Web-only table 1. Selected demographic characteristics of PLHIV with a regular or a casual sexual partner.

Characteristic

Frequency (%)

Regular partner (n = 3 827)

Casual partner (n = 2 044)

Country

 

 

Bangladesh

391 (10.2)

35 (1.7)

Indonesia

707 (18.5)

572 (28.0)

Lao PDR

273 (7.1)

72 (3.5)

Nepal

759 (19.8)

228 (11.2)

Pakistan

303 (7.9)

171 (8.3)

Philippines

348 (9.1)

537 (26.3)

Vietnam

1 046 (27.3)

429 (21.0)

Age

 

 

Mean (SD)

34.7 (6.6)

32.0 (6.8)

Sex

 

 

Male

2 332 (60.9)

1 440 (70.5)

Female

1 457 (38.1)

450 (22.0)

Transgender

38 (1.0)

154 (7.5)

Education

 

 

Illiterate

385 (10.1)

111 (5.4)

Can read and write/Primary level

1 006 (26.3)

324 (15.9)

Secondary level and above

2 410 (63.0)

1 592 (77.9)

Othera

26 (0.7)

17 (0.8)

Occupation

 

 

Unemployed

657 (17.2)

404 (19.8)

Employed

3 170 (82.8)

1 640 (80.2)

Income (USD)

 

 

Mean (SD)

127.0 (169.2)

188.7 (215.9)

Living area

 

 

Large town or city

1 961 (51.3)

1 394 (68.3)

Small town

670 (17.5)

390 (19.1)

Rural area

1 190 (31.1)

258 (12.6)

NGO/CBO member

1 717 (44.9)

706 (34.6)

Key populationsb

 

 

MSM

390 (10.2)

746 (36.5)

Lesbian

10 (0.3)

10 (0.5)

Sex worker

414 (10.9)

538 (26.4)

Injecting drug user

1 091 (28.6)

516 (25.3)

Refugee

159 (4.2)

96 (4.7)

Domestic migrant worker

203 (5.3)

42 (2.1)

International migrant worker

628 (16.5)

136 (6.7)

Prisoner

111 (2.9)

52 (2.6)

Note. NGO = nongovernmental organization; CBO = community-based organization; MSM = men who have sex with men; SD= Standard deviation

a Participants were asked to specify, most frequent answers were “vocational” and “can sign only”.

b Multiple responses were possible.