From: Rural Indian tribal communities: an emerging high-risk group for HIV/AIDS
Characteristics | Number (%) (N = 5,690) |
---|---|
Mean age | 31 years |
Sex | |
Men | 3,016 (53) |
Women | 2,674 (47) |
Currently living in tiled-roof housing | 3,812 (67) |
Access to potable water | 2,276 (40) |
Migrated to find work | 1,992 (35) |
Currently married | |
Men | 2,353 (78)* |
Women | 2,433 (91)** |
All | 4,786 (84) |
Literacy*** | |
Men | 814 (27)* |
Women | 802 (30)** |
All | 1,616 (28) |
Mean age of first marriage | Mean years (95% CI) |
Men | 22.0 (19.5–24.5) |
Women | 13.0 (11.2–14.7) |
All | 15.0 (11.2–18.8) |