Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (N=1026)
Variables | Sample type | Overall N (%) | P value (χ2) | ||
Community sample n (%) | ART clinic sample n (%) | ||||
Sex | Male | 256 (51.6) | 160 (30.2) | 416 (40.5) | <0.001 |
Female | 240 (48.4) | 370 (69.8) | 610 (59.5) | ||
Age | <25 years | 109 (22) | 22 (4.1) | 131 (12.8) | <0.001 |
25–44 years | 305 (61.5) | 382 (72.1) | 687 (66.9) | ||
Above 44 years | 82 (16.5) | 126 (23.8) | 208 (20.3) | ||
Family size | One (alone) | 100 (20.2) | 124 (23.4) | 224 (21.8) | 0.29 |
Two to five | 352 (70.9) | 369 (69.6) | 721 (70.3) | ||
More than five | 44 (8.9) | 37 (7) | 81 (7.9) | ||
Family income compared with others | Better | 20 (4) | 13 (2.5) | 33 (3.2) | <0.001 |
Average | 257 (51.8) | 138 (26) | 395 (38.5) | ||
Poor | 219 (44.2) | 379 (71.5) | 598 (58.3) | ||
Marital status | Married | 276 (55.6) | 235 (44.3) | 511 (49.8) | <0.001 |
Single | 155 (31.3) | 47 (8.9) | 202 (19.7) | ||
Divorced | 47 (9.5) | 188 (35.5) | 235 (22.9) | ||
Widowed | 18 (3.6) | 60 (11.3) | 78 (7.6) | ||
Education | Unable to read and write | 138 (27.8) | 165 (31.1) | 303 (29.5) | 0.2 |
Informal education | 61 (12.3) | 79 (14.9) | 140 (13.6) | ||
Elementary school | 99 (20) | 103 (19.4) | 202 (19.7) | ||
Secondary school | 126 (25.4) | 106 (20) | 232 (22.6) | ||
College and above | 72 (14.5) | 77 (14.5) | 149 (14.5) |
ART, antiretroviral therapy.