Table 1

Characteristics of participants in nine sites throughout Botswana (n=605)

CharacteristicNo (%)
Median age29 years (range 18–74 years)
Male sex316 (52)
Marital status
    Single343 (57)
    Cohabitating88 (15)
    Married128 (21)
    Separated, divorced, widowed46 (7)
Number of children
    0221 (36)
    1114 (19)
    2107 (18)
    366 (11)
    4 or more97 (16)
Education completed
    None34 (5)
    Primary school185 (31)
    Secondary school321 (53)
    Tertiary/university65 (11)
Occupation
    Salaried (government)134 (22)
    Salaried (private)105 (17)
    Domestic work/manual labour64 (11)
    Self employed103 (17)
    Student36 (6)
    Unemployed163 (27)
Religion
    Christian404 (67)
    Muslim9 (2)
    No religion/other192 (31)