Table 1

Characteristics of women responding to the baseline and follow-up surveys

BaselineFollow-up
InterventionControlInterventionControl
Household levelN=374N=343N=599N=529
 Household has electricity259 (69%)264 (77%)503 (84%)445 (84%)
 Main drinking water source—public tap228 (61%)212 (62%)391 (65%)336 (64%)
 Toilet facility—traditional pit toilet/latrine225 (60%)203 (59%)389 (65%)302 (57%)
 House is rented231 (62%)246 (72%)448 (75%)379 (72%)
 House is in gated compound78 (13%)118 (22%)
Individual level
 Age (years)28.4 (7.7)28.2 (7.7)28.4 (7.4)29.1 (8.2)
 Lived in same zone since before aged 12 (baseline)/for longer than 3 years (follow-up)44 (12%)45 (13%)353 (59%)313 (59%)
 Buganda Tribe263 (71%)202 (59%)373 (62%)315 (60%)
 Main religions
  Catholic119 (32%)108 (31%)209 (35%)165 (31%)
 Muslim90 (24%)93 (27%)140 (23%)123 (23%)
  Protestant104 (28%)80 (23%)141 (24%)133 (25%)
  Born Again50 (13%)49 (14%)97 (16%)97 (18%)
  Above primary education157 (42%)140 (41%)394 (66%)343 (65%)
  Able to read345 (92%)313 (92%)535 (89%)480 (91%)
  Does not earn money180 (48%)166 (48%)219 (37%)177 (33%)
  Ever had a regular partner350 (94%)316 (92%)558 (93%)487 (92%)
Including casual574 (96%)497 (94%)
Had a regular partner in the past 12 months305 (82%)274 (80%)486 (81%)401 (76%)
Including casual  504 (84%)427 (81%)
Currently married/cohabiting228 (61%)205 (60%)377 (63%)286 (54%)
In polygamous marriage (among those married)49/201 (24%)57/187 (30%)53/316 (17%)57/246 (23%)
No children83 (22%)83 (24%)136 (23%)121 (23%)