Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women in fishing communities along the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda
Variables | Total (%ge) | Support of VMMC | x2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n=313 | Yes(n=230) | No(n=83) | |||
Age in years | |||||
Mean (S.D) 27.8 (6.8) | |||||
Median (IQR) 27 (22-32) | |||||
Age in years | |||||
18-29 | 201 (64.2) | 168 (64.9) | 32 (60.4) | 4.1 | 0.04 |
30-39 | 93 (29.7) | 79 (30.5) | 14 (26.4) | ||
40-49 | 19 (6.1) | 12 (4.6) | 07 (13.2) | ||
Level of Education | |||||
No formal education | 21 (6.8) | 16 (6.4) | 05 (7.9) | 2.3 | 0.09 |
Primary | 105 (33.5) | 81 (32.4) | 24 (38.1) | ||
Secondary | 161 (51.4) | 138 (55.2) | 23 (36.5) | ||
Tertiary | 26 (8.3) | 15 (6.0) | 11 (17.5) | ||
Religion | |||||
Roman Catholic | 123 (39.5) | 107 (41.2) | 16 (30.2) | 7.5 | 0.01 |
Protestant | 89 (28.4) | 70 (26.9) | 19 (35.8) | ||
Muslim | 49 (15.6) | 36 (13.8) | 13 (24.6) | ||
Others | 52 (16.5) | 47 (18.1) | 05 (9.4) | ||
Current relation status | |||||
Single | 104 (36.4) | 84 (33.7) | 20 (31.7) | 3.9 | 0.05 |
Married | 123 (39.6) | 105 (42) | 18 (28.6) | ||
Divorced | 60 (19.2) | 45 (18) | 15 (23.8) | ||
Widowed | 26 (5.1) | 16 (6.4) | 10 (15.9) | ||
Occupation | |||||
Bar Attendant | 27 (8.7) | 20 (7.7) | 07 (13.5) | 1.9 | 0.7 |
Restaurant Attendant | 93 (29.8) | 76 (29.2) | 17 (32.7) | ||
Trader | 147 (47.1) | 129 (49.6) | 18 (34.6) | ||
Others | 36 (14.4) | 35 (13.4) | 10 (19.2) | ||