Table 2. Demographic characteristics of participants aged 15–59 years (N = 12877; men, 5361; women, 7526), Lesotho Population-based HIV Impact Assessment 2016–2017*.
| Characteristic | Men %, (n) | Women %, (n) | Total %, (n) | Characteristic | Men %, (n) | Women %, (n) | Total %, (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Wealth quintile | ||||||
| 15–19 | 17.8 (919) | 17.3 (1155) | 17.5 (2047) | Lowest | 18 (996) | 16.7 (1337) | 17.3 (2333) |
| 20–24 | 16.5 (767) | 16.7 (1199) | 16.6 (1966) | Med-Low | 19 (965) | 17.6 (1327) | 18.3 (2292) |
| 25–29 | 16.0 (702) | 15.6 (1054) | 15.8 (1756) | Medium | 19.5 (920) | 20 (1380) | 19.7 (2300) |
| 30–34 | 14.6 (609) | 13.5 (865) | 14.1 (1465) | Med-High | 20.8 (936) | 21.2 (1397) | 21 (2333) |
| 35–39 | 11.4 (573) | 10.4 (769) | 10.9 (1342) | Highest | 22.7 (925) | 24.6 (1471) | 23.7 (2396) |
| 40–44 | 8.1 (427) | 8.0 (625) | 8.1 (1052) | ||||
| 45–49 | 6.1 (352) | 6.4 (474) | 6.2 (826) | Schooling attended, years | |||
| 50–54 | 5.3 (285) | 6.4 (490) | 5.8 (775) | No education | 8.5 (461) | 1.4 (108) | 5 (569) |
| 55–59 | 4.3 (324) | 5.7 (500) | 5.0 (824) | Primary | 40.6 (2052) | 38.9 (2867) | 39.8 (4919) |
| Secondary | 40.3 (1840) | 48.9 (3328) | 44.6 (5168) | ||||
| Area of residence | Post-secondary | 10.5 (389) | 10.8(609) | 10.6 (998) | |||
| Urban | 47 (2029) | 50.7 (3180) | 48.9(5209) | ||||
| Rural | 53 (2713) | 49.3(3732) | 51.1 (6445) | Marital status | |||
| Married/living with partner | 44.1 (2019) | 51.9 (3606) | 48 (5625) | ||||
| District | Single | 46.7 (2243) | 30.6 (2034) | 38.6 (4277) | |||
| Berea | 14.1 (688) | 14.4 (985) | 14.3 (1673) | Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 9.2 (480) | 17.5 (1272) | 13.4 (1752) |
| Botha-Bothe | 5.6 (361) | 5.1 (456) | 5.3 (817) | ||||
| Leribe | 17.6 (886) | 17.1 (1242) | 17.4 (2128) | Currently attending school | |||
| Mafeteng | 8.2 (528) | 8.6 (735) | 8.4 (1263) | No | 78.8 (3726) | 77.9 (5455) | 78.3 (9181) |
| Maseru | 32.7 (1430) | 31.3 (1907) | 32.0 (3337) | Yes | 21.2 (1016) | 22.1 (1457) | 21.7 (2473) |
| Mohale’s Hoek | 5.5 (376) | 6.0 (587) | 5.7 (963) | ||||
| Mokhotlong | 4.6 (289) | 4.8 (427) | 4.7 (716) | Work in the last 12 months for which cash or goods were received | |||
| Qacha’s Nek | 2.4 (200) | 2.7 (309) | 2.5 (509) | No | 54.9 (2779) | 66.9 (4781) | 60.9 (7560) |
| Quthing | 3.7 (275) | 4.3 (415) | 4.0 (690) | Yes | 45.1 (1963) | 33.1 (2131) | 39.1 (4094) |
| Thaba Tseka | 5.6 (328) | 5.8 (463) | 5.7 (791) | ||||
| First sex before age 15 | |||||||
| Sex partner last 12 months | No | 86.9 (4116) | 95.4 (6585) | 91.2 (10701) | |||
| None | 9.9 (501) | 13.9 (1014) | 11.9 (1515) | Yes | 13.1 (626) | 4.6 (327) | 8.8 (953) |
| 1 | 48.8 (2299) | 63 (4374) | 55.9 (6673) | ||||
| 2 | 14.6 (672) | 7.4 (510) | 11 (1182) | Ever lived outside Lesotho | |||
| 3+ | 11.7 (518) | 2 (123) | 6.8 (641) | No | 69.4 (3310) | 82.2 (5689) | 75.8 (8999) |
| Refused./Don’t know | 1.9 (84) | 1.6 (107) | 1.7 (191) | Yes | 30.6 (1432) | 17.8 (1223) | 24.2 (2655) |
| Never | 13.1 (668) | 12 (784) | 12.5 (1452) | ||||
| Tested for HIV, last 12 months | |||||||
| Yes | 50.5 (2707) | 61.7 (4644) | 56.1 (7224) | ||||
| No | 49.5 (2654) | 38.3 (2882) | 43.9 (5653) |
*Percentages are survey weighted. Note that totals might not add to 100% due to rounding. Not all categories total overall numbers due to missing responses within the category. Participants must have responded “yes” to ever-attended school prior to being asked about current attendance. Work was limited to employment for which compensation was received. Overall number total in Table 1 is representative of the unweighted interview response weight totals and includes persons who did not receive a blood draw.