Table 1.
Weighted percentages and unweighted sample sizes for demographic, SES and HIV service utilisation in Edendale and Vulindlela, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for 2014/2015 survey (n = 9812) and 2015/2016 survey (n = 10,236)
| Survey 2014/2015 | Survey 2015/2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | % | n | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 48.2 | 3547 | 48.2 | 3895 |
| Female | 51.8 | 6265 | 51.8 | 6341 |
| Age of respondent | ||||
| 15–24 years | 39.0 | 3696 | 39.0 | 4107 |
| 25–34 years | 34.4 | 3197 | 34.4 | 3549 |
| 35–49 years | 26.6 | 2919 | 26.6 | 2580 |
| Highest education level attained | ||||
| Didn’t finish sec. schoolb | 54.9 | 5246 | 54.8 | 5577 |
| Completed sec. school | 39.8 | 4009 | 38.9 | 3979 |
| Tertiary education | 5.3 | 552 | 6.3 | 677 |
| Food security in household | ||||
| Food insecure | 18.2 | 1740 | 39.4 | 3998 |
| Moderate food insecurity | 9.1 | 880 | 19.3 | 1996 |
| Food secure | 72.7 | 7192 | 41.3 | 4242 |
| Main income in the householda | ||||
| Salary/wage | 52.7 | 5194 | 58.2 | 5974 |
| Pension/grant | 28.1 | 2625 | 32.1 | 3258 |
| No income | 7.3 | 762 | 3.1 | 314 |
| Current marital status | ||||
| Married | 8.9 | 862 | 10.9 | 1106 |
| Unmarried | 91.1 | 8950 | 89.1 | 9130 |
| > 1 mo. away from home in previous 12 mo. | ||||
| Yes | 10.4 | 1021 | 8.0 | 815 |
| No | 89.6 | 8755 | 92.0 | 9412 |
| Ever tested for HIV | ||||
| Did not test | 24.5 | 2547 | 13.1 | 1184 |
| Tested for HIV | 75.5 | 7265 | 86.9 | 9047 |
| Number of HIV tests in previous 12 mo. | ||||
| 1 | 28.3 | 2071 | 24.1 | 2075 |
| 2 | 20.9 | 1477 | 18.7 | 1666 |
| 3 | 19.4 | 1398 | 18.0 | 1661 |
| 4 | 9.8 | 770 | 10.7 | 981 |
| ≥ 5 | 21.6 | 1483 | 28.5 | 2664 |
| Self-reported HIV status | ||||
| Negative | 70.0 | 4708 | 71.1 | 6156 |
| Positive | 30.0 | 2367 | 28.9 | 2763 |
| HIV status (laboratory derived) | ||||
| Negative | 63.7 | 5843 | 64.8 | 6366 |
| Positive | 36.3 | 3969 | 35.2 | 3870 |
| ART take-up | ||||
| Not on ART | 57.7 | 2377 | 44.7 | 1695 |
| On ART | 42.3 | 1592 | 55.3 | 2175 |
| Received emotional support | ||||
| No | 61.0 | 1459 | 53.4% | 1498 |
| Yes | 39.0 | 908 | 46.6% | 1265 |
| Had a treatment buddy | ||||
| No | 78.0 | 1822 | 71.3% | 1978 |
| Yes | 22.0 | 545 | 28.7% | 785 |
| Received home-based care | ||||
| No | 89.6 | 2138 | 78.0% | 2160 |
| Yes | 10.4 | 229 | 22.0% | 603 |
aOnly three most prevalent forms of household income reported for the sake of brevity
bThis includes individuals who have no schooling, only primary schooling or incomplete secondary schooling. These categories were collapsed as the level of vulnerability is similar for all individuals who don’t complete secondary schooling