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. 2009 Nov 2;4(11):e7687. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007687

Table 1. Subject characteristics by national origin.

Category Subcategory Dominican Haitian Total χ2 (p value)
n = 238 (65) n = 130 (35) 368 (100)
Median age (18–50 years) 30 27 29
Median age first sex 14 (7–25) 15 (7–26) 14 (7–26)
Median # of children 1 (0–9) 1 (0–8) 1
Religion Catholic 97 (41) 53 (41) 150 (41) 0.95
Non-Catholic 141 (59) 76 (59) 217 (59)
Education <8th grade 111 (49) 74 (64) 185 (54) 0.01
>8th grade 115 (51) 42 (36) 157 (46)
Marital status Married 115 (48) 60 (46) 175 (48) 0.69
Single 123 (52) 70 (54) 193 (52)
Circumcision No 229 (96) 122 (94) 351 (95) 0.30
Yes 9 (4) 8 (6) 17 (5)
# of sexual partners/year More than 1 188 (80) 87 (68) 275 (76) 0.01
1 or less 47 (20) 41 (32) 88 (24)
Condom use Always 75 (32) 38 (29) 113 (31) 0.54
Not always 157 (68) 92 (71) 249 (69)
Penile discharge Yes 38 (16) 28 (22) 66 (18) 0.17
No 200 (84) 101 (78) 301 (82)
Genital ulcers Yes 23 (10) 18 (14) 41 (11) 0.21
No 215 (90) 111 (86) 326 (89)
HIV tested Yes 162 (68) 52 (40) 214 (58) <0.01
No 75 (32) 78 (60) 153 (42)