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Table 1 Comparing background characteristics between facility and home based VCT respondents

From: Facility and home based HIV Counseling and Testing: a comparative analysis of uptake of services by rural communities in southwestern Uganda

Characteristic

FB-VCT (N = 499) n (%)

HB-VCT (N = 494) n (%)

P value

Gender

   

   Male

138 (28)

156 (33)

 

   Female

351 (72)

326 (67)

0.133+

Age: Mean (SD)

31.8 (11.3)

32.7 (10.7)

0.158λ

Residence

   

   Trading center

319 (67)

32 (7)

 

   Rural

153 (33)

450 (93)

<0.0001**

Ever attended school

   

   Yes

385 (79)

374 (77)

 

   No

100 (21)

112 (23)

0.351+

Years of education Mean (sd)

5.8 (4.3)

5.2 (4.0)

0.014λ*

Ever married

   

   Yes

287 (62)

336 (75)

 

   No

179 (38)

112 (25)

<0.001+**

Monthly income median (mean)

30,000/= (52,100/=)

30,000/= (70,900)

- (0.011)

Age at first sex: Mean (sd)

18.08 (3.3)

18.11 (3.4)

0.916λ

Had sex in past 12 months

   

   Yes

355 (79)

353 (82)

 

   No

93 (21)

79 (18)

0.461+

Had VCT in past 12 months

   

   Yes

142 (29)

81 (17)

 

   No

345 (71)

399 (83)

<0.001+**

  1. λ t test
  2. + Chi Square test
  3. ** Significant at the 0.001 level
  4. sd = standard deviation
  5. * Significant at the 0.05 level