Table 1 Weighted percentages and unweighted sample sizes for demographic, SES and HIV service utilisation in Edendale and Vulindlela, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for 2014/2015 survey (n = 9812) and 2015/2016 survey (n = 10,236)
| Â | Survey 2014/2015 | Survey 2015/2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n | % | n | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 48.2 | 3547 | 48.2 | 3895 |
 Female | 51.8 | 6265 | 51.8 | 6341 |
Age of respondent | ||||
 15–24 years | 39.0 | 3696 | 39.0 | 4107 |
 25–34 years | 34.4 | 3197 | 34.4 | 3549 |
 35–49 years | 26.6 | 2919 | 26.6 | 2580 |
Highest education level attained | ||||
 Didn’t finish sec. schoolb | 54.9 | 5246 | 54.8 | 5577 |
 Completed sec. school | 39.8 | 4009 | 38.9 | 3979 |
 Tertiary education | 5.3 | 552 | 6.3 | 677 |
Food security in household | ||||
 Food insecure | 18.2 | 1740 | 39.4 | 3998 |
 Moderate food insecurity | 9.1 | 880 | 19.3 | 1996 |
 Food secure | 72.7 | 7192 | 41.3 | 4242 |
Main income in the householda | ||||
 Salary/wage | 52.7 | 5194 | 58.2 | 5974 |
 Pension/grant | 28.1 | 2625 | 32.1 | 3258 |
 No income | 7.3 | 762 | 3.1 | 314 |
Current marital status | ||||
 Married | 8.9 | 862 | 10.9 | 1106 |
 Unmarried | 91.1 | 8950 | 89.1 | 9130 |
> 1 mo. away from home in previous 12 mo. | ||||
 Yes | 10.4 | 1021 | 8.0 | 815 |
 No | 89.6 | 8755 | 92.0 | 9412 |
Ever tested for HIV | ||||
 Did not test | 24.5 | 2547 | 13.1 | 1184 |
 Tested for HIV | 75.5 | 7265 | 86.9 | 9047 |
Number of HIV tests in previous 12 mo. | ||||
 1 | 28.3 | 2071 | 24.1 | 2075 |
 2 | 20.9 | 1477 | 18.7 | 1666 |
 3 | 19.4 | 1398 | 18.0 | 1661 |
 4 | 9.8 | 770 | 10.7 | 981 |
 ≥ 5 | 21.6 | 1483 | 28.5 | 2664 |
Self-reported HIV status | ||||
 Negative | 70.0 | 4708 | 71.1 | 6156 |
 Positive | 30.0 | 2367 | 28.9 | 2763 |
HIV status (laboratory derived) | ||||
 Negative | 63.7 | 5843 | 64.8 | 6366 |
 Positive | 36.3 | 3969 | 35.2 | 3870 |
ART take-up | ||||
 Not on ART | 57.7 | 2377 | 44.7 | 1695 |
 On ART | 42.3 | 1592 | 55.3 | 2175 |
Received emotional support | ||||
 No | 61.0 | 1459 | 53.4% | 1498 |
 Yes | 39.0 | 908 | 46.6% | 1265 |
Had a treatment buddy | ||||
 No | 78.0 | 1822 | 71.3% | 1978 |
 Yes | 22.0 | 545 | 28.7% | 785 |
Received home-based care | ||||
 No | 89.6 | 2138 | 78.0% | 2160 |
 Yes | 10.4 | 229 | 22.0% | 603 |