Table 4.
Characteristics of baseline adult residents of the 16 SEARCH intervention communities (five in Eastern Uganda, five in Southwestern Uganda, and six in Kenya) with complete socioeconomic information (249 individuals excluded).
| E. Uganda | S.W Uganda | Kenya | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. individuals | 25041 | 24913 | 2757l | 77525 |
| N. households | 10106 | 9939 | ll979 | 32024 |
| Male | 11365 (45%) | 11641 (47%) | l2l37 (44%) | 35l43 (45%) |
| Age in years | ||||
| 15–24 | 9572 (38%) | 8466 (34%) | 9226 (33%) | 27264 (35%) |
| 25–34 | 5305 (21%) | 5709 (23%) | 6669 (24%) | l7683 (23%) |
| 35–44 | 3986 (l6%) | 4363 (l8%) | 4235 (l5%) | l2584 (l6%) |
| 45+ | 6178 (25%) | 6375 (26%) | 744l (27%) | l9994 (26%) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than primary | 3855 (15%) | 4413 (18%) | 2l32 (8%) | l0400 (l3%) |
| Primary | 15255 (61%) | l3966 (56%) | 22302 (8l%) | 5l523 (66%) |
| Secondary or higher | 5931 (24%) | 6534 (26%) | 3l37 (ll%) | l5602 (20%) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Formala | 5826 (23%) | 5273 (21%) | 6604 (24%) | l7703 (23%) |
| High risk informalb | 397 (2%) | 652 (3%) | 233l (8%) | 3380 (4%) |
| Low risk informalc | 17190 (69%) | 16318 (65%) | l536l (56%) | 48869 (63%) |
| Jobless or disabled | 751 (3%) | 1132 (5%) | 2066 (7%) | 3949 (5%) |
| Other | 877 (4%) | l538 (6%) | l209 (4%) | 3624 (5%) |
| Never married | 6913 (28%) | 7424 (30%) | 75l5 (27%) | 2l852 (28%) |
| Mobiled | 3024 (l2%) | 3305 (l3%) | l960 (7%) | 8289 (ll%) |
| Male household head | 18219 (73%) | 16247 (65%) | l6l20 (58%) | 50586 (65%) |
| Household sizee | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) |
| Lowest SESf | 4201 (17%) | 52l2 (2l%) | 2522 (9%) | ll935 (l5%) |
| Did not test for HIV | 2434 (l0%) | 2604 (l0%) | 3439 (l2%) | 8477 (ll%) |
Note: Analyses also adjusted for community indicators.
a
Formal: teacher, student, government worker, military worker, health worker, factory worker.
b
High risk informal: fishmonger, fisherman, bar owner, bar worker, transport, tourism.
c
Low risk informal: farmer, shopkeeper, market vendor, hotel worker, housewife, household. worker, construction worker, mining.
d
Mobile: ≥ 1 month/past year away from the community.
e
Median with interquartile range.
f
Lowest SES: Living in a household with the lowest quintile of the wealth index.