Table 1. Descriptive statistics for the sociodemographics, HIV-related experience and cultural beliefs.
| Total Sample | 1077 (100%) |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | |
| Gender: | |
| Male | 576 (53.5%) |
| Female | 501 (46.5%) |
| Age: | |
| 18-25 years | 334 (31.0%) |
| 26-50 years | 590 (54.8%) |
| 51+ years | 153 (14.2%) |
| Marital status: | |
| Married | 292 (27.1%) |
| Unmarried with partner | 531 (49.3%) |
| No partner | 250 (23.2%) |
| Education: | |
| Primary or less | 139 (12.9%) |
| Secondary | 663 (61.6%) |
| Tertiary | 259 (24.0%) |
| Employment: | |
| Employed | 358 (33.2%) |
| Unemployed | 719 (66.8%) |
| Length of stay in community: | |
| Less than 5 years | 243 (22.6%) |
| 6-10 years | 97 (9.0%) |
| More than 10 years | 737 (68.4%) |
| HIV-related experience | |
| Know someone with HIV | |
| Yes | 786 (72.9%) |
| No | 291 (27.1%) |
| Disclosure to them personally | |
| Yes | 307 (39.1%) |
| No | 480 (60.9%) |
| Discuss HIV in community: | |
| Weekly | 743 (69.0%) |
| Monthly | 168 (15.6%) |
| Less than monthly | 90 (8.4%) |
| Never | 73 (6.8%) |
| Leaders talked about HIV: | |
| Weekly | 614 (57.0%) |
| Monthly | 205 (19.0%) |
| Less than monthly | 119 (11.0%) |
| Never | 140 (13.0%) |
| Discussed protection with partner: | |
| Yes | 738 (68.5%) |
| No | 339 (31.5%) |
| Tested for HIV: | |
| Yes | 334(31.0%) |
| No | 743(69.0%) |
| Cultural beliefs | |
| Traditional healer can cure AIDS: | |
| Yes | 169 (15.7%) |
| No | 908 (84.3%) |
| People with HIV are bewitched: | |
| Yes | 61 (5.7%) |
| No | 1016 (94.3%) |