Table 3.

Summary of characteristics of respondents

Characteristics of interviewees	Focus group discussions (%)	Interviews with community members (%)	Interviews with VHTs (%)
Sex	N = 60	N = 7	N = 7
Female	90	14	29
Male	10	86	71
Age (years)	N = 60	N = 7	N = 7
18–27	47	0	0
28–37	35	29	14
38– 47	17	29	29
47+	2	44	57
Education level	N = 60	N = 7	N = 7
None	23	14	0
Primary 1–7	62	57	29
Senior 1– 4	15	29	57
Senior 4 – 6			14
Employment status	N = 60	N = 7	N = 7
Petty business	8	0	0
Housewife	12	0	0
Bar attendant	2	0	0
Farmer or pastoralist	70	14	43
Fish trading	7	85	14
Teacher	2	0	14
Tailor	0	0	14
Church leader	0	0	14
District	N = 60	N = 7	N = 7
Buliisa	18	14	14
Hoima	17	14	14
Kibaale	20	14	14
Kyegegwa	13	14	14
Kyankwanzi	8	14	14
Kiboga	10	14	14
Masindi	13	14	14