Table 1.
Characteristics and behaviors of respondents in two South African study sites, 2014
| North West (N=43 clusters; 1044 participants)a | Mpumalanga (N=27 clusters; 2057 participants)a | Chi square test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (Col. %) | N (Col. %) | p-value | |
| Demographic Characteristics | |||
| Gender | |||
| Men | 401 (38.4) | 1004 (48.8) | p<0.01 |
| Women | 643 (61.6) | 1053 (51.2) | |
| Age | |||
| 18–29 | 453 (43.4) | 1068 (51.9) | p<0.01 |
| 30–39 | 344 (33.0) | 553 (26.9) | |
| 40–49 | 247 (23.7) | 436 (21.2) | |
| Education | |||
| Primary or less | 241 (23.1) | 500 (24.3) | p=0.38 |
| Some secondary | 431 (41.3) | 915 (44.5) | |
| Secondary or more | 372 (35.6) | 642 (31.2) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 675 (64.7) | 1221 (59.4) | p<0.01 |
| Married or cohabitating | 321 (30.8) | 641 (31.2) | |
| Separated, divorced, widowed | 48 (4.6) | 195 (9.5) | |
| Food insecurity past 30 days (going to bed hungry) | |||
| No – never | 786 (75.3) | 1869 (90.9) | p<0.01 |
| Yes – some days | 258 (24.7) | 188 (9.1) | |
| Behaviors | |||
| Heavy drinking | |||
| Men (N=401, 1004) | 179 (44.6) | 232 (23.1) | p<0.01 |
| Women (N=643, 1053) | 95 (14.8) | 22 (2.1) | p<0.01 |
| HIV testing in past year (among those not previously diagnosed) | |||
| Men (N=372, 767) | 158 (42.5) | 554 (72.2) | p<0.01 |
| Women (N=555, 978) | 344 (62.0) | 819 (83.7) | p<0.01 |
| Concurrent sexual partners in past three months (among those sexually active) | |||
| Men (N=267, 686) | 42 (15.7) | 144 (21.0) | p=0.08 |
| Women (N=405, 727) | 13 (3.2) | 16 (2.2) | p=0.34 |
a
Statistics shown represent unweighted data