Table 1 Characteristics of survey rounds and participants at each study site
Site
ManicalandMasakaUmkhanyakude
Number of rounds3104
Frequency of rounds2–3 yearsAnnualAnnual
Age range of participants (years)M:17–54, F:15–44*M:13+, F:13+M:15–54, F:15–49
Total number of male respondents10096731613315
Total number of female respondents13421848420231
Year of first round (round number)1998–2000 (1)1996–1997 (1)2003–2004 (1)
Year of last round (round number)2003–2005 (3)2005–2006 (10)2007 (4)
Rounds used for comparative analysis§1, 2, 34, 7, 101, 2, 4
Participation in comparative rounds†79%, 79%, 83%65%, 64%, 61%58%, 66%, 48%
% attending 1 of 3 comparative rounds‡M:73%, F:70%M:57%, F:55%M:69%, F:60%
% attending 3 of 3 comparative rounds‡M:13%, F:18%M:16%, F:20%M:5%, F:11%
  • *Male and Female: 15–54 in round 3.

  • †Denominator defined as eligible for each round.

  • ‡Denominator defined as participated in 1+ comparative round.

  • §For analyses requiring similar time frame and round spacing.