TABLE 1.
Profile of study participants
| Characteristic | n (%) (total sample size = 501) |
|---|---|
| Age*, years | |
| 18 to 24 | 104 (20.8) |
| 25 to 29 | 57 (11.4) |
| 30 to 34 | 59 (11.8) |
| 35 to 39 | 54 (10.8) |
| 40 to 44 | 58 (11.6) |
| 45 to 49 | 51 (10.2) |
| 50 to 54 | 52 (10.4) |
| ≥55 | 65 (13.0) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 243 (48.5) |
| Male | 257 (51.3) |
| Other | 1 (0.2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Aboriginal | 264 (52.7) |
| Caucasian | 199 (39.7) |
| Other | 38 (7.6) |
| Community of residence* | |
| Outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba | 83 (16.6) |
| Winnipeg | 417 (83.2) |
| Has family doctor | |
| No/don’t know | 187 (37.3) |
| Yes | 314 (62.7) |
| Has seen doctor in the past year | |
| No/don’t know | 26 (5.2) |
| Yes | 475 (94.8) |
| HIV risk category | |
| Heterosexual | 252 (50.3) |
| Married/monogamous | 64 (12.7) |
| Injection drug use | 39 (7.7) |
| Men who have sex with men | 9 (1.8) |
| No identifiable risk | 114 (22.7) |
| Occupational/blood and blood products | 6 (1.4) |
| Other | 17 (3.4) |
*
n=500