Table 2 Socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of clinic attendees, 2005-2006.
Characteristic | STI clients (N = 1,768) | Individual education and counselling (N = 2,760) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 867 | 49.0% | 1,606 | 58.2% |
Female | 901 | 51.0% | 1,154 | 41.8% |
Age | ||||
<15 years | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
15-19 years | 51 | 2.9% | 541 | 19.6% |
>= 20 years | 1,717 | 97.1% | 2,219 | 80.4% |
Country of origin | ||||
Mozambique | 1,062 | 58.5% | 1,566 | 56.7% |
Zimbabwe | 609 | 33.5% | 886 | 32.1% |
Malawi | 129 | 7.1% | 270 | 9.8% |
Other | 16 | 0.9% | 38 | 1.4% |
Occupation | ||||
FSW | 650 | 39.0% | 731 | 26.6% |
LDD | 360 | 21.6% | 831 | 30.3% |
Higher education students | 153 | 9.2% | 247 | 9.0% |
School students | 118 | 7.1% | 267 | 9.7% |
Teachers | 61 | 3.7% | 126 | 4.6% |
Others | 325 | 19.5% | 543 | 19.8% |
Education | ||||
None | 336 | 24.3% | 107 | 3.9% |
Primary | 687 | 49.8% | 913 | 33.1% |
Secondary | 357 | 25.9% | 1,740 | 63.0% |
Nr of partners in last 12 months | ||||
<1 | 178 | 13.7% | 225 | 8.3% |
1 to 2 | 312 | 24.1% | 869 | 32.1% |
3 to 5 | 306 | 23.6% | 411 | 15.2% |
>6 | 501 | 38.6% | 1,203 | 44.4% |
Used condom at last sex act | ||||
Yes | 716 | 68.0% | 2,108 | 76.4% |
No | 337 | 32.0% | 652 | 23.6% |