Table 1. Demographic and health characteristics of participants.
| CONGO | MOZAMBIQUE | NIGERIA | UGANDA | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| na | %b | na | %b | na | %b | na | %b | na | %b | |
| Sex of Respondents | ||||||||||
| Male | 1228 | 28.3 | 1184 | 22.2 | 2256 | 19.6 | 521 | 18.7 | 5189 | 21.8 |
| Female | 3254 | 71.7 | 4117 | 77.8 | 8686 | 80.4 | 2121 | 81.3 | 18178 | 78.2 |
| Age of Respondents | ||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 2148 | 43.1 | 2449 | 46.1 | 3788 | 34.6 | 1000 | 38.0 | 9385 | 39.3 |
| 20–24 years | 2334 | 58.9 | 2852 | 53.9 | 7154 | 65.4 | 1642 | 62.0 | 13982 | 60.7 |
| Age at Sexual Debut | ||||||||||
| Less than 15 years | 1502 | 27.5 | 1492 | 28.4 | 2433 | 23.6 | 544 | 21.6 | 5971 | 22.3 |
| 15–18 years | 2821 | 67.3 | 3509 | 65.5 | 6274 | 56.5 | 1724 | 65.1 | 14328 | 61.6 |
| 19 years and above | 159 | 5.2 | 300 | 6.1 | 2235 | 19.9 | 374 | 13.3 | 3068 | 13.1 |
| Area of Residence | ||||||||||
| Urban | 1642 | 71.5 | 2438 | 38.4 | 3731 | 34.9 | 950 | 25.2 | 8761 | 41.9 |
| Rural | 2840 | 28.5 | 2863 | 61.6 | 7211 | 65.1 | 1692 | 74.8 | 14606 | 58.1 |
| Education | ||||||||||
| None | 226 | 3.2 | 689 | 15.7 | 3527 | 36.0 | 151 | 3.8 | 4593 | 21.4 |
| Primary | 1262 | 20.7 | 2617 | 52.3 | 1439 | 12.9 | 1420 | 57.1 | 6738 | 28.4 |
| Secondary or higher | 2994 | 76.1 | 1995 | 31.0 | 5976 | 51.1 | 1071 | 39.1 | 12036 | 50.2 |
| Wealth Index | ||||||||||
| Poorest | 1483 | 14.0 | 649 | 17.8 | 1893 | 19.4 | 443 | 15.3 | 4468 | 17.5 |
| Poorer | 1240 | 20.3 | 750 | 17.7 | 2347 | 22.0 | 424 | 17.6 | 4761 | 20.2 |
| Middle | 696 | 22.4 | 890 | 17.8 | 2429 | 20.7 | 431 | 19.1 | 4446 | 20.2 |
| Richer | 592 | 22.6 | 1150 | 20.7 | 2403 | 20.1 | 483 | 19.4 | 4628 | 20.7 |
| Richest | 471 | 20.7 | 1862 | 26.0 | 1870 | 17.8 | 861 | 28.6 | 5064 | 21.4 |
| Comprehensive Knowledge of HIVc | ||||||||||
| No | 3466 | 73.7 | 3799 | 74.4 | 8398 | 76.5 | 1781 | 66.4 | 17444 | 74.3 |
| Yes | 1016 | 26.3 | 1502 | 25.6 | 2544 | 23.5 | 861 | 23.5 | 5923 | 25.7 |
| Number of Sexual Partners (excluding spouse) in the past 12 months | ||||||||||
| None | 1893 | 40.9 | 2971 | 60.2 | 7226 | 69.8 | 1825 | 70.6 | 13915 | 62.0 |
| 1 or more | 2589 | 59.1 | 2330 | 39.8 | 3716 | 30.2 | 817 | 29.4 | 9452 | 38.0 |
| Sexually Transmitted Infection in Past 12 months | ||||||||||
| No | 3745 | 81.0 | 4830 | 91.5 | 10140 | 92.6 | 2024 | 74.8 | 20739 | 88.1 |
| Yes | 737 | 19.0 | 471 | 8.5 | 802 | 7.4 | 618 | 25.2 | 2628 | 11.9 |
| Ever-Tested for HIV | ||||||||||
| No | 3228 | 68.6 | 2631 | 54.7 | 8184 | 75.3 | 600 | 22.5 | 14643 | 63.5 |
| Yes | 1254 | 31.4 | 2670 | 45.3 | 2758 | 24.7 | 2042 | 77.5 | 8724 | 36.5 |
| Received Results of HIV Testd | ||||||||||
| No | 120 | 6.6 | 201 | 8.4 | 370 | 13.7 | 107 | 5.1 | 798 | 9.0 |
| Yes | 1134 | 93.4 | 2469 | 91.6 | 2388 | 86.2 | 1935 | 94.9 | 7926 | 91.0 |
| TOTAL (N) | 4482 | 5301 | 10942 | 2642 | 23367 | |||||
Notes:
“a” = Unweighted frequency of respondents
“b” = Weighted percent
“c” = Comprehensive knowledge assesses respondents’ understanding of HIV transmission and prevention.
“d” = Adds up to the total number of people who tested for HIV