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Table 1 Demographic profile of the study participants

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)

  1. *Percentages are based on the total number of men in the study.
  2. **Percentages are based on the total number of women in the study.
  3. ***Literacy as defined by census operations of India is the ability to read and write in any of the Indian languages.
  4. CI = Confidence interval