| Men aged 22 and over |  | |
---|---|---|---|
 | Self-reported circumcised | Self-reported uncircumcised | P-value2 |
Sample size | 234 | 374 | Â |
Background Characteristics | |||
Age | |||
   Mean (median) | 29.1 (26) | 29.9 (28) | 0.07 |
   IQR | 24-33 | 24-34 |  |
Ethnic group (%) | |||
   Sotho | 32.9 | 27.8 |  |
   Zulu | 34.6 | 50.8 | <0.001 |
   Other | 32.5 | 21.4 |  |
Religion (%) | |||
   Christian | 36.3 | 35.3 | 0.09 |
   No religion | 44.0 | 51.1 |  |
   Other | 19.7 | 13.6 |  |
Education (%) | |||
   Grade 12 completed | 28.6 | 27.0 | 0.71 |
Occupation (%) | |||
   Employed | 57.7 | 58.6 |  |
   Unemployed | 28.6 | 31.0 |  |
   Scholar or student | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.57 |
   Other | 9.4 | 6.4 |  |
Marital status (%) | |||
   Ever married | 36.5 | 31.8 | 0.31 |
   Committed to someone | 46.8 | 47.1 |  |
   Single | 16.7 | 21.1 |  |
Initiation school attendance (%) | |||
 | 42.5 | 3.5 | <0.001 |
Reported sexual behavior | |||
Ever had sexual intercourse (%) | |||
 | 99.6 | 98.7 | 0.41 |
Age at first sexual intercourse (year) | |||
   Mean (median) | 16.1 (16) | 16.7 (16) | 0.02 |
   IQR | 14.0-17.0 | 15.0-18.0 |  |
Number of lifetime sexual partners1 | |||
   Mean (median) | 16.2 (10) | 13.8 (8) | 0.19 |
   IQR | 5-20 | 4-15 |  |
Number of sexual partners in the past 12 months1 | |||
   Mean (median) | 2.8 (2) | 2.5 (2) | 0.04 |
   IQR | 1.0-3.0 | 1.0-3.0 |  |
Ever used a condom1 (%) | |||
 | 90.1 | 86.2 | 0.16 |
Consistent condom use in the past 12 months, with non-spousal partners (%) | |||
 | 26.6 | 34.5 | 0.08 |
Attitudes towards HIV | |||
Perceived risk of HIV infection (%) | |||
   No or small risk | 48.7 | 43.2 | 0.36 |
   Average or high risk | 32.5 | 37.5 |  |
   No opinion | 18.8 | 19.3 |  |
Aware of HIV status (%) | |||
 | 42.3 | 32.9 | 0.02 |
Sexually transmitted infections | |||
HIV-positive | Â | Â | Â |
 | 15.0 | 25.1 | 0.003 |
HSV-2 positive | Â | Â | Â |
 | 30.8 | 35.6 | 0.25 |