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. 2021 Feb 5;16(2):e0243167. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243167

Table 1. Descriptive characteristics in percent (numerator/denominator) of 704 seroconverters identified in the SEARCH test-and-treat trial in 32 rural Uganda and Kenyan communities, overall and by gender.

Characteristic All (704) Men (261) Women (443)
Region W. Uganda 38% (265/704) 44% (115/261) 34% (150/443)
E. Uganda 15% (109/704) 15% (40/261) 16% (69/443)
Kenya 47% (330/704) 41% (106/261) 51% (224/443)
Age 15–24 years 37% (263/704) 33% (87/261) 40% (176/443)
25–34 years 34% (236/704) 38% (98/261) 31% (138/443)
35–44 years 18% (126/704) 19% (49/261) 17% (77/443)
45–54 years 7% (46/704) 5% (14/261) 7% (32/443)
55+ years 5% (33/704) 5% (13/261) 5% (20/443)
Marital Status Single 25% (174/703) 32% (84/261) 20% (90/442)
Married 62% (434/703) 62% (163/261) 61% (271/442)
Widowed 6% (45/703) 2% (4/261) 9% (41/442)
Divorced or separated 7% (50/703) 4% (10/261) 9% (40/442)
Among married Polygamous marriage 22% (97/434) 15% (24/163) 27% (73/271)
Occupation Farmer 50% (350/703) 45% (117/261) 53% (233/442)
Fishing/Fishmonger 7% (48/703) 9% (24/261) 5% (24/442)
Student 11% (77/703) 8% (22/261) 12% (55/442)
Hotel/Restaurant 1% (10/703) 0% (1/261) 2% (9/442)
Transport 2% (15/703) 5% (14/261) 0% (1/442)
Wealth index First, least wealth 21% (145/702) 18% (47/261) 22% (98/441)
Second 18% (127/702) 20% (52/261) 17% (75/441)
Third 20% (142/702) 18% (47/261) 22% (95/441)
Fourth 20% (142/702) 25% (65/261) 17% (77/441)
Fifth, most wealth 21% (146/702) 19% (50/261) 22% (96/441)
Contraception Report use 31% (199/632) 24% (60/252) 37% (139/380)
Alcohol Report use 19% (123/631) 33% (79/241) 11% (44/390)
Mobility 1+ month away 12% (84/704) 16% (41/261) 10% (43/443)
Testing Report prior test 68% (477/704) 59% (155/261) 73% (322/443)
Test at heath fair 74% (518/704) 56% (146/261) 84% (372/443)
Relation to household head Self 38% (268/703) 54% (142/261) 29% (126/442)
Spouse 29% (202/703) 9% (23/261) 40% (179/442)
Child 24% (167/703) 30% (77/261) 20% (90/442)
Parent 0% (2/703) 0% (0/261) 0% (2/442)
Partner Discordant partner 18% (85/467) 18% (29/162) 18% (56/305)
Partner did not test 21% (97/467) 16% (26/162) 23% (71/305)