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Table 1 Services accessed disaggregated by socio-demographic characteristics of truck drivers

From: Uptake of health services among truck drivers in South Africa: analysis of routine data from nine roadside wellness centres

  

Services accessed (n = 17,885)

Clients

HIV, n (%)

STI, n (%)

TB, n (%)

Malaria, n (%)

PHC, n (%)

Total

13252

5660 (31.6)

1092 (6.1)

62 (0.3)

70 (0.4)

11001 (61.5)

Age, mean (SD)

39.2 (9.9)

37.2 (9.4)

36.2 (8.7)

40.4 (9.5)

39.2 (8.4)

41.1 (10.0)

Age

 < 20 years

96 (0.7)

59 (1.0)

11 (1.0)

0

0

45 (0.4)

 20–29 years

2114 (16.0)

1131(20.1)

232 (21.2)

8 (12.9)

7 (10.0)

1330 (12.1)

 30–39 years

5193 (39.2)

2470 (43.6)

511 (46.8)

22 (35.5)

36 (51.4)

3879 (35.3)

 40–49 years

3551 (26.8)

1310 (23.1)

254 (23.3)

18 (29.0)

19 (27.1)

3273 (29.7)

 50–65 years

2298 (17.3)

690 (12.2)

84 (7.7)

14 (22.6)

8 (11.4)

2474 (22.5)

Sex

 Female

182 (1.4)

68 (1.2)

14 (1.3)

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

119 (1.1)

 Male

13070 (98.6)

5592 (98.8)

1078 (98.7)

61 (98.4)

70 (100.0)

10882 (98.9)

Marital status

 SP

8887 (67.1)

3807 (67.3)

639 (58.5)

39 (62.9)

61 (87.1)

7626 (69.3)

 No SP

4365 (32.9)

1853 (32.7)

453 (41.5)

23 (37.1)

9 (12.9)

3375 (30.7)

Nationality

 South Africa

10825 (81.7)

4209 (74.4)

789 (72.3)

47 (75.8)

18 (25.7)

9373 (85.2)

 Other

2427 (18.3)

1451 (25.6)

303 (27.7)

15 (24.2)

52 (74.3)

1628 (17.8)

  1. HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, STI Sexually transmitted infection, TB Tuberculosis, PHC Primary healthcare, n Number, No SP No stable partner, SP With stable partner