Table 1: HIV sero-prevalence by circumcision status, circumcision age and socio-demographic characteristics

 

1996 cohort

2006 cohort

 

No. Men (% HIV-positive)

No. Men (% HIV-positive)

 

Total N=1014 (col%)

 

Age of circumcision

Total

N=954

(col%)

 

Age of circumcision

 

Not

Circumcised

 

Circumcised

 

≤12 years

 

≥13 years

Not

Circumcised

 

Circumcised

 

≤12 years

 

≥13 years

 

Age group

 

 

 

 

Age 14-24

401(39.6)

77(1.3)

324(0.9)

172(1.2)

152(0.7)

366(38.4)

46(0.0)

320(2.5)

118(1.7)

202(3.0)

 

Age 25-34

273(26.9)

15(20.0)

258(4.7)

136(4.4)

122(4.9)

296(31.0)

14(7.7)

282(4.2)

124(3.2)

158(5.1)

 

Age >35

340(33.5)

18(33.3)

322(12.7)

105(17.1)

217(10.6)

292(30.6)

7(57.1)

285(12.6)

108(16.7)

177(10.2)

 

Ethnic group

 

 

 

 

Papel

388(38.3)

45(4.4)

343(4.1)

113(0.9)

230(5.7)

409(42.9)

14(0.0)

395(5.3)

105(8.6)

290(4.1)

 

Balanta

104(10.3)

36(11.1)

68(5.9)

13(7.7)

55(5.5)

113(11.8)

35(8.6)

78(1.3)

16(0.0)

62(1.6)

 

Manjaco/ Mancanha

249(24.6)

13(7.7)

236(8.9)

134(8.2)

102(9.8)

209(21.9)

7(0.0)

202(8.4)

97(5.2)

105(11.4)

 

Mandinga/ Fula

98(9.7)

1(0.0)

97(8.3)

61(11.5)

36(2.8)

102(10.7)

0(0.0)

102(5.9)

70(5.7)

32(6.3)

 

OthersA

175(17.3)

15(20.0)

160(5.6)

92(6.5)

68(4.4)

121(12.7)

10(20.0)

111(9.9)

63(9.5)

48(10.4)

 

Religion

 

 

 

 

Muslim

146(14.4)

2(0.0)

144(8.3)

86(10.5)

58(5.2)

141(14.8)

1(0.0)

140(9.3)

90(8.9)

50(10.0)

 

Non-muslim

868(85.6)

108(9.3)

760(5.8)

327(5.2)

433(6.2)

813(85.2)

65(7.7)

748(5.8)

261(6.1)

487(5.5)

 

Marital status

 

 

 

 

Single

520(51.3)

81(3.7)

439(1.8)

232(1.7)

207(1.9)

586(61.4)

55(1.8)

531(3.2)

226(2.2)

305(3.9)

 

Married

450(44.4)

25(24.0)

425(10.1)

163(12.9)

262(8.4)

343(36.0)

11(36.4)

332(11.14)

117(15.4)

215(8.8)

 

Widowed

12(1.2)

0(0.0)

12(8.3)

6(0.0)

6(16.7)

10(1.0)

0(0.0)

10(10.0)

3(33.3)

7(0.0)

 

Divorced

32(3.2)

4(25.0)

28(14.3)

12(8.3)

16(18.8)

15(1.6)

0(0.0)

15(6.7)

5(0.0)

10(10.0)

 

EducationB

 

 

 

 

None

366(36.1)

39(12.8)

327(9.8)

126(11.9)

201(8.5)

189(19.8)

10(33.3)

179(7.8)

56(3.6)

123(9.8)

 

Schooling

648(63.9)

71(7.0)

577(4.2)

287(3.8)

290(4.5)

765(80.2)

57(3.5)

708(5.9)

294(7.5)

414(4.8)

 

Note.

A Remaining small ethnic groups and foreigners i.e.  Cape Verdean, Senegalese and Guinean (Republic of Guinea).

B Over 4 years of school and speaks/reads basic Portuguese.