Table 2.
Behavioural and clinical determinants of late presentation to care according to questionnaire data
| Late presenters | Non-late presenters | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=501) | (N=265) | (N=766) | p | |
| First positive test during hospitalization (%) | 104 (21.8) | 22 (8.8) | 126 (17.3) | <0.001 |
| Place of infection (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Switzerland | 193 (40.6) | 138 (55.4) | 331 (45.7) | |
| Abroad | 164 (34.5) | 76 (30.5) | 240 (33.1) | |
| Unknown | 119 (25.0) | 35 (14.1) | 154 (21.2) | |
| Remembers specific risk situation (%) | 160 (33.9) | 126 (50.6) | 286 (39.7) | <0.001 |
| Stable relationship (%)a | 288 (60.4) | 133 (52.8) | 415 (57.8) | 0.05 |
| Occasional sex partners (%)a | 242 (51.3) | 154 (61.9) | 396 (54.9) | 0.01 |
| Inconsistent condom use (%)a | 331 (79.4) | 173 (75.6) | 504 (78.0) | 0.26 |
| Symptomsb | ||||
| At least one symptom | 366 (73.3) | 177 (66.8) | 544 (71.0) | 0.06 |
| Fatigue | 175 (34.9) | 71 (26.8) | 246 (32.1) | 0.02 |
| Fever | 123 (24.6) | 73 (27.6) | 196 (25.6) | 0.37 |
| Weight loss | 142 (28.3) | 26 (9.8) | 168 (21.9) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory infection | 102 (20.4) | 46 (17.4) | 148 (19.3) | 0.32 |
| Skin lesions | 91 (18.2) | 28 (10.6) | 119 (15.5) | 0.01 |
| Diarrhoea | 85 (17.0) | 34 (12.8) | 119 (15.5) | 0.13 |
| Lymphadenopathy | 73 (14.6) | 45 (17.0) | 118 (15.4) | 0.38 |
| Oral lesions | 63 (12.6) | 19 (7.2) | 82 (10.7) | 0.02 |
| Muscle pain | 45 (9.0) | 24 (9.1) | 69 (9.0) | 0.97 |
| At least one of the following symptoms: fatigue, weight loss, oral or skin lesions | 254 (50.7) | 102 (38.5) | 356 (46.5) | 0.001 |
| Had a GP at time of diagnosis | 315 (66.2) | 173 (68.9) | 488 (67.1) | 0.45 |
| Consultation for symptoms | 234 (74.8) | 108 (73.0) | 342 (74.2) | 0.68 |
GP: general practitioner.
a
During the six months before diagnosis;
b
during the 12 months before diagnosis;