Table 4.
Pattern of risk behavior of seropositives attending voluntary counseling and testing center
| 2005 (n = 539) | 2006 (n = 330) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route of transmission | Male n = 364 | Female n = 175 | Total no. (%) | Male n = 209 | Female n = 121 | Total no. (%) |
| Sexual | 232 | 156 | 388 (72) | 135 | 120 | 255 (77) |
| Exposed to CSWs | 130 | 5 | 135 (25) | 83 | 1 | 84 (25) |
| Exposure to multiple sexual partners | 202 | 6 | 208 (39) | 122 | 4 | 126 (38) |
| Premarital sex | 109 | 4 | 113 (21) | 75 | 1 | 76 (23) |
| Spouse HIV +ve* | 46 | 59 | 105 (19) | 40 | 50 | 90 (27) |
| Parent to child | 14 | 13 | 27 (5) | 11 | 9 | 20 (6) |
| Received blood | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.3) | 4 | 0 | 4 (1.2) |
| Injecting drugs/unknown | 19 | 10 | 29 (5.4) | 26 | 6 | 32 (10) |
Many attendees had more than one high-risk sexual behavior
*
P < 0.001