Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors for the overall sample and by HIV infection status
| Total (n=546) |
Not HIV (n=521) |
HIV (n=25) |
Test | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years* | 38 (30–51) | 39 (30–51) | 32 (30–34) | U=8.988 | 0.001 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 306 (56%) | 292 (56%) | 14 (56%) | χ2=0.041 | 0.840 |
| Female | 240 (44%) | 229 (44%) | 11 (44%) | ||
| Education | |||||
| No studies | 71 (13%) | 62 (12%) | 9 (36%) | F | 0.003 |
| Nonuniversity studies | 426 (78%) | 410 (79%) | 16 (64%) | ||
| University studies | 49 (9%) | 49 (9%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed | 124 (23%) | 119 (23%) | 5 (33%) | ||
| Others (eg, retired, homemaker) | 180 (33%) | 177 (22%) | 3 (20%) | χ2=6.892 | 0.032 |
| Unemployed | 242 (44%) | 225 (43%) | 17 (47%) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 142 (26%) | 141 (27%) | 1 (4%) | ||
| Separated | 97 (18%) | 97 (19%) | 0 (0%) | F | <0.001 |
| Single | 283 (52%) | 260 (50%) | 23 (92%) | ||
| Widowed | 24 (4%) | 23 (4%) | 1 (4%) | ||
| Living arrangements | |||||
| Couple | 162 (30%) | 158 (30%) | 4 (16%) | ||
| With parents | 201 (37%) | 192 (37%) | 9 (36%) | F | 0.030 |
| Alone | 142 (26%) | 136 (26%) | 6 (24%) | ||
| Homeless | 13 (2%) | 11 (2%) | 2 (8%) | ||
| Others | 28 (5%) | 24 (5%) | 4 (16%) | ||
| IV drug use | |||||
| No | 491 (90%) | 491 (94%) | 0 (0%) | F | <0.001 |
| Yes | 55 (10%) | 30 (6%) | 25 (100%) | ||
| Other drug use | |||||
| No | 135 (25%) | 135 (25%) | 0 (0%) | χ2=7.270 | 0.007 |
| Yes | 411 (75%) | 386 (75%) | 25 (100%) | ||
| Tattoos | |||||
| No | 484 (89%) | 475 (91%) | 9 (36%) | F | <0.001 |
| Yes | 62 (11%) | 46 (9%) | 16 (64%) | ||
| Heterosexual relationships | |||||
| Never | 72 (13%) | 71 (14%) | 1 (4%) | ||
| Use condom (always or usually) | 249 (46%) | 237 (45%) | 12 (48%) | F | 0.367 |
| Never condom | 225 (41%) | 213 (41%) | 12 (48%) | ||
| Homosexual relationships | |||||
| Never | 498 (91%) | 477 (92%) | 21 (84%) | ||
| Use condom | 18 (3%) | 17 (3%) | 1 (4%) | F | 0.217 |
| Never condom | 30 (6%) | 27 (5%) | 3 (12%) | ||
| PDU partner | |||||
| Never | 493 (90%) | 487 (93%) | 6 (24%) | ||
| Use condom | 28 (5%) | 21 (4%) | 7 (28%) | F | <0.001 |
| Never condom | 25 (5%) | 13 (3%) | 12 (48%) | ||
| HIV partner | |||||
| Never | 507 (93%) | 499 (96%) | 8 (32%) | ||
| Use condom | 21 (4%) | 14 (3%) | 7 (28%) | F | <0.001 |
| Never condom | 18 (3%) | 8 (1%) | 10 (40%) | ||
| Prostitution | |||||
| Never | 391 (72%) | 377 (72%) | 14 (56%) | ||
| Use condom | 112 (20%) | 105 (20%) | 7 (28%) | F | 0.113 |
| Never condom | 43 (8%) | 39 (8%) | 4 (16%) | ||
Note:
*
All variables are summarized with frequencies and percentages, except age, for which the median and interquartile ranges are given.
Abbreviations: PDU, parenteral drug user; IV, intravenous; U, Mann–Whitney U-test; χ2, Pearson chi-squared test; F, Fisher’s exact test.