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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 903)

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with female anal sex in the context of HIV/AIDS in the selected districts of Tanzania

 

Siha (%)

Tanga (%)

Kinondoni (%)

Makete (%)

Total (%)

Sex

 Male

73 (20.5)

94 (26.4)

97 (27.3)

92 (25.8)

356 (100)

 Female

153 (28.0)

133 (24.3)

128 (23.4)

133 (24.3)

547 (100)

Age

 <24 years

57 (23.5)

91 (37.6)

49 (20.3)

45 (18.6)

242 (100)

 25–34

72 (23.7)

76 (25.0)

83 (27.3)

73 (24.0)

304 (100)

 35–44

49 (27.7)

31 (17.5)

38 (21.5)

59 (33.3)

177 (100)

 >45

42 (27.1)

23 (14.8)

42 (27.1)

48 (31.0)

155 (100)

Mean age (SD)

33.8 (13.1)

29.3 (11.1)

34.1 (12.4)

35.4 (12.4)

 

Marital status

 Single

81 (27.6)

98 (33.3)

89 (30.3)

26 (8.8)

294 (100)

 Married

110 (23.0)

101 (21.1)

102 (21.4)

165 (34.5)

478 (100)

 Divorce/separated

13 (14.7)

14 (21.2)

16 (24.2)

23 (34.9)

66 (100)

 Widowed

22 (33.9)

14 (21.5)

18 (27.7)

11 (10.9)

65 (100)

Education

 No formal education

37 (34.9)

13 (12.3)

10 (9.4)

46 (43.4)

106 (100)

 Primary school

136 (24.9)

133 (24.4)

120 (22.0)

157 (28.7)

546 (100)

 Secondary school

47 (22.0)

76 (35.5)

75 (35.0)

16 (7.5)

214 (100)

 College/University

6 (16.2)

5 (13.5)

20 (54.1)

6 (16.2)

37 (100)