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Table 2 Reasons for not being at home at first and second visit among household members not encountered (29 are not included in the table due to missing information about sex or age)

From: Effect and cost of two successive home visits to increase HIV testing coverage: a prospective study in Lesotho, Southern Africa

Location of absent household members

First visit

Second visit

Women ≥15 years

1204

745

– At school

318 (26.4)

197 (26.4)

– Work, commuting daily

148 (12.3)

115 (15.4)

– Work, home on weekends

44 (3.7)

36 (4.8)

– Work in South Africa

84 (7.0)

80 (10.7)

– In the fields/herding

36 (3.0)

22 (3.0)

– Single day absence (not work-related)

386 (32.1)

256 (34.4)

– On holidays

23 (1.9)

20 (2.7)

– No information

165 (3.7)

19 (2.6)

Men ≥15 years

1778

1342

– At school

277 (15.6)

193 (14.4)

– Work, commuting daily

178 (10.0)

140 (10.4)

– Work, home on weekends

69 (3.9)

59 (4.4)

– Work in South Africa

250 (14.1)

231 (17.2)

– In the fields/herding

465 (26.2)

373 (27.8)

– Single day absence (not work-related)

417 (23.5)

322 (24.0)

– On holidays

19 (1.1)

17 (1.3)

– No information

103 (5.8)

7 (0.5)

Children

2206

1228

– At school

1657 (75.1)

981 (79.9)

– Work, commuting daily

5 (0.2)

2 (0.2)

– Work, home on weekends

2 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

– Work in South Africa

3 (0.1)

3 (0.2)

– In the fields/herding

85 (3.9)

62 (5.1)

– Single day absence (not work-related)

244 (11.1)

161 (13.1)

– Away on holiday

14 (0.6)

12 (1.0)

– No information

196 (8.9)

5 (0.4)