Table 1.
Demographics and Sexual Risk Behaviors
| Characteristic | Index Participant (n = 45) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Partner Returned (n = 26) | Partner Returned (n = 19) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age, median years (IQR) | 25 | (22–32) | 28 | (23–31) | .54 |
| Gender | .52 | ||||
| Male | 16 | 61.5 | 11 | 57.9 | |
| Female | 10 | 38.5 | 8 | 42.1 | |
| Married or living with a steady partner | .05 | ||||
| Yes | 16 | 61.5 | 17 | 89.5 | |
| No | 10 | 38.5 | 2 | 10.5 | |
| Education | .64 | ||||
| ≤ Primary completed | 14 | 53.8 | 12 | 63.2 | |
| Some secondary | 6 | 23.1 | 5 | 26.3 | |
| ≥ Secondary completed | 6 | 23.1 | 2 | 10.5 | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed | 19 | 73.1 | 15 | 78.9 | .74 |
| Not employed | 7 | 26.9 | 4 | 21.1 | |
| Total partners, last 3 months | |||||
| ≤ 1 | 13 | 52.0 | 11 | 57.9 | .77 |
| >1 | 12 | 48.0 | 8 | 42.1 | |
| Named partners, last 3 months | |||||
| Total, median (IQR) | 2 | (1–3) | 1 | (1–2) | .37 |
| Steady/main partner | |||||
| 0 | 15 | 60.0 | 4 | 21.1 | .01 |
| 1 | 6 | 24.0 | 13 | 68.4 | |
| 2–3 | 4 | 16.0 | 2 | 10.5 | |
| Casual partner | |||||
| 0 | 4 | 16.0 | 11 | 57.9 | .02 |
| ≥1 (range 1–4) | 21 | 84.0 | 8 | 41.2 | |
Data were reported at baseline among index participants diagnosed during acute HIV-1 infection who had a partner return for HIV testing by passive referral, compared to those who did not have a partner return.
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range.