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Table 2 Number tested, number of HIV positive and prevalence of HIV infection by socio-economic characteristics, levels of individual structural social capital (ISSC) and individual cognitive social capital (ICSC) and sex in Bukoba Urban district, Tanzania September 2010 – January 2011

From: Access to social capital and risk of HIV infection in Bukoba urban district, Kagera region, Tanzania

 

Females

Males

Total

 

Number tested

Number HIV positive

Prevalence (%)

Number tested

Number HIV positive

Prevalence (%)

Number tested

Number HIV positive

Prevalence (%)

Age

         

15-24

670

45

6.7

502

6

1.2

1121

51

4.4

25-34

736

85

11.5

473

45

9.5

1079

130

10.8

35-44

371

72

19.4

276

30

10.9

545

102

15.8

45-64

220

29

13.2

174

24

13.8

341

53

13.5

Marital status:

         

Never married

302

15

5.0

653

20

3.1

955

35

3.7

Ever married

1695

216

12.7

772

85

11.0

2467

301

12.2

Education:

         

No education

83

20

24.1

66

5

7.6

149

25

16.8

Primary

1649

190

11.5

1034

87

8.4

2683

277

10.3

Secondary & above

265

21

7.9

325

13

4.0

590

34

5.8

Occupation:

         

Professional

199

13

6.5

415

20

4.8

614

33

5.4

Business

515

75

14.6

305

18

5.9

820

93

11.3

Farmers

472

71

15.0

207

28

13.5

679

99

14.6

Housewife/unemployed

531

44

8.3

21

-

-

552

44

8.0

Others

280

28

10.0

477

39

8.2

757

67

8.9

Religion:

         

Christian

1548

185

12.0

1126

91

8.1

2674

276

10.3

Moslem

449

46

10.2

299

14

4.7

748

60

8.0

Wealth index:

         

Very poor

387

56

14.5

301

31

10.3

688

87

12.6

Poor

381

52

13.6

300

23

7.7

681

75

11.0

Moderate

408

62

15.2

276

22

8.0

684

84

12.3

Rich

388

32

8.2

297

20

6.7

685

52

7.6

Very rich

433

29

6.7

251

9

3.6

684

38

5.6

ISSC

         

Low

690

131

19.0

587

67

11.4

1277

198

15.5

Medium

438

51

11.6

203

22

10.8

641

73

11.4

High

648

35

5.4

322

9

2.8

970

44

4.5

ICSC

         

Low

760

157

20.7

433

57

13.2

1193

214

17.9

Medium

535

21

3.9

371

12

3.2

906

33

3.6

High

320

27

8.4

254

13

5.1

574

40

7.0

Total

1997

231

11.6

1425

105

7.4

3422

336

9.8