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. 2016 Aug 2;16:696. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3385-2

Table 1.

Socio-demographic Characteristics of Sample, Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey 2011

Support Male Circumcision
Variables Total (4, 874) Yes (3,276) No (1,598) P-values
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Education
 No education 892 (18.3) 431 (48.3) 461 (51.7) <0.0001
 Primary 3125 (64.1) 2130 (68.2) 995 (31.8)
 Secondary 710 (14.6) 592 (83.4) 118 (16.6)
 Tertiary 147 (3.02) 123 (83.7) 24 (16.3)
Age groups
 15–24 1356 (27.8) 956 (70.5) 400 (29.5) <0.0001
 25–34 1819 (37.3) 1267 (69.7) 552 (30.4)
 35–44 1195 (24.5) 769 (64.4) 426 (35.7)
 45 and over 504 (10.3) 284 (56.4) 220 (43.7)
Wealth Index <0.0001
 Poorest 1032 (21.2) 511 (49.5) 521 (50.5)
 Poorer 1113 (22.8) 674 (60.6) 439 (39.4)
 Middle 985 (20.2) 682 (69.2) 303 (30.8)
 Richer 878 (18.0) 660 (75.2) 218 (24.8)
 Richest 866 (17.8) 749 (86.5) 117 (13.5)
Religion
 Catholic 2093 (42.9) 1206 (57.6) 887 (42.4) <0.0001
 Protestant 1572 (32.3) 1069 (68.0) 503 (32.0)
 Pentecostal 396 (8.1) 263 (66.4) 133 (33.6)
 Muslim 604 (12.4) 575 (95.2) 29 (4.8)
 Other religion 209 (4.3) 163 (78.0) 46 (22.0)
Place of Residence
 Urban 643 (13.2) 542 (84.3) 101 (15.7) <0.0001
 Rural 4231 (86.8) 2734 (64.6) 1497 (35.4)
Access to Health facility
 Yes 1788 (36.7) 1262 (70.6) 526 (29.4) <0.0001
 No 3086 (63.3) 2014 (65.3) 1072 (34.7)
Ethnic groups
 Baganda 596 (12.23) 523 (87.75) 73 (12.25) <0.0001
 Banyankole 402 (8.25) 274 (68.16) 128 (31.84)
 Basoga 481 (9.87) 464 (96.47) 17 (3.53)
 Bakiga 266 (5.46) 155 (58.27) 111 (41.73)
 Itesa 449 (9.21) 243 (54.12) 206 (45.88)
 Other 2680 (54.99) 1,617 (60.34) 1,063 (39.66)