Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the survey sample.
| Characteristics | SP & GP n = 315 % (n) |
MSM n = 553 % (n) |
FSW n = 75 % (n) |
PWID n = 287 % (n) |
Total n = 1,230 % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | |||||
| 18 to 24 | 27.9 (88) | 66.7 (369) | 20.0 (15) | 10.5 (30) | 40.8 (502) |
| 24 and older | 72.1 (227) | 33.3 (184) | 80.0 (60) | 89.5 (257) | 59.2 (728) |
| Ethnic group | |||||
| Other minoritiesᵟ | 61.6 (194) | 4.2 (23) | 42.7 (32) | 64.5 (185) | 35.3 (434) |
| Kinh majority | 38.4 (121) | 95.8 (530) | 57.3 (43) | 35.5 (102) | 64.7 (796) |
| Education | |||||
| High school or lower | 83.5 (263) | 35.6 (197) | 97.3 (73) | 96.2 (276) | 65.8 (809) |
| University or higher | 16.5 (52) | 64.4 (356) | 2.7 (2) | 3.8 (11) | 34.2 (421) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Farmer | 52.7 (166) | 0.9 (5) | 29.3 (22) | 56.1 (161) | 28.8 (354) |
| Small business/entertainment | 8.9 (28) | 30.4 (168) | 53.3 (40) | 4.2 (12) | 20.2 (248) |
| Student | 6.0 (19) | 30.2 (167) | 1.3 (1) | 0 (0) | 15.2 (187) |
| Freelance | 26.0 (82) | 22.4 (124) | 13.3 (10) | 32.1 (92) | 25.0 (308) |
| Other | 6.3 (20) | 16.1 (89) | 2.7 (2) | 7.7 (22) | 10.8 (133) |
| Income per month (mean: VND3,832,965 or US$170) |
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| Less than $170 | 69.5 (219) | 31.3 (173) | 53.3 (40) | 64.8 (186) | 50.2 (618) |
| $170 or more | 30.5 (96) | 68.7 (380) | 46.7 (35) | 35.2 (101) | 49.8 (612) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 25.7 (81) | 93.9 (519) | 25.3 (19) | 31.1 (89) | 57.6 (708) |
| Currently married | 63.8 (201) | 2.5 (14) | 30.7 (23) | 57.3 (164) | 32.7 (402) |
| Cohabitating with partner | 2.9 (9) | 2.7 (15) | 12.0 (9) | 1.7 (5) | 3.1 (38) |
| Previously married | 7.6 (24) | 0.9 (5) | 32.0 (24) | 9.9 (28) | 6.6 (81) |
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 88.5 (279) | 0.9 (5) | 49.3 (37) | 76.3 (219) | 43.9 (540) |
| Urban | 11.5 (36) | 99.1 (548) | 50.7 (38) | 23.7 (68) | 56.1 (690) |
ᵟOther minorities include Thai, H’Mong, Kho Mu, Hoa, and Khmer. n, sample size and subsample size. FSW, female sex workers; GP, general population; MSM, men who have sex with men; PWID, people who inject drugs; SP, sexual partners; VND, Vietnamese Dong.