Table II.
Participant characteristics
| Female survey participants (n = 200) | Female focus group participantsa (n = 62) | Male survey and in-depth interview participants (n = 30) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No. of participants (%) | No. of participants (%) | No. of participants (%) |
| Age | Range: 18–45 | Range: 18–41 | Range: 24–57 |
| Mean: 26.2 | Mean: 25.1 | Mean: 32.6 | |
| SD: 5.9 | SD: 5.6 | SD: 8.6 | |
| Has tested for HIV and received results | 189 (94.5) | 62 (100.0) | 23 (76.7) |
| HIV status of those tested who received results | |||
| Positive | 79 (41.8) | 18 (29.0) | 3 (13.0) |
| Negative | 108 (57.1) | 44 (70.9) | 17 (73.9) |
| Undisclosed | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 3 (13.0) |
| Education | |||
| None | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.7) |
| Primaryb | 54 (27) | 12 (19.3) | 4 (13.3) |
| Some secondaryc | 93 (46.5) | 33 (53.2) | 10 (33.3) |
| Completed secondaryd | 33 (16.5) | 10 (16.1) | 9 (30) |
| More than secondary | 18 (9) | 7 (11.3) | 5 (16.7) |
| Household socio-demographic indicators | |||
| Electricity | 61 (30.5) | 23 (37.1) | 12 (40.0) |
| Telephone | 155 (77.5) | 47 (75.8) | 21 (70.0) |
| Working radio | 156 (78.0) | 45 (72.5) | 25 (83.0) |
| Married or cohabitating | 159 (79.5) | 48 (77.4) | 21 (70.0) |
| Where male partner or men are employed | |||
| Same village | 46 (23.0) | 12 (28.5) | 15 (50.0) |
| Other village | 32 (16.0) | 10 (23.8) | 13 (43.3) |
| Out of country | 57 (28.5) | 20 (47.6) | 0 (0) |
aSub-set of female survey participants.
bIndicates partial or completed primary schooling (Standard 1–7).
cIndicates partial secondary schooling (Forms A–D).
dIndicates completion of Form E at secondary level.