Table 1:
Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of sexually active adults in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana, 2012 (n = 415 individuals)
| Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %/ mean | 95% CI | %/ mean | 95% CI | %/ mean | 95% CI | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 42.6 | 36.9–48.5 | ||||
| Female | 57.3 | 51.6–63.1 | ||||
| Age | ||||||
| 18 – 29 | 55.8 | 49.9–61.6 | 50.5 | 41.8–59.2 | 59.8 | 52.0–67.2 |
| 30 – 39 | 29.1 | 24.2–34.6 | 33 | 25.2–41.8 | 26.3 | 20.3–33.3 |
| 40 – 49 | 15.0 | 11.3–19.6 | 16.5 | 10.9–24.2 | 13.9 | 9.5–20.1 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 40.6 | 34.9–46.6 | 39.4 | 31.4–48.0 | 41.6 | 33.8–49.8 |
| Cohabiting | 21.5 | 16.7–27.2 | 19.9 | 13.5–28.4 | 22.6 | 16.2–30.7 |
| Married | 31.4 | 26.2–37.0 | 34.1 | 26.1–43.0 | 29.4 | 23.0–36.7 |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 6.5 | 4.4–9.5 | 6.6 | 3.7–11.4 | 6.4 | 3.8–10.8 |
| Income | ||||||
| Mean (in Ghana Cedi) | 2039 | 1812–2265 | 2655 | 2246–3063 | 1572 | 1349–1795 |
| Median (Ghana Cedi) | 1580 | 1920 | 1200 | |||
| Pregnancy status | ||||||
| Ever pregnant (self* or most recent partner) | 18.8 | 12.6–27.1 | 24.9 | 18.9–31.9 | ||
| Sexual history | ||||||
| Total partners* | 1.48 | 1.33–1.63 | 1.9 | 1.57–2.22 | 1.17 | 1.09–1.25 |
| Concurrency | ||||||
| Any concurrent partnership* | 18.0 | 14.0–22.9 | 33.6 | 25.8–42.4 | 6.6 | 3.7–11.1 |
| Most recent partner ever concurrent | 17.2 | 12.8–22.8 | 11.7 | 6.3–20.8 | 21.2 | 15.1128.9 |
| Coital frequency | ||||||
| Acts per month, total | 4.77 | 4.27–5.28 | 5.52 | 4.59–6.45 | 4.22 | 3.69–4.75 |
| Acts per month with most recent partner | 4.28 | 4.14–4.43 | 4.58 | 4.33–4.83 | 4.07 | 3.90–4.26 |
| HIV-1 Infection | ||||||
| Infected | 4.4 | 1.8–7.0 | 2.7 | 0.0–5.4 | 5.6 | 1.6–9.7 |
*
Reported in in last 12 months
How many sexual partners, including spouse, in last 12 months