Table 1.
Demographic and socio-behavioral characteristics of 792 youth by community in Kasensero fishing communities
| Variables | Kasensero | Gwanda | Kyebe | P – Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 564 (%) | N = 73 (%) | N = 155 (%) | ||
| Gender | 0.310 | |||
| Female | 302 (54.0) | 46 (63.0) | 85 (55.0) | |
| Male | 262 (46.0) | 27 (37.0) | 70 (45.0) | |
| Education | 0.002 | |||
| Uneducated | 403 (71.4) | 49 (67.1) | 100 (64.5) | |
| Primary | 120 (21.3) | 19 (26.0) | 53 (34.2) | |
| Post-primary | 41 (7.3) | 5 (7.0) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Religion | <0.001 | |||
| Catholic | 329 (58.3) | 58 (79.4) | 128 (83.0) | |
| Protestant | 80 (14.2) | 7 (10.0) | 7 (4.5) | |
| Muslim | 108 (19.2) | 4 (5.0) | 13 (8.4) | |
| Other religiona | 47 (8.3) | 4 (5.5) | 7 (4.5) | |
| Occupation | <0.001 | |||
| Business | 174 (30.9) | 18 (24.7) | 18 (11.6) | |
| Fishing | 98 (17.4) | 3 (4.1) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Other occupationb | 292 (51.8) | 52 (71.2) | 136 (87.7) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 271 (48.0) | 32 (44.0) | 48 (31.0) | |
| Not married | 293 (52.0) | 41 (56.0) | 107 (69.0) | |
| Number of sexual partners in the past 12 months | <0.001 | |||
| 0 | 77 (14.0) | 20 (27.4) | 68 (44.0) | |
| 1 | 312 (55.3) | 46 (63.0) | 73 (47.1) | |
| 2+ | 175 (31.0) | 7 (9.6) | 14 (9.0) | |
| Illicit Drug use | 0.023 | |||
| Yes | 28 (5.0) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.0) | |
| No | 536 (95.0) | 72 (99.0) | 154 (99.0) | |
| Gift for sex | 0.060 | |||
| Yes | 19 (3.5) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 532 (96.5) | 65 (98.5) | 143 (100) | |
| Alcohol before sex | 0.008 | |||
| Yes | 15 (3.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 536 (97.3) | 65 (98.5) | 143 (100) | |
aOther religion includes Adventists and Saved/Born-again; bOther occupation includes agriculture for home use and commercial, transport, security officer, government worker, students and bar workers