Table 3 Participant preferences by socio-demographic characteristics
|  | OFBST N = 619 n (%) | BBST N = 440 n (%) | PDBBT N = 185 n(%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Male | 219(53) | 136(33) | 61(15) | 416 |
 Female | 400(48) | 304(37) | 124(15) | 828 |
Population group | ||||
 FSW | 264(53) | 201(40) | 35(7) | 500 |
 Rural | 101(40) | 66(26) | 84(33) | 251 |
 Urban general | 128(51) | 93(38) | 28(11) | 249 |
 VMMC clients | 126(52) | 80(33) | 38(16) | 244 |
Age (years) | Mean (SD) 30.9 (9.3) | Mean (SD) 30.8 (9.3) | Mean (SD) 34.7 (12.8) | Â |
 15–19 years | 51(46) | 42(38) | 17(15) | 110 |
 20–24 years | 133(51) | 96(37) | 32(12) | 261 |
 25–34 years | 241(52) | 173(38) | 47(10) | 461 |
 35–44 years | 137(49) | 90(32) | 52(19) | 279 |
 45 + years | 57(43) | 39(29) | 37(28) | 133 |
Marital status | ||||
 Married/cohabitating | 200(49) | 128(31) | 82(20) | 410 |
 Never married | 159(51) | 108(35) | 43(14) | 310 |
 Separated/widowed/divorced | 260(50) | 204(39) | 60(12) | 524 |
Level of education | ||||
 Primary school/no schooling | 52(41) | 42(33) | 32(25) | 126 |
 Form 1–4 (ordinary level) | 408(48) | 298(36) | 120(15) | 826 |
 Form 5–6 (advanced level) | 68(57) | 37(31) | 14(12) | 119 |
 Tertiary (college/university) | 91(53) | 63(36) | 19(11) | 173 |
Literacy (ability to read one page letter/newspaper) | ||||
 Yes | 615(50) | 430(35) | 180(15) | 1225 |
 No | 4(21) | 10(53) | 5(26) | 19 |
Receive regular salary | ||||
 Yes | 216(54) | 131(33) | 51(13) | 398 |
 No | 403(48) | 309(37) | 134(16) | 846 |
 Total |  |  |  |  |
Religion | ||||
 Christian | 528(49) | 386(36) | 162(15) | 1076 |
 Muslim | 6(60) | 4(40) | 0 | 10 |
 African traditional religion | 12(50) | 9(38) | 3(13) | 24 |
 Other | 6(60) | 4(40) | 0 | 10 |
 No religion | 67(54) | 37(30) | 20(16) | 124 |
 Total |  |  |  |  |
Own rating of health | ||||
 Very good | 11(41) | 10(37) | 6(22) | 27 |
 Good | 241(49) | 178(36) | 75(15) | 494 |
 Fair | 296(55) | 184(34) | 61(11) | 541 |
 Poor | 70(39) | 68(38) | 43(24) | 181 |
 Total |  |  |  |  |
Ever tested for HIV | ||||
 Yes | 568(49) | 413(36) | 167(15) | 1148 |
 No | 51(53) | 27(28) | 18(19) | 96 |
 Total |  |  |  |  |