Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study participants, total and clinic-specific.
| Variable | Total number, n (%) | Tororo HIV clinic, n (%) | Mulago HIV clinic, n (%) | Mbarara HIV clinic, n (%) | Gulu HIV clinic, n (%) | P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, F (n=95,857) | 61,030(64) | 14,435(62) | 18,689(66) | 15,972(63) | 11,934(62) | <0.001 |
| Age (n=94,368), median (IQR) | 33 (27.40) | 34 (28.42) | 33 (27.40) | 33 (27.40) | 33 (26.40) | <0.001 |
| <25yrs | 16,272(17) | 3445(15) | 5139(18) | 4194(17) | 3494(19) | |
| 25-34yrs | 35,199(37) | 8077(35) | 10,589(38) | 9853(39) | 6680(37) | |
| 35-44yrs | 28,293(30) | 7306(32) | 8251(29) | 7635(30) | 5101(28) | |
| 45yrs and above | 14,613(16) | 4215(18) | 4093(15) | 3544(14) | 2761(15) | |
| Occupation (n=83,084) | <0.001 | |||||
| Paid employee | 14,529(17) | 2249(11) | 6378(27) | 2720(13) | 3182(18) | |
| Petty trade vendor | 29,890(36) | 6589(32) | 10,437(46) | 5187(24) | 7677(43) | |
| Peasant | 33,506(40) | 10,953(52) | 4257(18) | 12,007(56) | 6289(35) | |
| Others | 5159(6) | 1048(5) | 2016(9) | 1322 (7 | 773(4) | |
| Education (n=85,957) | <0.001 | |||||
| None | 18,250(21) | 5761(28) | 2585(11) | 5131(21) | 4773(27) | |
| Primary | 48,063(56) | 11,397(54) | 12,620(55) | 14,228(58) | 9818(55) | |
| Secondary | 16,347(19) | 3095(15) | 6541(28) | 3972(17) | 2739(15) | |
| Tertiary or above | 3297(4) | 616(3) | 1309(6) | 791(3) | 581(3) | |
| Marital status (86,137) | <0.001 | |||||
| Single/never married | 5338(6) | 1474(7) | 1609(7) | 1563(6) | 692(4) | |
| Married/cohabiting | 40,689(47) | 11,271(54) | 9832(43) | 11,097(46) | 8489(47) | |
| Divorced | 16,058(19) | 2679(13) | 6182(27) | 4053(17) | 3144(17) | |
| Widowed | 19,797(23) | 4729(23) | 4459(19) | 6108(25) | 4501(25) | |
| Others | 4255(5) | 686(3) | 968(4) | 1473(6) | 1128(6) | |
| Religion/faith (n=85,256) | <0.001 | |||||
| Catholic | 39,508(46) | 8816(42) | 8690(38) | 9025(38) | 12,977(73) | |
| Protestant | 29,807(34) | 6898(33) | 8690(34) | 11,923(51) | 3073(17) | |
| Muslim | 6621(8) | 1692(8) | 3160(14) | 1310(6) | 459(3) | |
| Pentecostal | 6635(8) | 2358(11) | 2454(11) | 838(3) | 985(5) | |
| Others | 2685(3) | 1064(5) | 795(3) | 508(2) | 318(2) |
*Chi-squared or Mann Whitney test.