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Table 1 Social demographic characteristics of participants

From: Prevalence, associated factors, barriers and facilitators for oral HIV self-testing among partners of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Wakiso, Uganda

Variable (Categories)

Frequency (n = 380)

Percentage (%)

Mean Age of Participants (SD) 30.1(6.2)

  

Level of income per day Mean (SD) 18,554 (29239)

  

Education level

  

Primary

57

15

Secondary

252

66.3

Tertiary

71

18.7

Marital status

  

Married

205

53.9

Cohabiting

175

46

Men with more than one spouse

  

I have one spouse

367

96.6

I have more than one spouse

17

3.4

Number of sexual partners

  

I don’t have a sexual partner

173

45.5

I have at least one sexual partner

207

54.5

Place of residence

  

Semi-Urban

72

18.9

Urban

308

81.1

Living with the partner

  

Living with partner

339

89.2

Staying elsewhere

41

10.8

Employment

  

Informal employment

212

55.8

Formal Employment

168

44.2

Religion

  

Anglican

80

21.1

Catholic

144

37.9

Muslim

94

24.7

Other religion*

62

16.3

  1. *Other religions included Seventh-day Adventist, Orthodox, and Pentecostal. SD – standard deviation