Table 2.
Participant information collected through the HIVSmart! survey (n=438).
Information | Value, n (%) | |
Gender (self-identified) | ||
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Male | 432 (98.6) |
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Transgender | 2 (0.5) |
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I do not wish to answer | 3 (0.7) |
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Other | 1 (0.2) |
Sexual orientation | ||
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Homosexual | 400 (91.3) |
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Bisexual | 32 (7.3) |
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Heterosexual | 4 (0.9) |
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I do not wish to answer | 1 (0.2) |
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Other | 1 (0.2) |
Highest level of education | ||
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High school degree not completed | 13 (3.0) |
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High school | 51 (11.6) |
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College or technical school | 125 (28.5) |
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Undergraduate degree | 169 (38.6) |
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Graduate degree (master’s or PhD) | 77 (17.6) |
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Other | 1 (0.2) |
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I do not wish to answer | 2 (0.5) |
Employment status | ||
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Unemployed | 46 (10.5) |
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Employed | 348 (79.5) |
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Other | 36 (8.2) |
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I do not wish to answer | 8 (1.8) |
Tested for HIV in the past 6 months | ||
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No, I’ve never been tested | 25 (5.7) |
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Yes, in the last 6 months | 230 (52.5) |
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Yes, more than 6 months ago | 178 (40.6) |
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I have been tested, but did not want to receive my result | 1 (0.2) |
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I do not know if I have ever been tested | 3 (0.7) |
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I do not wish to answer | 1 (0.2) |
Sexually active | ||
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No | 16 (3.7) |
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Yes | 421 (96.1) |
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I do not wish to answer | 1 (0.2) |
Number of different sexual partners in the past 6 months | ||
|
0 | 20 (4.6) |
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1 | 38 (8.7) |
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2-5 | 174 (39.7) |
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6-10 | 110 (25.1) |
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≥11 | 96 (21.9) |
In the past 6 months: | ||
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Had sex without a condom | 307 (70.1) |
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Had sex with an HIV-infected partner | 74 (16.9) |
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Had sex with a sex worker | 18 (4.1) |
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Had sex under the influence of alcohol | 195 (44.5) |
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Had sex under the influence of drugs | 83 (18.9) |
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Had sex with multiple partners | 219 (50.5) |
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Injected drugs (excluding medicine) | 5 (1.1) |
Exposure to HIV (eg, needles) in the workplace in the past 6 months | ||
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No | 426 (97.3) |
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Yes | 10 (2.3) |
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I do not wish to answer | 2 (0.5) |