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Table 1 Demographic characteristics by weighted HIV prevalence and gender, N = 6,924

From: Current drivers and geographic patterns of HIV in Lesotho: implications for treatment and prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Females

Males

 

N

#HIV+

%HIV+

95% CIa

N

#HIV+

%HIV+

95% CI

Total

3,849

997

26.7

(25.3, 26.7)

3,075

543

18.4

(17.1, 19.8)

Age (years) median = 26

median = 26

   

median = 26

   

IQRb = (20, 36)

IQR = (20, 36)

   

IQR = (19, 37)

   

Age group (years)

        

15 to 19

895

63

4.2

(2.9, 5.5)

797

19

2.8

(1.7, 3.9)

20 to 29

1,314

379

28.9

(26.4, 31.4)

956

141

11.2

(9.2, 13.2)

30 to 39

842

359

41.4

(38.1, 44.7)

554

194

38.3

(34.3, 42.3)

40 to 49

601

191

32.8

(29.0, 36.6)

363

122

35.8

(30.9, 40.7)

50 to 59

265

63

23.1

(18.0, 28.2)

Education

        

No education

55

15

20.5

(9.8, 31.2)

472

121

25.2

(21.3, 29.1)

Primary incomplete

1,083

294

28.7

(26.0, 31.4)

1,203

197

17.6

(15.4, 19.8)

Primary complete

901

266

31.7

(28.7, 34.7)

354

67

19.2

(15.1, 23.3)

Secondary+

1,810

422

23.8

(21.8, 25.8)

1,046

158

16.7

(14.4, 19.0)

Employment status

        

No

2,124

376

21.1

(19.4, 22.8)

904

88

9.9

(8.0, 11.8)

In the past year

315

56

31.0

(25.9, 36.1)

202

39

21.3

(15.7, 26.9)

Currently working

1,339

236

33.8

(31.3, 36.3)

1,969

416

22.1

(20.3, 23.9)

Have a job (on leave)

70

12

31.7

(20.8, 42.6)

Marital status

        

Never married

1,291

196

15.7

(13.7, 17.7)

1,595

115

7.5

(6.2, 8.8)

Married

2,057

506

25.8

(23.9, 27.7)

1,257

333

28.6

(26.1, 31.1)

Living together

30

23

75.0

(59.5, 90.5)

22

8

37.0

(16.8, 57.2)

Widow/Widower

299

171

59.4

(53.8, 65.0)

94

54

55.7

(45.7, 65.7)

Divorced/Separated

172

101

59.4

(52.1, 66.7)

107

33

29.7

(21.0, 38.4)

Religion

        

Catholic

1,630

435

27.4

(25.2, 29.6)

1,268

230

18.6

(16.5, 20.7)

Protestant

2,117

536

26.4

(24.5, 28.3)

1,569

273

18.7

(16.8, 20.6)

Muslim/Other

68

19

24.6

(14.4, 34.8)

48

5

12.0

(2.8, 21.2)

None

34

7

23.1

(8.9, 37.3)

190

35

17.6

(12.2, 23.0)

Sexual activity

        

Never had intercourse

551

23

3.2

(1.7, 4.7)

385

13

3.9

(2.0, 5.8)

Active (last 4 weeks)

1,444

402

30.4

(28.0, 32.8)

1,355

315

24.8

(22.5, 27.1)

Not active (last 4 weeks)

1,292

202

15.7

(13.7, 17.7)

- postpartum abstinence

420

90

20.2

(16.4, 24.0)

- not postpartum abstinence

1,394

465

33.3

(30.8, 35.8)

Pregnancy

        

No or unsure

3,667

963

27.2

(25.8, 28.6)

Yes

182

34

17.7

(12.2, 23.2)

  1. a95% CI, 95% confidence intervals.
  2. bIQR, interquartile range.