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Table 1 Socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics, n = 1,650 (males = 826, females = 824).

From: What do young adults know about the HIV/AIDS epidemic? Findings from a population based study in Karachi, Pakistan

Characteristic

All

Males

Females

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age (years)

      

17–18

685

41.5

339

41.0

346

42.0

19–21

965

58.5

487

59.0

478

58.0

Educational level

      

Illiterate

174

10.5

71

8.6

103

12.5

Can read a newspaper

3

0.2

0

0.0

3

0.4

Can read a newspaper and write a letter

1

0.1

0

0.0

1

0.1

1–5 years of schooling

106

6.4

46

5.6

60

7.3

6–10 years of schooling

998

60.5

537

65.0

461

55.9

11–12 years of school/college

317

19.2

152

18.4

165

20.0

> 12 years of school/college

51

3.1

20

2.4

31

3.8

Years of schooling

      

< 6

284

17.2

117

14.2

167

20.2

≥ 6

1366

82.8

709

85.8

657

79.8

Current enrolment in school/college

      

Yes

811

49.2

473

57.3

338

41.0

No

839

50.8

353

42.7

486

59.0

Current working status

      

Student

824

49.9

476

57.6

348

42.2

Staying at home/Housewife

310

18.8

0

0.0

310

37.6

Unemployed

253

15.3

153

18.5

100

12.1

Paid job

189

11.5

155

18.8

34

4.1

Self employed

44

2.7

36

4.4

8

1.0

Volunteer work

30

1.8

6

0.7

24

2.9

Occupational status

      

Non working (including student)

1387

84.1

629

76.1

758

92.0

Working

263

15.9

197

23.9

66

8.0

Marital status

      

Unmarried

1532

92.8

823

99.6

709

86.0

Ever married

118

7.2

3

0.4

115

14.0

Residential status

      

Permanent

1131

68.5

604

73.1

527

64.0

Migrant

519

31.5

222

26.9

297

36.0

Family setup

      

Extended

333

20.2

48

5.8

285

34.6

Nuclear

1317

79.8

778

94.2

539

65.4

Socio Economic Status.

      

High to middle

697

42.2

364

44.1

333

40.4

Low

953

57.8

462

55.9

491

59.6

Television in the home

      

Yes

1486

90.1

714

86.4

772

93.7

No

164

9.9

112

13.6

52

6.3

Computer in the home

      

Yes

361

21.9

212

25.7

149

18.1

No

1289

78.1

614

74.3

675

81.9