Risk factors for HIV infection among married couples in Rakai, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 1314 married or cohabiting individuals

Characteristics	Total	Percentage
Age-group
15–24 years	221	16.8
25–29 years	325	24.7
30–34 years	289	22.0
35–39 years	258	19.6
40+ years	221	16.8
Education level
None	76	5.8
Lower primary (P1-P4)	266	20.2
Upper primary (P5-P7)	641	48.8
Secondary & above	331	25.2
Religion
Catholic	782	59.5
Protestant	178	13.5
Saved/Pentecostal	81	6.2
Muslim	242	18.4
Other	31	2.4
Marital order
First	862	65.6
Second	321	24.4
Third or higher	131	10.0
Marital duration
1–3 years	157	11.9
4–5 years	167	12.7
6+ years	990	75.3
Age at first marriage
11–17 years	323	24.6
18–20 years	500	38.1
21–24 years	255	19.4
25–29 years	188	14.3
30+ years	48	3.7
Ever use of condoms
Yes	842	64.1
No	472	35.9
In polygamy
No	1064	81.0
Yes	242	18.4
Don’t know	8	0.6
Age difference of the couple^a
Same age	186	14.7
Woman older	87	6.9
Man 2–5 years	414	32.7
Man 6–10 years	390	30.8
Man 11+ years	188	14.9
More than one sexual partner
No	1102	83.9
Yes	212	16.1

^aExpressed out of 1265 individuals for whom complete data on age difference was available

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