TABLE 1—
Current Study |
UNFPA/MSPS Study |
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Demographic Characteristic | Total No. | HIV-Positive, No. | Adjusted % (95% CI) | Total No. | HIV Positive, No. | Adjusted % (95% CI) |
Age, y | ||||||
18–24 | 640 | 48 | 7.5 (4.2, 10.9) | 248 | 19 | 7.4 (3.7, 11.6) |
25–34 | 274 | 47 | 19.1 (11.2, 28.0) | 138 | 27 | 15.9 (8.8, 24.1) |
35–44 | 61 | 25 | 32.7 (17.3, 49.9) | 53 | 21 | 40.5 (21.1, 56.1) |
45–49 or over 44a | 21 | 4 | 18.5 (0.7, 45.4) | 46 | 12 | 21.8 (6.7, 40.6) |
SES | ||||||
Lowb | 823 | 100 | 11.6 (8.2, 15.4) | 400 | 64 | 14.5 (10.2, 19.8) |
Highc | 173 | 24 | 14.7 (6.1, 25.9) | 79 | 14 | 18.0 (6.0, 29.6) |
Insurance type | ||||||
Contributory | 301 | 46 | 15.5 (8.0, 24.2) | 241 | 39 | 14.0 (8.7, 20.6) |
Subsidized | 325 | 38 | 13.3 (7.2, 19.8) | 129 | 26 | 18.5 (10.7, 28.8) |
Linked, none, or unknown | 370 | 40 | 8.8 (5.6, 12.6) | 108 | 14 | 13.6 (5.7, 24.2) |
Education | ||||||
Less than high school | 165 | 30 | 20.5 (11.3, 31.2) | |||
Finished high school | 209 | 31 | 13.5 (6.2, 22.0) | |||
Some university | 471 | 43 | 8.2 (4.6, 12.7) | |||
Finished university | 151 | 20 | 16.6 (6.0, 27.1) | |||
Weekly income, Colombian pesos | ||||||
0–50 000 | 354 | 24 | 6.7 (3.5, 10.3) | |||
51 000–100 000 | 213 | 33 | 18.0 (9.6, 27.3) | |||
101 000–200 000 | 222 | 35 | 14.9 (6.7, 23.6) | |||
> 200 000 | 207 | 32 | 14.2 (6.1, 22.3) | |||
Gender identity | ||||||
Transgender woman | 58 | 8 | 18.0 (3.7, 35.5) | |||
Man | 938 | 116 | 11.6 (8.3, 15.5) | |||
Forced relocation | ||||||
Yes | 112 | 27 | 18.6 (8.9, 30.5) | |||
No | 884 | 97 | 11.2 (7.6, 15.0) | |||
Main partner | ||||||
Yes | 486 | 57 | 10.8 (6.8, 15.5) | |||
No | 510 | 67 | 13.1 (8.4, 18.8) | |||
Exchange sexd | ||||||
Yes | 282 | 44 | 18.2 (10.9, 26.6) | |||
No | 714 | 80 | 9.8 (6.4, 13.7) |
Note. SES = socioeconomic status; UNFPA/MSPS = United Nations Population Fund and the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection. Variables without comparison data either involved different response categories or were not included in the UNFPA/MSPS Study.
The current study used the age range of 45–49 years, while the UNFPA/MSPS study used age > 44 years.
Strata 1–3.
Strata 4–6.
Sexual intercourse in exchange for money, goods, or services.