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. 2007 Apr;83(2):147–150. doi: 10.1136/sti.2006.021394

Table 3 Behavioural characteristics of Vietnamese men by sex with sex workers.

Never (n = 312) Ever (n = 101) Bivariate Multivariate p value*
Mean acculturation score† 15.4 13.6 0.008 0.1
Median lifetime number of female sex partners 2 13 0.001 0.001
Mean age at first sexual encounter (years) 21.2 20.0 0.03 0.7
Had sexually transmitted infection ever 6.2% 28% <0.001‡ 0.001
Condom use ever 80% 90% 0.03§ 0.1
Ever had HIV test 52% 69% 0.01§ 0.04

*Adjusted for the other variables in the table.

†Mean acculturation score—8‐point Likert scale items.

‡Fisher's exact test.

§χ2 test with Yates correction.