Table 1.
Sociodemographic and sexual behavioural characteristics of commercial farm workers from IOM’s IBBSS study in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, South Africa, 2010 (n=2,758).
| Na (%) | |
|---|---|
| HIV Infection | |
| Negative | 1654(60) |
| Positive | 1104(40) |
| Engagement in transactional sex | |
| No | 2221(81) |
| Yes | 530(19) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1242(45) |
| Female | 1511(55) |
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 35.3 (±10.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 953(35) |
| Married | 1649(60) |
| Formerly married | 133(5) |
| Recent multiple sexual partnerships | |
| No | 1612(59) |
| Yes | 1105(41) |
| Food securityb | |
| Yes | 1399(52) |
| No | 1304(48) |
| Recent history of sexually transmitted infection | |
| No | 2329(85) |
| Yes | 398(15) |
| Condom use at last sex with non-regular partner | |
| Yes | 1525 (56.2) |
| No | 1189 (43.81) |
| Recent history of sexual violence | |
| No | 2337(87) |
| Yes | 335(13) |
| Migration statusc | |
| Non-Migrant | 1651(61) |
| Migrant | 1072(39) |
aThe totals vary due to missing values.
bRespondents’ answer to “I always have sufficient money to buy food for myself”.
cNonmigrant = South African citizens; migrant = non-South African citizens. SD = standard variation.