Table 4.
Comparison of age and other HIV-related indicators by outreach approach.
| Characteristics | Enhanced peer outreach (n=2509) | Routine peer outreach (n=7252) | Chi-square test (df) | P value | |
| Age categories |
|
|
33.4 (1) | .001 | |
|
|
≤20 | 345 (13.8) | 1366 (18.8) |
|
|
|
|
>20 | 2164 (86.3) | 5885 (81.2) |
|
|
|
|
Missinga | 0 | 1 (<1) |
|
|
| Ever previously tested |
|
|
43.8 (1) | .001 | |
|
|
No | 804 (32.0) | 2855 (39.4) |
|
|
|
|
Yes | 1695 (67.6) | 4352 (60.0) |
|
|
|
|
Missinga | 10 (0.4) | 45 (0.6) |
|
|
| Number of sex acts in the past week |
|
|
306.6 (2) | .001 | |
|
|
Low risk (<7 sex acts ) | 529 (21.1) | 2400 (33.1) |
|
|
|
|
Medium risk (7-21 sex acts) | 1367 (54.5) | 2471 (34.1) |
|
|
|
|
High risk (>21 sex acts) | 581 (23.1) | 2114 (29.2) |
|
|
|
|
Missinga | 32 (1.3) | 267 (3.7) |
|
|
| Age of sex work debut |
|
|
341.1 (2) | .001 | |
|
|
Low risk (≥25 years old) | 400 (15.9) | 2524 (34.8) |
|
|
|
|
Medium risk (20-24 years old) | 1312 (52.3) | 2781 (38.4) |
|
|
|
|
High risk (≤19 years old) | 762 (30.4) | 1684 (23.2) |
|
|
|
|
Missinga | 35 (1.4) | 263 (3.6) |
|
|
| Condom use at last sex act |
|
|
293.0 (1) | .001 | |
|
|
Low risk (yes) | 1106 (44.1) | 3883 (53.5) |
|
|
|
|
High risk (no) | 1387 (55.3) | 3101 (42.8) |
|
|
|
|
Missinga | 16 (0.6) | 268 (3.7) |
|
|
| HIV case-finding rate (n=8851)b |
|
|
35.3 (1) | .001 | |
|
|
Positive test result | 269 (10.7) | 429 (6.8) |
|
|
|
|
Negative test result | 2225 (89.2) | 5742 (93.1) |
|
|
|
|
Missinga | 13 (0.52) | 173 (2.7) |
|
|
| Linked to treatment (n=698)c |
|
|
64.4 (1) | .001 | |
|
|
No | 11 (4.1) | 123 (28.7) |
|
|
|
|
Yes | 258 (95.9) | 306 (71.3) |
|
|
| Treatment initiation (n=698)c |
|
|
2.6 (1) | .11 | |
|
|
No | 57 (21.2) | 114 (26.6) |
|
|
|
|
Yes | 212 (78.8) | 315 (73.4) |
|
|
aMissing categories excluded from statistical tests.
bAmong female sex workers who were tested.
cAmong female sex workers who were newly diagnosed with HIV.