Table 1:
Characteristics of Rakai participants (non-fishing villages), Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS), 2010–2016
| Observations (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of participants | Men | Women |
| Number of Unique Persons | 14520 | 18051 |
| Number of Observations | 25868 (100%) | 32407 (100%) |
| Cellphone Status | ||
| Owning a cellphone | 17290 (67%) | 16673 (49%) |
| Do not own a cellphone | 8578 (33%) | 15734 (51%) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15–24 | 10041 (39%) | 11675 (36%) |
| 25+ | 15827 (61%) | 20732 (64%) |
| Round Number | ||
| 14 | 7039 (27%) | 8882 (27%) |
| 15 | 5885 (23%) | 7357 (23%) |
| 16 | 6244 (24%) | 7804 (24%) |
| 17 | 6700 (26%) | 8364 (26%) |
| Place of Residence | ||
| Rural | 14499 (56%) | 17294 (53%) |
| Trading Center | 11369 (44%) | 15113 (47%) |
| Socioeconomic Status | ||
| Low | 3317 (13%) | 3532 (11%) |
| Middle | 7476 (29%) | 8538 (26%) |
| High | 15075 (58%) | 20337 (63%) |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 16429 (64%) | 20260 (63%) |
| Protestant | 4464 (18%) | 5756 (18%) |
| Muslim | 3531 (17%) | 4641 (14%) |
| Other | 1244 (5%) | 1750 (5%) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Never Married | 10076 (39%) | 7369 (23%) |
| Currently Married | 13721 (53%) | 19303 (60%) |
| Separated/Widowed | 2071 (8%) | 5735 (18%) |
| Highest Level of Schooling | ||
| None | 700 (3%) | 1462 (5%) |
| Primary | 16142 (62%) | 18689 (58%) |
| Post-Primary | 9026 (35%) | 12256 (38%) |
| Primary Occupation | ||
| Agriculture/housework | 8040 (31%) | 14548 (45%) |
| Admin /Teaching | 1576 (6%) | 2102 (6%) |
| Student | 5325 (20%) | 4174 (13%) |
| Business | 4305 (17%) | 6836 (21%) |
| Other | 6622 (26%) | 4747 (15%) |
| HIV Status | ||
| Negative | 23310 (90%) | 27183 (84%) |
| Positive | 2558 (10%) | 5224 (16%) |
| Ever had sex | ||
| Yes | 21861 (85%) | 29103 (90%) |
| No | 4007 (15%) | 3304 (10%) |
| Number of Sex Partners in the Past 12 months† | ||
| 0–1 | 13551 (62%) | 27076 (93%) |
| 2+ | 8310 (38%) | 2027 (7%) |
| Alcohol used before sex† | ||
| Yes | 7589 (36%) | 5127 (19%) |
| No | 13347 (64%) | 22231 (81%) |
| Condoms used† | ||
| Inconsistent | 19027 (87%) | 26709 (92%) |
| Consistent with all partners | 2834 (13%) | 2394 (8%) |
†
Included observations who reported ever having sex in number of sexual partners, alcohol use and inconsistent condom use analyses.