Table 1.
Community-level differences in HIV, STI, IPV and HIV/STI risk behaviors
| Fishing | Trading | Agrarian | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| 15 to 24 years | 27.06 (1049) | 36.72 (1989) | 37.40 (2484) | < 0.001 |
| 25 to 34 years | 45.30 (1756) | 36.28 (1965) | 34.25 (2275) | |
| 35 years and above | 27.63 (1071) | 26.99 (1462) | 28.35 (1883) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 51.7 (1959) | 41.7 (2013) | 43.7 (2559) | < 0.001 |
| Females | 48.3 (1827) | 58.3 (2814) | 56.3 (3292) | |
| Education | ||||
| No education | 9.75 (378) | 3.31 (179) | 4.02 (267) | < 0.001 |
| Primary education | 72.39 (2806) | 56.42 (3055) | 63.15 (4193) | |
| Secondary education | 15.94 (618) | 29.60 (1603) | 27.38 (1818) | |
| High school and above | 0.77 (30) | 3.29 (178) | 1.05 (70) | |
| Vocational/Professional | 1.14 (44) | 7.39 (400) | 4.40 (292) | |
| HIV Status | ||||
| Positive | 42.3 (1599) | 16.7 (806) | 15.6 (911) | < 0.001 |
| Negative | 57.7 (2184) | 83.3 (4012) | 84.4 (4930) | |
| STI | 34.3 (996) | 15.9 (613) | 16.3 (769) | < 0.001 |
| Household Wealth | ||||
| High | 25.49 (962) | 70.96 (3839) | 50.37 (3343) | < 0.001 |
| Middle | 9.49 (358) | 18.52 (1002) | 37.22 (2470) | |
| Low | 65.02 (2454) | 10.52 (569) | 12.42 (824) | |
| Any Physical or Sexual IPV (Past year) | 25.1 (894) | 14.3 (624) | 13.7 (731) | < 0.001 |
| Condom use in past year | ||||
| Never used condom | 39.0 (772) | 40.6 (694) | 41.5 (881) | < 0.001 |
| Sometimes used condom | 36.5 (722) | 30.3 (518) | 30.4 (646) | |
| Always used condom | 24.5 (485) | 29.1 (498) | 28.1 (598) | |
| Multiple sexual partners: Past 12 months | 44.1 (1570) | 21.1 (910) | 21.6 (1138) | < 0.001 |
| Recent partner was a casual partner | 5.87 (222) | 2.48 (113) | 2.52 (139) | < 0.001 |
| Partner’s multiple sexual relationships: Past year | 57.1 (765) | 52.9 (861) | 46.5 (940) | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol use before sex | 39.7 (1502) | 23.7 (1078) | 26.8 (1479) | < 0.001 |
| Partner’s alcohol use before sex | 40.6 (1537) | 28.8 (1313) | 32.6 (1796) | < 0.001 |
| Perceived likelihood of partner being exposed to HIV | ||||
| -Very likely or somewhat likely | 82.1 (3075) | 74.1 (3366) | 74.3 (4088) | < 0.001 |
| Number of partners outside the community: Past 12 months | ||||
| One partner | 24.5 (867) | 26.2 (1129) | 22.5 (1182) | < 0.001 |
| Two or more partners | 10.7 (379) | 5.34 (230) | 5.17 (272) | |