Table 1. Characteristics of participants enrolled in observational study and those who expressed willingness to join a hypothetical HIV vaccine clinical trial, and main motivation for participating.
| Characteristic | Total enrolled | Total willing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 100) | (n = 94) | |||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Mean age = 25, SD = 5.47 | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 46 | (46.0) | 44 | (46.8) |
| Female | 54 | (54.0) | 50 | (53.2) |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–24 | 53 | (53.0) | 48 | (51.1) |
| 25–29 | 24 | (24.0) | 24 | (25.5) |
| 30–34 | 16 | (16.0) | 16 | (17.0) |
| 35–39 | 3 | (3.0) | 3 | (3.2) |
| 40–44 | 3 | (3.0) | 3 | (3.2) |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single | 56 | (56.0) | 52 | (55.3) |
| Married | 37 | (37.0) | 36 | (38.3) |
| Separated | 3 | (3.0) | 3 | (3.2) |
| Divorced | 2 | (2.0) | 2 | (2.1) |
| Widowed | 1 | (1.0) | 1 | (1.1) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Student | 33 | (33.0) | 29 | (30.9) |
| Self-employed | 28 | (28.0) | 28 | (29.8) |
| Casual-worker | 14 | (14.0) | 14 | (14.9) |
| Housewife | 11 | (11.0) | 10 | (10.6) |
| Professional | 7 | (7.0) | 7 | (7.4) |
| Unemployed | 4 | (4.0) | 4 | (4.3) |
| CSW | 1 | (1.0) | 1 | (1.1) |
| Footballer | 1 | (1.0) | 1 | (1.1) |
| Self-Reported Health-status | ||||
| Excellent | 21 | (21.0) | 20 | (21.3) |
| Good | 69 | (69.0) | 66 | (70.2) |
| Average | 9 | (9.0) | 8 | (8.5) |
| Main motivation to participate | ||||
| Altruism | 34 | (34.0) | 38 | (40.4) |
| Desire to learn body response to vaccine | 0 | (0.0) | 24 | (25.5) |
| Presumptive Protection against HIV | 1 | (1.0) | 17 | (18.1) |
| Heroes | 0 | (0.0) | 7 | (7.4) |
| Knowledge | 31 | (31.0) | 5 | (5.3) |
| Knowledge of personal health status | 33 | (33.0) | 3 | (3.2) |
| Access to medical care | 1 | (1.0) | 0 | (0.0) |