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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Client-provider interactions in provider-initiated and voluntary HIV counseling and testing services in Uganda

Respondent characteristics

Total N = 627

VCT N (%) N = 326

PITC N (%) N = 301

Age

   

Mean (SD)

31.26 (10.72)

30.2 (8.85)

32.5 (12.36)

Median (IQR)

29 (24, 37)

28 (24, 35)

29 (24,38)

Age-group

   

18-20

76 (12.2)

40 (12.3)

36 (12.0)

21-30

302 (48.3)

162 (49.7)

140 (46.8)

31-40

151 (24.2)

81 (24.9)

70 (23.4)

41-50

58 (9.3)

33 (10.1)

25 (8.4)

50+

38 (6.1)

10 (3.1)

28 (9.4)

Sex

   

Female

361 (57.6)

174 (53.4)

187 (62.1)

Male

266 (42.4)

152 (46.6)

114 (37.9)

Education

   

No formal education

39 (6.3)

21 (6.5)

18 (6.0)

Primary

226 (36.2)

79 (24.3)

147 (49.2)

Secondary/vocational

282 (45.2)

166 (51.1)

116 (38.8)

Post-secondary

71 (11.3)

56 (17.2)

15 (5.0)

Other

6 (1.0)

3 (1.0)

3 (1.0)

Marital status

   

Never married

200 (32.1)

145 (44.8)

55 (18.4)

Married or cohabiting

327 (52.5)

129 (39.8)

198 (66.2)

Divorced/separated

55 (8.8)

27 (8.3)

28 (9.4)

Widowed

41 (6.6)

23 (7.1)

18 (6.0)

Religion

   

Catholic

205 (32.7)

89 (27.3)

116 (38.5)

Protestant

222 (35.4)

127 (39.0)

95 (31.6)

Moslem

102 (18.3)

62 (19.0)

40 (13.3)

Pentecostal

84 (13.4)

41 (12.6)

43 (14.3)

SDA

14 (2.2)

7 (2.2)

7 (2.3)

Previous HIV testing

   

Once

269 (44.9)

157 (50.3)

112 (39.0)

Twice

137 (22.9)

57 (18.3)

80 (27.9)

Thrice

193 (32.2)

98 (31.4)

95 (33.1)