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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Apr;76(4):703–705.

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the study population and HIV and syphilis

Characteristic HIV [N positive/tested (%)] Syphilis [N positive/tested (%)]
Age (yr)
    0–15 0/37 0.0% 0/37 0.0%
  16–30 3/55 5.5% 3/55 5.4%
  31–45 3/18 17.0% 1/18 5.5%
  46–60 0/7 0.0% 1/7 14.3%
Sex
  Female 1/33 3.0% 2/33 6.1%
  Male 5/47 10.6% 3/47 6.4%
Male sexual behavior
  Heterosexual 1/26 3.8% 4/26 15.4%
  Bisexual 1/17 5.9% 1/17 5.9%
  Homosexual 3/4 75.0% 0/4 0.0%
History of an STI*
  Positive 4/80 5.0% 1/80 1.3%
*

Sexually transmitted infection including urethral secretion, genital ulcer, or inguinal bubo in the previous 6 months.