Table 1 Data overview for each cohort study
| Study site (country) | Time period | Number reporting marital status(age 15–59 years) | Number (%) ever married(age 15–59 years) |
| Men | |||
| Masaka (Uganda) | 1997/8 | 4021 | 1947 (48.4) |
| 2006/7 | 5647 | 3189 (56.5) | |
| Rakai (Uganda) | 1999/00 | 1531 | 790 (51.6) |
| 2005/6 | 2057 | 1059 (51.5) | |
| Kisesa (Tanzania) | 1994/5 | 2648 | 1357 (51.3) |
| 2003/4 | 3590 | 2022 (56.3) | |
| Karonga (Malawi) | 2002/4 | 7293 | 4251 (58.3) |
| 2007/8 | 6994 | 2146 (61.9) | |
| Manicaland (Zimbabwe)* | 1998/00 | 2998 | 2363 (78.8) |
| 2003/5 | 3203 | 2450 (76.5) | |
| Umkhanyakude (South Africa)† | 2002 | 21584 | 4252 (19.7) |
| 2006 | 21023 | 3622 (17.2) | |
| Women | |||
| Masaka (Uganda) | 1997/8 | 4267 | 3501 (82.1) |
| 2006/7 | 8580 | 7225 (84.2) | |
| Rakai (Uganda) | 1999/00 | 1706 | 1223 (71.7) |
| 2005/6 | 2858 | 2124 (74.3) | |
| Kisesa (Tanzania) | 1994/5 | 3042 | 2358 (77.5) |
| 2003/4 | 4539 | 3776 (83.2) | |
| Karonga (Malawi) | 2002/4 | 7853 | 6501 (82.8) |
| 2007/8 | 7704 | 3137 (81.8) | |
| Manicaland (Zimbabwe)* | 1998/00 | 3724 | 3250 (87.3) |
| 2003/5 | 4641 | 3970 (85.5) | |
| Umkhanyakude (South Africa)† | 2002 | 25164 | 6147 (24.4) |
| 2006 | 24115 | 5290 (21.9) |
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*Manicaland: 1998/2000 men aged 17–54 years, women aged 15–44 years, 2003/5 men and women aged 15–54 years.
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†Umkhanyakude both periods: men aged 18–59 years, women aged 18–59 years.
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Time periods indicate the times of the first and second surveys included in the analysis.
