Table 2.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL CLIENTS WHO REPORTED HAVING SEX IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS BY CONDOM USE AND KNOWLEDGE OF PARTNER’S HIV STATUS
| Number (%) of consistent condom users by |
Number (%) of clients aware of partner’s HIV status by |
|
|---|---|---|
| Consistent condom users 118 (16.1) |
Aware 273 (37.3) |
|
| Gender | ||
| Males | 38 (16.2) | 100 (42.3) |
| Females | 80 (16.1) | 173 (34.9) |
| Not significant | χ2=4.0, P<0.05, φ = 0.07 | |
| Age Range (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 21 (9.6) | 76 (34.7) |
| 30–39 | 63 (17.9) | 126 (35.8) |
| 40–65 | 34 (21.3) | 71 (44.4) |
| χ2 = 10.8, P<0.01, Cramer’s V=0.12 | Not significant | |
| Education (years) | ||
| 0–7 | 72 (17.3) | 142 (34.2) |
| 7 or more | 46 (14.6) | 131 (41.5) |
| Not significant | χ2=4.0, P<0.05, φ = −0.07 | |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed/other | 20 (15.6) | 48 (37.5) |
| House maker | 27 (16.4) | 70 (42.4) |
| Petty trader | 37 (19.3) | 66 (34.4) |
| Skilled Labor | 34 (13.8) | 89 (36.2) |
| Not significant | Not significant | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 21 (16.2) | 26 (20.0) |
| Married | 74 (16.3) | 203 (44.8) |
| Not Married | 23 (15.5) | 44 (29.7) |
| Not significant | χ2=31.2, P<0.001, Cramer’s V=0.21 | |
| Knowledge of partner’s HIV status | ||
| Aware | 62 (22.7) | |
| Unaware | 56 (12.2) | |
| χ2 = 13.8, P<0.001, φ = −0.14 | ||
| Partner’s HIV status | ||
| HIV-negative | 45 (26.8) | |
| HIV-positive | 17 (16.2) | |
| Unknown | 56 (12.2) | |
| χ2 = 19.2, P<0.001, Cramer’s V=0.16 | ||
| Number of Children | ||
| No children | 21 (14.8) | 49 (34.5) |
| One or more | 97 (16.5) | 224 (38.0) |
| Not significant | Not significant |
2Only consistent condom users (n = 118) and clients who are aware of their partner’s HIV status (273) are reported in this table.
χ2 = Chi square
φ = Phi