Table 2.
HIV Prevalence by socio- demographic and behavioral characteristics
| All | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (years range) |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
39 (22–51) |
39 (26–51) |
38 (22–49) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
36 (18–61) |
37 (19–61) |
34 (18–56) |
0.07 |
| Refused to test |
30 (18–57) |
30 (18–35) |
46 (25–57) |
|
| Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
| (n = 435) |
|
|
|
|
| Never married |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
3 (2.3%) |
2 (2.3%) |
1 (2.5%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
125 (97.7%) |
86 (97.7%) |
39 (97.5) |
|
| |
|
|
|
0.03* |
| Married |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
24 (7.8%) |
20 (7.7%) |
4 (8.3%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
283 (92.2%) |
239 (92.3%) |
44 (91.7%) |
|
| Level of education |
|
|
|
|
| n=433 |
|
|
|
|
| Primary |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
16 (9.1%) |
13 (9.4%) |
3 (7.9%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
160 (90.9%) |
125 (90.6%) |
35 (92.1%) |
|
| Secondary |
|
|
|
0.06** |
| HIV-infected |
11 (4.7%) |
9 (4.8%) |
2 (4.1%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
225 (95.3%) |
180 (95.2%) |
45 (95.7%) |
|
| College/university |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
21 |
18 |
3 |
|
| Condom use last sexual encounter |
|
|
|
|
| n=307 |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
3 (8.1%) |
1 (3.6%) |
2 (22.2%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
34 (91.9%) |
27 (96.4) |
7 (77.8%) |
|
| |
|
|
|
0.76*** |
| No |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
21 (7.8%) |
18 (7.9%) |
3 (7.1%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
249 (92.2%) |
210 (92.1%) |
39 (92.9%) |
|
| Regular sexual partner Wife/Husband |
|
|
|
|
| n=304 |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
22 (8.1%) |
19 (98.0%) |
3 (8.6%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
250 (91.9%) |
218 (92.0%) |
32 (91.4%) |
|
| |
|
|
|
0.93**** |
| No |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
2 (6.3%) |
1 (5.9%) |
1 (6.7%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
30 (93.7%) |
16 (94.1%) |
14 (93.3%) |
|
| Regular sexual partner someone else |
|
|
|
|
| n=226 |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
6 (4.5%) |
6 (5.7%) |
0 |
|
| HIV-uninfected |
128 (95.5%) |
99 (94.3%) |
29 |
|
| |
|
|
|
0.95 |
| No |
|
|
|
|
| HIV-infected |
5 (5.4%) |
3 (4.2%) |
2 (9.5%) |
|
| HIV-uninfected | 87 (94.6%) | 68 (95.8%) | 19 (90.5%) |
* p values comparison of HIV –infection among the married to the never married.
** p values comparison of HIV-infection in primary vs secondary education.
*** p values comparison of HIV-infection among the condom users and non condom users.
**** p values comparison of HIV-infection with respect for regular sexual partners and irregular sexual partners.