Variables | Description |
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Outcome variable | Â |
HIV/AIDS | 1 = if the individual is HIV-positive, 0 otherwise |
Demographic variables | Â |
 Age |  |
    15-20 | 1 = if male aged 15-19 years, 0 otherwise |
    20-29 | 1 = if male aged 20-29 years, 0 otherwise |
    30-39 | 1 = if male aged 30-39 years, 0 otherwise |
    40-49 (Ref.) | 1 = if male aged 40-49 years, 0 otherwise |
 Gender |  |
Male (Ref.) | 1 = if male, 0 otherwise |
Female | 1 = if female, 0 otherwise |
 Marital status |  |
    Married (Ref.) | 1 = if the individual is married, 0 otherwise |
    Separated/divorced/widowed | 1 = if the individual is separated/divorced/widowed, 0 otherwise |
    Never married | 1 = if the individual is never married, 0 otherwise |
Socioeconomic variables | Â |
 Standard of living |  |
    Wealth index | Normalized wealth score on a scale of 0-100 |
 Education level |  |
    None (Ref.) | 1 = if the individual has no education, 0 otherwise |
    Primary | 1 = if the individual has primary education, 0 otherwise |
    Secondary and above | 1 = if the individual has secondary and above education, 0 otherwise |
 Occupation type |  |
     Agriculture (Ref.) | 1 = if the individual’s occupation is agriculture, 0 otherwise |
    White-collar | 1 = if the individual is employed in occupations such as management, and office/service, 0 otherwise |
    Blue-collar | 1 = if the individual is employed in manual work, 0 otherwise |
    Other occupations | 1 = if the individual is employed in other occupations such as trade and domestic, 0 otherwise |
    Unemployed | 1 = if the individual is unemployed, 0 otherwise |
Behavioural variables | Â |
 Number of sex partners | Number of sex partners the individual, excluding spouse, has in last 12 months. |
 Age at first sex |  |
    Never had sex | 1 = if the individual never had sex, 0 otherwise |
    <16 | 1 = if the individual had sex before the age of 16, 0 otherwise |
    16-17 | 1 = if the individual had sex in ages 16 and 17, 0 otherwise |
    18-19 | 1 = if the individual had sex in ages 18 and 19, 0 otherwise |
    20 and above (Ref.) | 1 = if the individual had sex after the age of 19, 0 otherwise |
Ecological variable | Â |
 Geographical area |  |
    Urban | 1 = if the individual resides in urban area, 0 otherwise |
    Rural (Ref.) | 1 = if the individual resides in rural area, 0 otherwise |