Table 1. Background Characteristics, 2010 MLSFH Men and Women.
| Women | Men Percentages (N) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N= | 2182 | 1537 | 3719 |
| 50+ years | 29.5% (644) | 33.4% (513) | 31.1% (1157) |
| 65+ years | 11.7 (256) | 13.5 (209) | 12.5 (465) |
| Education | |||
| No education | 27.2% (594) | 12.7% (195) | 21.2% (789) |
| Primary | 63.2 (1379) | 63.9 (982) | 63.5 (2361) |
| Secondary or higher | 9.6 (209) | 23.4 (360) | 15.3 (569) |
| Region of residence | |||
| Central | 32.6% (711) | 32.0% (492) | 32.3% (1203) |
| South | 34.9 (762) | 37.1 (570) | 35.9 (1332) |
| North | 32.5 (709) | 30.9 (475) | 31.8 (1184) |
| Marital characteristics | |||
| Currently married | 77.1% (1683) | 87.1% (1339) | 81.3% (3022 |
| Never married | 1.2 (26) | 7.6 (116) | 3.8 (142) |
| Divorced or separated | 9.7 (213) | 3.4 (52) | 7.1 (265) |
| Widowed | 11.9 (260) | 2.0 (30) | 7.8 (290) |
| 2008 HIV positive | 7.0% (104) | 4.7% (46) | 6.1% (150) |
| HIV prevalence by age group | |||
| 15-19 | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) |
| 20-29 | 5.9 (21) | 2.2 (5) | 4.4 (26) |
| 30-39 | 10.6 (39) | 2.6 (5) | 7.9 (44) |
| 40-49 | 8.9 (27) | 7.8 (16) | 8.5 (43) |
| 50-59 | 7.2 (15) | 10.7 (17) | 8.7 (32) |
| 60-69 | 0.9 (1) | 3.0 (3) | 1.9 (4) |
| 70-79 | 1.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.7 (1) |
| 80+ | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
Note: Not all respondents in the sample were tested for HIV in 2008. Due to refusals and some respondents not found in 2008 but found in 2010, 68% of women (N=1481) and 64% of men (N=985) in the sample were tested for HIV.