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. 2016 Aug 1;30(8):371–378. doi: 10.1089/apc.2016.0102

Table 2.

Sociodemographic Characteristics and Risk Behaviors by Age Group Among HIV-Positive Participants

  Total HIV positive (n = 89) (%) Age 10–15 (n = 14) (%) Age 16–19 (n = 39) (%) Age 20–24 (n = 36) (%) p Value
Sex         0.10
 Female 65 (73) 7 (50) 30 (77) 28 (78)  
 Male 24 (27) 7 (50) 9 (23) 8 (22)  
Education         0.09
 Completed primary 29 (33) 8 (57) 15 (38) 6 (17)  
 Completed secondary 54 (61) 6 (43) 23 (59) 25 (69)  
 Refused answer 6 (7) 0 (0) 1 (3) 5 (14)  
Sexually active         <0.01
 Yes 67 (75) 3 (21) 34 (87) 30 (83)  
Ever been raped         0.29
 Yes 2 (2) 0 (0) 2 (5) 0 (0)  
Age at first intercourse
 Median [IQR] 16 [14–17] 14 [13–14] 15 [14–16] 16 [14–17]  
No. of sexual partners in past 6 months         <0.01
 ≤1 33 (37) 1 (7) 14 (36) 18 (50)  
 2–5 18 (20) 1 (7) 9 (23) 8 (22)  
 ≥6 3 (3) 0 (0) 3 (3) 0 (0)  
 Refused answer 35 (39) 12 (86) 13 (33) 10 (28)  
Sexual partner has suspected current STI         0.04
 Yes 7 (8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (19)  
 No 27 (30) 1 (7) 16 (41) 10 (28)  
 Do not know 29 (33) 2 (14) 15 (38) 12 (33)  
 Refused answer 26 (29) 11 (79) 8 (21) 7 (19)  
Sexual partner has HIV         0.31
 Yes 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3)  
 No 28 (31) 2 (14) 23 (59) 13 (36)  
 Do not know 24 (27) 1 (7) 9 (23) 14 (39)  
 Refused answer 26 (29) 11 (79) 7 (18) 8 (22)  
Currently uses modern family planning method         0.07
 Yes 4 (4) 0 (0) 1 (3) 3 (8)  
Used condom within past 3 months         0.08
 Always 5 (6) 0 (0) 1 (3) 4 (11)  
 Sometimes 38 (43) 3 (21) 24 (62) 13 (36)  
 Never 14 (16) 0 (0) 7 (18) 12 (33)  
 Refused answer 32 (36) 11 (79) 7 (18) 7 (19)  

IQR, interquartile range; STI, sexually transmitted infection.