Table 2.
Characteristics of MVCT clients by total number and ethnicity, northern Thailand 2006–2009
| # MVCT clients and % by characteristics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Thai lowland | Ethnic minorities | χ2; P value | |
| # Test at the project MVCT | 17,153 (100%) | 8767 (100%) | 8386 (100%) | 0.40 (df = 1); P = 0.53 |
| Male | 8168 (47.6) | 4154 (47.4) | 4014 (47.9) | |
| Female | 8985 (52.4) | 4613 (52.6) | 4372 (52.1) | |
| Age | ||||
| 16–20 | 2808 (16.4) | 858 (9.8) | 1950 (23.3) | 2.6 × 103 (df = 4); P = 0.000 |
| 21–30 | 3621 (21.1) | 1065 (12.1) | 2556 (30.6) | |
| 31–40 | 3770 (22.0) | 1776 (20.3) | 1994 (23.9) | |
| 41–50 | 4310 (25.2) | 2996 (34.2) | 1314 (15.7) | |
| >50 | 2614 (15.3) | 2072 (23.6) | 542 (6.5) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 504 (2.9) | 239 (2.7) | 265 (3.2) | 488.9 (df = 7); P = 0.000 |
| Hired for daily work | 6290 (36.7) | 3428 (39.1) | 2862 (34.1) | |
| Farmer/gardener | 7214 (42.1) | 3166 (36.1) | 4048 (48.3) | |
| Trader/vender | 620 (3.6) | 463 (5.3) | 157 (1.9) | |
| Housewife/househusband | 569 (3.3) | 285 (3.3) | 284 (3.4) | |
| Government/state employee | 207 (1.2) | 187 (2.1) | 20 (0.2) | |
| Student | 1017 (5.9) | 539 (6.2) | 478 (5.7) | |
| Other | 728 (4.2) | 457 (5.2) | 271 (3.2) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 3234 (18.9) | 1412 (16.1) | 1822 (21.7) | 178.6 (df = 4); P = 0.000 |
| Married living together | 11499 (67.0) | 5998 (68.4) | 5501 (65.6) | |
| Married living separate | 811 (4.7) | 361 (4.1) | 450 (5.4) | |
| Widowed | 548 (3.2) | 373 (4.3) | 175 (2.1) | |
| Divorced | 1061 (6.2) | 623 (7.1) | 438 (5.2) | |
| Education | ||||
| No formal education | 4954 (28.9) | 405 (4.6) | 4549 (54.2) | 5.3 9 103 (df = 3); P = 0.000 |
| Primary school | 8082 (47.1) | 5819 (66.4) | 2263 (27.0) | |
| Secondary school or higher | 3539 (20.6) | 2119 (24.2) | 1420 (16.9) | |
| Other | 578 (3.4) | 424 (4.8) | 154 (1.8) | |
| # sex partner last 6 months | ||||
| None | 2192 (13.8) | 1356 (16.3) | 836 (11.1) | 94.0 (df = 2); P = 0.000 |
| One | 12679 (79.9) | 6425 (77.3) | 6254 (82.8) | |
| More than one | 994 (6.3) | 528 (6.4) | 466 (6.2) | |
| Any illicit drug use | ||||
| Ever | 1037 (6.4) | 457 (5.8) | 580 (6.9) | 8.3 (df = 1); P = 0.004 |
| Never | 15213 (93.6) | 7408 (94.2) | 7805 (93.1) | |
| Ever injected drug | ||||
| Ever | 99 (9.5) | 43 (9.4) | 56 (9.6) | 0.02 (df = 1); P = 0.901 |
| Never | 939 (90.5) | 414 (90.6) | 525 (90.4) | |
| Last risk behavior | ||||
| None | 9821 (57.3) | 5142 (58.7) | 4679 (55.8) | 24.6 (df = 3); P = 0.000 |
| Sexual intercourse | 6090 (35.5) | 3037 (34.6) | 3053 (36.4) | |
| Share syringe & needle | 25 (0.1) | 5 (0.1) | 20 (0.2) | |
| Others | 1216 (7.1) | 582 (6.6) | 634 (7.6) | |
| Missing = 1 | ||||
| Ever had STI | ||||
| Ever | 1251 (7.3) | 1023 (11.7) | 228 (2.7) | 507.1 (df = 1); P = 0.000 |
| Never | 15877 (92.6) | 7735 (88.2) | 8142 (97.1) | |
| Not sure | 25 (0.1) | 9 (0.1) | 16 (0.2) | |
| Had HIV test before | ||||
| Ever | 6956 (40.6) | 4010 (45.7) | 2946 (35.1) | 200.1 (df = 1); P = 0.000 |
| Never | 10197 (59.4) | 4757 (54.3) | 5440 (64.9) | |
| Time since last HIV test (among confirm negative result of the previous test) | ||||
| Less than 6 months | 438 (7.0) | 233 (6.3) | 205 (8.0) | 85.1 (df = 3); P = 0.000 |
| 6–12 months | 713 (11.4) | 361 (9.8) | 352 (13.7) | |
| 12–24 months | 1805 (29.0) | 971 (26.4) | 834 (32.6) | |
| More than 24 months | 3278 (52.6) | 2108 (57.4) | 1170 (45.7) | |
| HIV prevalence | 164 (1.0) | 76 (0.9) | 88 (1.1) | 1.5 (df = 1); P = 0.220 |