Table 1.
Characteristics of study respondents by HIV prevalence strata, Rakai, Uganda
| HIV prevalence strata | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total N=2,135 (%) | Low HIV prevalence, N=743 (%) | Middle HIV prevalence, N=775 (%) | High HIV prevalence, N=617 (%) |
| Age group | ||||
| 15–24 years | 316 (14.8) | 80 (10.8) | 76 (9.8) | 160 (25.9) |
| 25–34 years | 986 (46.2) | 345 (46.4) | 342 (44.1) | 299 (48.5) |
| 35+years | 833 (39.0) | 318 (42.8) | 357 (46.1) | 158 (25.6) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1,100 (51.5) | 374 (50.3) | 411 (53.0) | 315 (51.0) |
| Male | 1,035 (48.5) | 369 (49.7) | 364 (47.0) | 302 (49.0) |
| Education level | ||||
| None | 124 (5.8) | 55 (7.4) | 22 (2.8) | 47 (7.6) |
| Primary | 1,432 (67.1) | 460 (61.9) | 528 (68.1) | 444 (72.0) |
| Post-primary | 579 (27.1) | 228 (30.7) | 225 (29.0) | 126 (20.4) |
| Marital duration | ||||
| 1–2 years | 132 (6.2) | 21 (2.8) | 14 (1.8) | 97 (15.7) |
| 3–4 years | 220 (10.3) | 44 (5.9) | 44 (5.7) | 132 (21.4) |
| 5+years | 1,783 (83.5) | 678 (91.3) | 717 (92.5) | 388 (62.9) |
| Marital order | ||||
| First | 1,410 (66.0) | 534 (71.9) | 543 (70.1) | 333 (54.0) |
| Second | 551 (25.8) | 157 (21.1) | 167 (21.5) | 227 (36.8) |
| Third or more | 174 (8.2) | 52 (7.0) | 65 (8.4) | 57 (9.2) |
| Extramarital relations | ||||
| Yes | 291 (13.6) | 109 (14.7) | 89 (11.5) | 93 (15.1) |
| No | 1,844 (86.4) | 634 (85.3) | 686 (88.5) | 524 (84.9) |
| HIV status | ||||
| Negative | 1,688 (79.1) | 568 (76.4) | 626 (80.8) | 494 (80.1) |
| Positive | 160 (7.5) | 14 (1.9) | 26 (3.3) | 120 (19.4) |
| Not available | 287 (13.4) | 161 (21.7) | 123 (15.9) | 3 (0.5) |
| Knows that HIV-discordance is possible among couples | ||||
| Yes | 2,113 (99.0) | 735 (98.9) | 769 (99.2) | 609 (98.7) |
| No | 22 (1.0) | 8 (1.1) | 6 (0.8) | 8 (1.3) |
| Ever received HCT | ||||
| Yes | 2,020 (94.6) | 704 (94.7) | 707 (91.2) | 609 (98.7) |
| No | 115 (5.4) | 39 (5.3) | 68 (8.8) | 8 (1.3) |
| Time since last received HCTa | ||||
| Less than a year | 1,359 (67.3) | 384 (54.6) | 377 (53.3) | 598 (98.2) |
| 1 year | 235 (11.6) | 127 (18.0) | 99 (14.0) | 9 (1.5) |
| 2+years | 426 (21.1) | 193 (27.4) | 231 (32.7) | 2 (0.3) |
| Organization where HCT was received from | ||||
| Rakai health sciences program | 1,891 (88.6) | 641 (86.3) | 647 (83.5) | 603 (97.7) |
| Other organization | 244 (11.4) | 102 (13.7) | 128 (16.5) | 14 (2.3) |
| Aware of availability of couples’ HCT services | ||||
| Yes | 2,060 (96.5) | 705 (94.9) | 752 (97.0) | 603 (97.7) |
| No | 75 (3.5) | 38 (5.1) | 23 (3.0) | 14 (2.3) |
| HIV status disclosure (ever)a | ||||
| Yes | 1,000 (85.2) | 318 (80.5) | 346 (84.0) | 336 (91.6) |
| No | 174 (14.8) | 77 (19.5) | 66 (16.0) | 31 (8.4) |
a
Expressed among those who reported previous receipt of individual HCT.