Table 2 Sample characteristics of individuals diagnosed HIV positive and aware (UNAIDS’ first 90 target) among youth and adults 15 years and older by sex, South Africa 2017
Variables | Total sample diagnosed and aware | Males diagnosed and aware | Females diagnosed and aware | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | p-value | |
Total | 2819 | 84.8 | 81.6–87.6 | 808 | 78.2 | 72.4–83.1 | 2011 | 88.7 | 85.7–91.1 | <0.001 |
Age categories | ||||||||||
15–19 | 110 | 75.2 | 63.6–84.0 | 36 | 62.8 | 44.0–78.5 | 74 | 85.1 | 73.7–92.1 | 0.008 |
20–24 | 226 | 73.4 | 59.4–83.9 | 51 | 73.2 | 56.0–85.4 | 175 | 73.5 | 55.6–86.0 | 0.966 |
25–49 | 1959 | 85.8 | 82.2–88.8 | 558 | 77.6 | 70.7–83.3 | 1401 | 90.6 | 87.0–93.4 | <0.001 |
50+ | 524 | 87.3 | 81.4–91.5 | 163 | 86.2 | 76.0–92.4 | 361 | 88.0 | 82.0–92.2 | 0.565 |
Race | ||||||||||
Black African | 2573 | 85.3 | 82.1–88.0 | 730 | 78.8 | 72.8–83.8 | 1843 | 89 | 85.9–91.5 | <0.001 |
Other | 246 | 73.1 | 54.1–86.2 | 78 | 66.6 | 43.4–83.9 | 168 | 79 | 60.2–90.4 | 0.036 |
Marital status | ||||||||||
Married | 579 | 91.8 | 87.8–94.6 | 228 | 87.4 | 79.6–92.4 | 351 | 95.8 | 92.6–97.7 | <0.001 |
Not married | 2065 | 88.9 | 86.4–91.1 | 525 | 83.0 | 77.8–87.2 | 1540 | 91.9 | 88.9–94.2 | <0.001 |
Education level | ||||||||||
No education | 592 | 84.3 | 76.5–89.8 | 193 | 82.4 | 73.5–88.8 | 399 | 85.4 | 72.9–92.7 | 0.345 |
Secondary level | 1075 | 89.9 | 86.9–92.2 | 312 | 82.6 | 75.9–87.8 | 763 | 94.3 | 91.8–96.0 | <0.001 |
Matric | 590 | 92.6 | 89.7–94.8 | 144 | 86.0 | 77.9–91.5 | 446 | 95.9 | 93.6–97.3 | <0.001 |
Tertiary level | 118 | 97.4 | 91.9–99.2 | 35 | 99.7 | 97.7–100.0 | 83 | 95.7 | 86.4–98.7 | 0.253 |
Employment status | ||||||||||
Unemployed | 1749 | 90.0 | 87.3–92.2 | 388 | 85.7 | 80.7–89.5 | 1361 | 91.8 | 88.4–94.3 | <0.001 |
Employed | 865 | 88.9 | 85.6–91.6 | 358 | 83.3 | 77.1–88.1 | 507 | 94.7 | 92.0–96.6 | <0.001 |
Locality type | ||||||||||
Urban areas | 1505 | 87.7 | 84.5–90.2 | 440 | 82.8 | 77.1–87.3 | 1065 | 90.7 | 87.5–93.2 | <0.001 |
Rural informal areas | 899 | 85.8 | 80.3–89.9 | 198 | 79.7 | 68.5–87.6 | 701 | 88.1 | 81.7–92.5 | 0.002 |
Rural formal areas | 415 | 56.2 | 37.7–73.1 | 170 | 47.3 | 27.8–67.7 | 245 | 67.7 | 51.3–80.6 | <0.001 |
Condom use last sex act | ||||||||||
No | 778 | 88.9 | 85.6–91.5 | 225 | 79.5 | 72.0–85.5 | 553 | 94.6 | 91.9–96.5 | <0.001 |
Yes | 765 | 94.3 | 91.4–96.2 | 249 | 89.8 | 83.3–94.0 | 516 | 97.3 | 95.1–98.6 | <0.001 |
Correct knowledge and myth rejection | ||||||||||
No | 1701 | 89.4 | 86.3–91.8 | 477 | 85.5 | 80.5–89.5 | 1224 | 91.6 | 87.7–94.3 | <0.001 |
Yes | 941 | 89.9 | 86.9–92.3 | 274 | 81.8 | 74.4–87.4 | 667 | 94.5 | 92.2–96.2 | <0.001 |
Self-perceived risk of HIV infection | ||||||||||
Low | 1090 | 81.5 | 77.1–85.1 | 374 | 75.8 | 68.7–81.7 | 716 | 85.9 | 79.7–90.4 | <0.001 |
High | 366 | 85.0 | 79.8–89.0 | 99 | 75.6 | 62.7–85.1 | 267 | 89.6 | 84.3–93.2 | <0.001 |