Table 1 Showing the socio-demographic factors of study participants (n = 382)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age category (years) | ||
≤ 19 | 57 | 14.9 |
20–24 | 125 | 32.7 |
25–29 | 96 | 25.1 |
≥ 30 | 104 | 27.2 |
Religion | ||
Catholic | 113 | 29.6 |
Protestant | 107 | 28.0 |
Muslim | 23 | 6.0 |
Pentecostal | 123 | 32.2 |
Others | 16 | 4.2 |
Education level | ||
None | 61 | 16.0 |
Primary | 199 | 52.1 |
Secondary | 88 | 23.0 |
Tertiary | 16 | 4.2 |
University | 18 | 4.7 |
Self employed | 241 | 63.1 |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 49 | 12.8 |
Unemployed | 92 | 24.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 279 | 73.0 |
Divorced | 26 | 6.8 |
Widowed | 06 | 1.6 |
Others | 71 | 18.6 |
Type of marriage | ||
Monogamous | 251 | 65.7 |
Polygamous | 69 | 18.1 |
Others | 62 | 16.2 |
Exposure risk to HIV | ||
Yes | 79 | 20.7 |
No | 303 | 79.3 |
Exposure risk to syphilis | ||
Yes | 143 | 37.4 |
No | 239 | 62.6 |