Table 1.

socio-demographic characteristics of young people by residence

Demographic characteristics	Total (n=656)		Lake shore (n=222)		Island (n=434)		p-value
	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Age (years)
Median (IQR)	21(18 - 23)		19.5 (17 - 22)		21 (19 - 23)
13-19	236	(36.0)	111	47.0	125	53.0	<0.001
20-24	420	(64.0)	111	26.4	309	73.6
Gender
Male	280	(42.7)	87	31.1	193	68.9	0.196
Female	376	(57.3)	135	35.9	241	64.1
Tribe*
Muganda	315	(48.0)	116	36.8	199	63.2	0.120
Munyankole/Munyarwanda/Murundi/Mukiga	119	(18.1)	36	30.3	83	69.7
Musoga	67	(10.2)	28	41.8	39	58.2
Others	154	(23.5)	42	27.3	112	72.7
Missing	1	(0.2)	0	0.0	1	100.0
Religion§
Roman Catholic/Protestant	409	(62.3)	140	34.2	269	65.8	0.617
Muslim	150	(22.9)	46	30.7	104	69.3
Other#	96	(14.6)	36	37.5	60	62.5
Missing	1	(0.2)	0	0.0	1	100.0
Highest education level
No formal	21	(3.2)	3	14.3	18	85.7	0.009
Primary	346	(52.7)	105	30.3	241	69.7
Post Primary	289	(44.1)	114	39.4	175	60.6
Occupation
Fishing/Fish-related	180	(27.4)	22	12.2	158	87.8	<0.001
Trade/Business	64	(9.8)	25	39.1	39	60.9
Bar/Lodge/Restaurant attendant	57	(8.7)	16	28.1	41	71.9
Student	105	(16.0)	67	63.8	38	36.2
Housewife	96	(14.6)	28	29.2	68	70.8
Other!	154	(23.5)	64	41.6	90	58.4
Marital status
Not currently married	342	(52.1)	153	44.7	189	55.3	<0.001
Married monogamous	262	(39.9)	57	21.8	205	78.2
Married polygamous	52	(7.9)	12	23.1	40	76.9

^*1 missing tribe, Tanzanian, Kenyan, Mugishu, Langi, Musamya, Alur, Itesot, Munyoli, Mudama, Karamajong, Japhadhola, Mugwere, Kebu, Mudama, Congolese, Mufumbira, § 1 missing religion, ! Bar/Lodge/Restaurant owner, Agriculture/Farming, Government employee, Medical worker(non-government), Loading and off-loading, making ropes, Unemployed, Boda boda cyclist