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Table 1 Background characteristics of those who were tested for HIV

From: The adult prevalence of HIV in Zambia: results from a population based mobile testing survey conducted in 2013–2014

Variable

Frequency

Percentage (%)

95 % confidence interval

Overall

30,584

  

Setting

 Rural

21,052

68.8

68.3–69.4

 Urban

9533

31.2

30.7–31.7

Sex

   

 Male

12,943

42.3

41.8–42.9

 Female

17,641

57.7

57.1–58.2

Age group

 15–24

9719

31.8

31.3–32.3

 25–34

7219

23.6

23.1–24.1

 35–44

5466

17.9

17.4–18.3

 45–54

3591

11.7

11.4–12.1

 55–64

2455

8.0

7.7–8.3

 65+

2134

7.0

6.7–7.3

Education level

 None

2655

8.7

8.4–9

 Primary

14,128

46.2

45.6–46.8

 Secondary

12,675

41.4

40.9–42

 Tertiary

1114

3.6

3.4–3.9

 Unknown

12

0.0

0

Marital status

 Never

8372

27.4

26.9–27.9

 Married

17,800

58.2

57.6–58.8

 Divorced

2080

6.8

6.5–7.1

 Widowed

2332

7.6

7.3–7.9

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

4830

18.1

17.6–18.6

 Second lowest

4844

18.2

17.7–18.6

 Middle

5539

20.8

20.3–21.3

 Fourth

5610

21.0

20.5–21.5

 Highest

5847

21.9

21.4–22.4