Table 1. Characteristics of men enrolled in the study (n = 5,639).
| Factor | Consenting to MC Verification | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accepted n (%) | Declined n (%) | P-value | |
| N | 4,232 | 1,407 | |
| Age group | |||
| 25–29 | 1,702 (76.2) | 532 (23.8) | 0.24 |
| 30–34 | 1,440 (74.0) | 507 (26.0) | |
| 35–39 | 1,090 (74.8) | 368 (25.2) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 113 (83.7) | 22 (16.3) | 0.04 |
| Married | 3,626 (74.6) | 1,232 (25.4) | |
| Single | 493 (76.3) | 153 (23.7) | |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 4,183 (75.0) | 1,391 (25.0) | 0.95 |
| Non-Christians | 49 (75.4) | 16 (24.6) | |
| Education completed | |||
| Primary & below | 2,672 (78.7) | 725 (21.3) | <0.001 |
| Secondary | 1,129 (70.0) | 484 (30.0) | |
| Post-secondary | 431 (68.5) | 198 (31.5) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 2,537 (72.0) | 988 (28.0) | <0.001 |
| Unemployed | 1,695 (80.2) | 419 (19.8) | |
| Self-Reported circumcision status | |||
| Uncircumcised | 2,035 (73.0) | 753 (27.0) | <0.001 |
| Circumcised | 2,197 (77.1) | 654 (22.9) | |