Table 1.
Characteristics of participants contacted by community health extension workers (CHEWs) for HIV home-based counselling and testing (N = 43,696).
| Male |
Female |
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|---|---|---|---|
| n = 20729 (47%) | n = 22967 (53%) | ||
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 31 (13) | 30 (13) |
| <18 | 1693 (8%) | 2293 (10%) | |
| 18–24 | 5754 (28%) | 7028 (31%) | |
| 25–34 | 6377 (31%) | 6550 (29%) | |
| 35–44 | 3542 (17%) | 3764 (16%) | |
| 45+ | 3363 (16%) | 3332 (15%) | |
| Marital statusa | Single | 8759 (42%) | 8346 (36%) |
| Married/Cohabiting | 11270 (54%) | 12470 (54%) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 434 (2%) | 908 (4%) | |
| Widow/Widower | 264 (1%) | 1243 (5%) | |
| Education level | Not Educated | 930 (5%) | 1396 (6%) |
| Primary | 11454 (55%) | 12613 (55%) | |
| Secondary | 7104 (34%) | 7881 (34%) | |
| Tertiary | 1241 (6%) | 1077 (5%) | |
| Tested previouslyb | Yes | 16124 (78%) | 18004 (78%) |
| No | 4521 (22%) | 4868 (21%) | |
| Test result | Negative | 20325 (98.1%) | 22397 (97.5%) |
| Positive | 404 (1.9%) | 570 (2.5%) | |
| Linked to carec | Yes | 623 (64%) | |
| No | 351 (36%) |
aMissing for two persons.
bMissing for 179 persons (84 men and 95 women).
cData not available by gender.