Table 1 Profile of respondents for extramarital affairs assessment in Ifakara, Tanzania (n = 3884)
Variable | N males | Percent (%) | N females | Percent (%) | Percent overall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 1305 | 100 | 2579 | 100 | 3884 |
Age (years) | |||||
15–24 | 34 | 2.6 | 532 | 20.6 | 14.6 |
25–34 | 388 | 29.7 | 978 | 37.9 | 35.2 |
35–44 | 344 | 26.4 | 534 | 20.7 | 22.6 |
45–54 | 203 | 15.6 | 309 | 12 | 13.2 |
> 54.9 | 336 | 25.7 | 226 | 8.8 | 14.5 |
Education | |||||
Yes (formal education) | 1213 | 93 | 2199 | 85.3 | 87.8 |
No (formal education) | 92 | 7 | 380 | 14.7 | 12.3 |
Performing any income generating activity | |||||
Yes | 1183 | 90.7 | 1649 | 63.9 | 72.9 |
No | 122 | 9.3 | 930 | 36.1 | 27.1 |
Religion | |||||
Muslim | 508 | 38.9 | 986 | 38.2 | 38.5 |
Christian-catholic | 691 | 53 | 1362 | 52.8 | 52.9 |
Other Christian | 99 | 7.6 | 221 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
Other/none | 7 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Ethnicity | |||||
North west | 112 | 8.6 | 189 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
North east | 50 | 3.6 | 75 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Southern | 1143 | 87.8 | 2315 | 89.8 | 89.0 |
Ever received VCT? | |||||
No | 262 | 20.1 | 714 | 27.7 | 25.1 |
Yes | 1043 | 79.9 | 1865 | 72.3 | 74.9 |
Alcohol consumption | |||||
No | 573 | 43.9 | 504 | 19.5 | 27.8 |
Yes | 732 | 56.1 | 2075 | 80.5 | 72.3 |
VICOBA membership | |||||
No | 55 | 4.2 | 376 | 14.6 | 11.1 |
Yes | 1250 | 95.8 | 2203 | 85.4 | 88.9 |
Remarried | |||||
Yes | 1056 | 80.9 | 2172 | 84.2 | 83.1 |
No | 249 | 19.1 | 407 | 15.8 | 16.9 |
Extramarital relationships (EM) | |||||
Never had EM | 590 | 45.2 | 1392 | 54.0 | 51.0 |
Proxy-life time EM (excl. past 12 months) | 594 | 45.5 | 1130 | 43.8 | 44.4 |
EM, past 12 months | 121 | 9.3 | 57 | 2.2 | 4.58 |
Mean (CI) Nb of partners, never EM | 2.5 | (2.4–2.6) | 1.4 | (1.37–1.43) | |
Mean (CI) Nb of partners, proxy life-time EM | 12.2 | (11.2–13.2) | 4.7 | (4.5–4.9) | |
Mean (CI) Nb of partners, EM, past 12 months | 14.1 | (10.9–17.2) | 5.3 | (4.2–6.5) | |