |
| 1–2 | 40.0 | 41.2 | 39.1 | |
| 3–4 | 17.6 | 21.3 | 14.9 | |
| 5 or more | 7.9 | 10.7 | 5.8 | |
| Traumatic life events | ||||
| None | 26.9 | 20.9 | 31.2 | <0.001 |
| 1–2 | 49.7 | 49.4 | 49.9 | |
| 3–4 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 8.8 | |
| 5 or more | 12.8 | 16.5 | 10.0 |
All cells are percentages (%).