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. 2021 Nov 19;16(11):e0260269. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260269

Table 1. Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of study participants by site.

Variable Measure Total Bwaise Katanga Makerere-Kivulu
Participants Number 101 31 33 37
Number per household Median (IQR) 3 (3,5) 3 (2,5) 3 (3–5) 4 (3,4)
Sex, n (%) Female 62 (61%) 22 (71%) 22 (67%) 18 (49%)
Age of participant at enrolment (years), n (%) Median (IQR) 23 (17–36) 20 (18–33) 27 (12–36) 24 (18–40)
<12 18 (18%) 3 (10%) 8 (24%) 7 (19%)
12–17 9 (9%) 3 (10%) 4 (12%) 2 (5%)
18–24 29 (29%) 15 (48%) 4 (12%) 10 (27%)
35–34 17 (17%) 3 (10%) 7 (21%) 7 (19%)
≥35 28 (28%) 7 (22%) 10 (30%) 11 (30%)
Age of data entrant (years), n (%) 18–24 34 (34%) 17 (55%) 2 (6%) 15 (41%)
25–34 41 (40%) 6 (19%) 13 (39%) 22 (59%)
> = 35 26 (26%) 8 (26%) 18 (55%) -
Ever attended school, n (%) Yes 87 (86%) 28 (90%) 30 (91%) 29 (78%)
No 10 (10%) 2 (6%) 2 (6%) 6 (16%)
Infant 4 (4%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 2 (5%)
Highest level of Education, n (%) Pre-Primary 34 (39%) 10 (36%) 14 (47%) 10 (34%)
Primary 37 (43%) 14 (50%) 11 (37%) 12 (41%)
Post-Primary 16 (18%) 4 (14%) 5 (17%) 7 (24%)
Marital status, n (%) Married 28 (28%) 8 (26%) 12 (36%) 8 (22%)
Not married 47 (47%) 17 (55%) 11 (33%) 19 (51%)
Under age/students 26 (26%) 6 (19%) 10 (30%) 10 (27%)
Occupation n (%) None/House wife 14 (14%) 5 (16%) 5 (15%) 4 (11%)
Informal 39 (39%) 12 (39%) 12 (36%) 15 (41%)
Formal 9 (9%) - 6 (18%) 3 (8%)
Under age 39 (39%) 14 (45%) 10 (30%) 15 (41%)