Table 1. Background Characteristics by Sex of Respondent and Instrument Type.
| Males | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | RHC | SPQ | p value | RHC | SPQ | p value |
| Age (year) | 20.7 | 20.0 | 0.032 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 0.077 |
| Education (%) | 0.726 | 0.801 | ||||
| None or primary | 32.9 | 34.8 | 43.7 | 45.4 | ||
| Secondary | 55.3 | 55.2 | 42.8 | 42.0 | ||
| Post-secondary | 11.8 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 12.6 | ||
| Marital status (%) | 0.154 | 0.299 | ||||
| Never married | 88.2 | 82.9 | 66.8 | 61.9 | ||
| Married | 10.6 | 14.8 | 29.4 | 38.1 | ||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 | ||
| Ethnicity (%) | 0.819 | 0.186 | ||||
| Luo | 75.8 | 77.4 | 71.3 | 73.7 | ||
| Luhya | 11.2 | 9.7 | 18.9 | 14.0 | ||
| Other | 13.0 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 12.3 | ||
| Born in rural area (vs. urban) (%) | 25.2 | 32.0 | 0.056 | 42.0 | 48.2 | 0.115 |
| Economic status (%) | 0.391 | 0.345 | ||||
| First quintile (poorest) | 21.5 | 19.6 | 14.4 | 20.0 | ||
| Second quintile | 19.3 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 22.6 | ||
| Third quintile | 18.1 | 23.9 | 19.3 | 18.6 | ||
| Fourth quintile | 21.5 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 18.0 | ||
| Fifth quintile (wealthiest) | 19.6 | 16.0 | 23.2 | 20.9 | ||
| Male interviewer (%) | 74.1 | 79.0 | 0.154 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 0.807 |
| N | 322 | 310 | 286 | 357 | ||
Notes: RHC = Relationship History Calendar; SPQ = Sexual Partnership Questionnaire
Two-tailed t-test for age; chi-square tests for the remainder of associations