Table 2.
Characteristics of HIV positive individuals found at bars in slums of Kampala.
| Characteristic | HIV test result | p value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative N = 241 (%) |
Positive N = 31 (%) |
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| Age; median (interquartile range) | 32 (27–38) | 31 (26–38) | 0.942a |
| Slum settlement | 0.0011 | ||
| Kamwokya | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Bwaise | 43 (74.1) | 15 (25.9) | |
| Nalukolongo | 59 (90.8) | 6 (9.2) | |
| Kibuli | 66 (93.0) | 5 (7.0) | |
| Naguru | 60 (96.8) | 2 (3.2) | |
| Respondent type | 0.0891 | ||
| Bar owner | 26 (86.7) | 4 (13.3) | |
| Customer | 150 (88.2) | 20 (11.8) | |
| Staff | 24 (80.0) | 6 (20.0) | |
| Other | 41 (97.6) | 1 (2.4) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 180 (91.8) | 16 (8.2) | 0.007 |
| Female | 61 (80.3) | 15 (19.7) | |
| Education level | |||
| None | 20 (87.0) | 3 (13.0) | 0.5911 |
| Primary | 75 (88.2) | 10 (11.8) | |
| Secondary | 119 (87.5) | 17 (12.5) | |
| Tertiary | 27 (96.4) | 1 (3.6) | |
| History of cigarette smoking | 0.0091 | ||
| Never | 148 (93.1) | 11 (6.9) | |
| Past (> 6 months ago) | 32 (88.9) | 4 (11.1) | |
| Current (< 6 months ago) | 61 (79.2) | 16 (20.8) | |
| Alcohol use | 0.0451 | ||
| Never used | 40 (93.0) | 3 (7.0) | |
| Past (> 6 months ago) | 42 (97.7) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Current (< 6 months ago) | 159 (85.5) | 27 (14.5) | |
| Resident of slum | 0.1451 | ||
| Yes | 220 (87.7) | 31 (13.3) | |
| No | 21 (100.0) | 0 | |
| Currently on TB treatment | 0.0351 | ||
| Yes | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |
| No | 240 (89.2) | 29 (10.8) | |
| History of TB treatment | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 13 (56.5) | 10 (43.5) | |
| No | 228 (91.6) | 21 (8.4) | |
| History of contact | 0.160 | ||
| None | 151 (91.5) | 14 (8.5) | |
| Contact with known TB case | 55 (88.7) | 7 (11.3) | |
| Contact with person with a chronic cough | 35 (81.4) | 8 (18.6) | |
| Employment status | 1.0001 | ||
| Employed | 218 (88.6) | 28 (11.4) | |
| Unemployed | 23 (88.5) | 3 (11.5) | |
| Socioeconomic status | 0.587 | ||
| Rich | 83 (91.2) | 8 (8.8) | |
| Middle | 82 (88.2) | 11 (11.8) | |
| Poor | 76 (86.4) | 12 (13.6) | |
| Any comorbidity | 0.3311 | ||
| No history of comorbidity | 218 (87.9) | 30 (12.1) | |
| History of comorbidity | 23 (95.8) | 1 (4.2) | |
| HIV self-reported status | < 0.0011 | ||
| Unknown | 40 (85.1) | 7 (14.9) | |
| Negative | 201 (95.7) | 9 (4.3) | |
| Positive | 0 | 15 (100.0) | |
| CAGE | 0.012 | ||
| 0–1 | 96 (94.1) | 6 (5.9) | |
| 2–3 | 105 (86.8) | 16 (13.2) | |
| 4 | 29 (76.3) | 9 (23.7) | |
| Number of days visited bar in preceding week (median) (n = 229) | 7 (3–7) | 7 (3–7) | 0.596a |
†p value is generated from Pearson’s chi-square test, 1p value is from Fisher’s exact test, ap-value is from Ranksum test.