Table 1.
Significant association between univariate socio-demographic factor and HIV infection
| Variable | HIV negative | HIV positive | Chi-square | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education level | ||||
| Grade 0–Grade 4 | 1 (0.5) | 6 (6.1) | 0.010 | |
| Grade 5–Grade 8 | 17 (8.5) | 6 (6.1) | ||
| Grade 9–Grade 12 | 132 (66) | 55 (55.6) | ||
| College/university | 50 (25) | 32 (32.2) | 11.46 | |
| Source of economic support | ||||
| Parents | 87 (43.5) | 19 (19) | 0.004 | |
| Partner | 93 (46.5) | 65 (65) | ||
| Self | 9 (4.5) | 7 (7) | ||
| Other | 11 (5.5) | 9 (9) | 17.3174 | |
| Main source of HIV-related information | ||||
| Health units only | 123 (61.5) | 80 (80) | 0.034 | |
| Health units and school | 47 (23.5) | 7 (7) | ||
| Health unit/TV/radio + other | 27 (13.5) | 12 (12) | ||
| Other (magazine/friends/relatives) | 3 (1.5) | 1 (1) | 13.57 | |
| Variable | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | t-statistic | p |
| Mean age of respondents | 24.6±5.5 | 26.2±4.9 | 2.41 | 0.015 |
| Mean number of sexual partners | 2.8±1.7 | 3.6±1.7 | 3.47 | 0.006 |
| Mean age of regular partner | 29.2±6.9 | 32.0±6.5 | 3.81 | 0.001 |
| Mean age difference with regular partner (years) Age group of respondents (years) | Mean difference±SD | Mean difference±SD | t-Statistic | p |
| <0 | 3.0±2.3 | 10.0±4.2 | 6.55 | <0.001 |
| 20–24 | 5.1±4.0 | 5.1±2.9 | 0.001 | 0.992 |
| 26–29 | 5.5±3.6 | 5.6±4.0 | 1.770 | 0.860 |
| 30–42 | 4.5±3.2 | 6.7±6.1 | 1.860 | 0.068 |