Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of men and women (n=9812) in a rural and peri-urban community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2014–2015
| Women (n=6265) |
Men (n=3547) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age in years (IQR) | 27·4 (20·6–36·2) | 26·4 (20·1–35·0) | ||
| Age group in years | ||||
| 15–19 | 958 | 18·2% | 658 | 19·6% |
| 20–24 | 1266 | 19·5% | 814 | 20·8% |
| 25–29 | 1087 | 17·9% | 602 | 18·2% |
| 30–34 | 833 | 13·7% | 461 | 13·9% |
| 35–39 | 760 | 12·3% | 405 | 12·3% |
| 40–44 | 660 | 9·6% | 320 | 8·6% |
| 45–49 | 701 | 8·9% | 287 | 6·5% |
| Education | ||||
| No schooling/pre-primary | 265 | 2·7% | 153 | 2·9% |
| Primary (Grade 1–7) | 375 | 5·5% | 232 | 6·5% |
| Incomplete secondary (Grade 8–11) | 2674 | 45·1% | 1547 | 47·0% |
| Completed secondary (Grade 12) | 2603 | 41·3% | 1406 | 38·1% |
| Tertiary (Diploma/degree) | 345 | 5·3% | 207 | 5·4% |
| No response | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| Total household income per month (ZAR15 = US$1) | ||||
| No income | 766 | 9·6% | 524 | 12·0% |
| ZAR 1–500 | 614 | 6·7% | 293 | 5·7% |
| ZAR 501–2 500 | 2720 | 42·7% | 1436 | 40·4% |
| ZAR 2501–6000 | 1197 | 24·2% | 705 | 24·4% |
| >ZAR 6000 | 432 | 7·5% | 242 | 6·9% |
| No Response | 536 | 7·7% | 347 | 8·7% |
| Living in community | ||||
| Always | 4890 | 77·7% | 2849 | 80·5% |
| Moved in <1 year ago | 183 | 2·5% | 71 | 1·6% |
| Moved in >1 year ago | 1180 | 19·7% | 621 | 17·8% |
| No response | 12 | 0·1% | 6 | 0·1% |
| Away from home >1 month in the last 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 623 | 9·7% | 398 | 11·2% |
| No | 5620 | 90·1% | 3135 | 88·5% |
| No response | 22 | 0·2% | 14 | 0·2% |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single, not living with partner | 5055 | 81·4% | 3168 | 88·7% |
| Legally married | 682 | 11·7% | 180 | 5·9% |
| Single, but in stable relationship | 246 | 3·2% | 125 | 2·9% |
| Living together like husband and wife | 175 | 2·5% | 61 | 2·0% |
| Widowed | 76 | 0·8% | 6 | 0·2% |
| Divorced | 17 | 0·2% | 4 | 0·1% |
| Separated, but still legally married | 14 | 0·2% | 3 | 0·2% |
| Sexual behavioural characteristics | ||||
| Median age in years (IQR) at first sex | 17·5 (16·1–19·1) | 16·5 (15·1–17·9) | ||
| Median age in years (IQR) of partner at first sex | 20·4 (18·5–23·0) | 16·1 (14·8–17·6) | ||
| Median number (IQR) of lifetime sex partners | 2 (1–3) | 3 (1–6) | ||
% = population-weighted percentage;
IQR= Interquartile range;
ZAR= South African Rand;
No response included in percentage calculation