Table 3.
Characteristics and sexual/drug using behaviors of first-time testers
| First testers | N = 1334 (%) |
|---|---|
| Median age (IQR) | 30.5 (24–41) years |
| Gender | |
| Men | 758 (56.8) |
| Women | 569 (42.7) |
| Transgender | 1 (0.1) |
| Unknown | 6 (0.4) |
| Setting | |
| NGOs facilities | 565 (42.4) |
| Services for migrants | 613 (46.0) |
| DU services | 156 (11.7) |
| Origin | |
| Italian | 630 (47.2) |
| Foreigners | 704 (52.8) |
| Education (YY) | |
| ≤ 8 | 362 (27.1) |
| > 8 | 967 (72.5) |
| Unknown | 5 (0.4) |
| Marital Status | |
| Never married | 794 (59.5) |
| Married/Cohabiting | 375 (28.1) |
| Married before | 136 (10.2) |
| Unknown | 29 (2.2) |
| Previous STIa | |
| 137 (10.3) | |
| Sexual behaviors | |
| Heterosex | 791 (59.3) |
| Male SGS | 184 (13.8) |
| Condom in the last sexual intercoursea | |
| No | 824 (61.8) |
| Paying for sexa | |
| Yes | 190 (14.2) |
| Prostitutiona | |
| Yes | 76 (5.7) |
| Sex under influence of drugs or alcohola | |
| Yes | 379 (28.4) |
| Drug usea | |
| Intravenus drug use | 16 (1.2) |
| Non intravenous drug use | 297 (22.2) |
| Drug use way not known | 49 (3.7) |
| Preliminary positive test | 8 (0.6%) |
IQR interquartile range, NGO nongovernmental organization, DU drug users, STI sexually transmitted infection, SGS same gender sex
ain previous 12 months