Table 4. Overall and by gender, the reported suspected source of infection among the 521 seroconverters who participated in the survey and responded to this question.
| Overall | Males | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported suspected source | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Infected spouse in marriage | 228 | 43.8 | 56 | 31.1 | 172 | 50.4 |
| Short term casual sexual relationship | 208 | 39.8 | 107 | 59.4 | 101 | 29.6 |
| Long term relationship | 30 | 5.8 | 6 | 3.3 | 24 | 7.0 |
| Cultural wife inheritance practice* | 27 | 5.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 24 | 7.0 |
| Occupational exposure** | 9 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 8 | 2.3 |
| Rape/non-consensual sex | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Does not know source | 6 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Refused to reveal | 8 | 1.5 | 4 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Total | 521 | 100 | 180 | 100 | 341 | 100 |
*Wife inheritance- cultural cleansing practice that involves sexual intercourse after the death of husband.
**Occupational exposure- includes caring for a sick relative, injuries with infected items such as razor blades, needles etc.