Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cohort
From: Predictors of HIV infection: a prospective HIV screening study in a Ugandan refugee settlement
Variable | Overall (N = 7766) % (n/N) | HIV-infected (N = 330) % (n/N) | Non-HIV-infected (N = 7436) % (n/N) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 52% (4016/7766) | 63% (208/330) | 51% (3808/7436) | <0.0001 |
Age category | 0.10 | |||
< 30 | 53% (4132/7766) | 49% (160/330) | 53% (3972/7436) | |
30 to <40 | 26% (2020/7766) | 29% (96/330) | 26% (1924/7436) | |
40 to <50 | 13% (1029/7766) | 16% (54/330) | 13% (975/7436) | |
≥ 50 | 8% (585/7766) | 6% (20/330) | 8% (565/7436) | |
Refugee | 69% (5318/7743) | 34% (113/329) | 70% (5205/7414) | <0.0001 |
Live in Nakivale | 85% (6430/7534) | 63% (205/323) | 86% (6225/7211) | <0.0001 |
Country of origin | <0.0001 | |||
Uganda | 32% (2457/7763) | 66% (218/330) | 30% (2239/7433) | |
Rwanda | 31% (2395/7763) | 17% (56/330) | 31% (2339/7433) | |
DRC | 20% (1580/7763) | 9% (30/330) | 21% (1550/7433) | |
Burundi | 13% (987/7763) | 4% (14/330) | 13% (973/7433) | |
Other† | 4% (344/7763) | 4% (12/330) | 5% (332/7433) | |
Relationship status | <0.0001 | |||
Married/living together | 65% (4872/7534) | 64% (207/323) | 65% (4665/7211) | |
Single | 24% (1832/7534) | 11% (37/323) | 25% (1795/7211) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 11% (830/7534) | 25% (79/323) | 10% (751/7211) | |
Education | 0.19 | |||
No school | 20% (1524/7534) | 20% (64/323) | 20% (1460/7211) | |
Some primary school | 44% (3267/7534) | 48% (156/323) | 43% (3111/7211) | |
Completed primary school | 16% (1224/7534) | 16% (51/323) | 16% (1173/7211) | |
Higher than primary school‡ | 20% (1519/7534) | 16% (52/323) | 21% (1467/7211) | |
HIV knowledge (all correct)§ | 34% (2544/7542) | 38% (122/323) | 34% (2422/7219) | 0.12 |
Previous HIV test | 73% (5538/7536) | 65% (210/322) | 74% (5328/7214) | 0.0006 |
More than 1 h to clinic | 33% (2497/7548) | 53% (171/323) | 32% (2326/7225) | <0.0001 |