Table 2. Description of men aged 50+ in SSA by sexual behaviour, demographic, socio-economic and variables; Sample size 5394.
Variables | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
Current sexual activity | ||
Active | 3949 | 74.2 |
Not active | 1445 | 25.8 |
Extramarital partners | ||
Yes | 492 | 9.3 |
No | 4902 | 90.7 |
Condom use during last sex | ||
Yes | 318 | 6.5 |
No | 5076 | 93.5 |
HIV Prevention/transmission knowledge | ||
Low | 525 | 9.7 |
Medium | 2214 | 41.1 |
High | 2654 | 49.2 |
Ever been tested for HIV | ||
No | 3442 | 65.7 |
Yes | 1793 | 34.3 |
Age | Mean 54 years | |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 1693 | 31.4 |
Rural | 3701 | 68.6 |
Religion | ||
Catholics | 1356 | 25.1 |
Other Christians | 1868 | 34.6 |
Muslim | 1647 | 30.5 |
Other | 523 | 9.7 |
Age at 1st Intercourse | Mean = 20 years | |
Type of marriage | ||
Monogamy | 3872 | 77.6 |
Polygamy | 1115 | 22.4 |
Education level | ||
No education | 1680 | 31.1 |
Primary | 2448 | 45.4 |
Secondary+ | 1265 | 23.5 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 2022 | 37.5 |
Middle | 1112 | 20.6 |
Rich | 2260 | 41.9 |