Table 3 Comparison of sexually active subjects with and without commercial sexual partners (COSP)
COSP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Category | N | Yes | No | P-value* |
Number (%) | 1561 | 311 (19.9) | 1250 (80.1) | ||
Gender | 1561 | <.0001 | |||
Male | 284 (26.5) | 788 (73.5) | |||
Female | 27 (5.5) | 462 (94.5) | |||
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 1561 | 32.1 ± 9.7 | 31.8 ± 8.5 | 0.67 |
Age at first sexual intercourse (years) | Mean ± SD | 1561 | 15.6 ± 2.5 | 17.4 ± 3.6 | <.0001 |
Level of education | 1504 | <.0001 | |||
Primary | 57 (37.3) | 96 (62.7) | |||
Secondary | 124 (24.7) | 378 (75.3) | |||
Higher | 112 (13.2) | 737 (86.8) | |||
Living in status | 1434 | 0.16 | |||
A* | 138 (17.6) | 647 (82.4) | |||
B* | 13 (22.8) | 44 (77.2) | |||
C* | 17 (26.6) | 47 (73.4) | |||
D* | 36 (17.5) | 170 (82.5) | |||
E* | 70 (21.7) | 252 (78.3) | |||
Job category | 1561 | <.0001 | |||
Executive | 13 (15.7) | 70 (84.3) | |||
Administrative | 45 (11.7) | 340 (88.3) | |||
Manual Labor | 199 (25.5) | 583 (74.5) | |||
Other | 54 (17.4) | 257 (82.6) | |||
Previous exposure to HIV Prevention Programs | 1469 | 0.0014 | |||
Yes | 162 (16.2) | 836 (83.8) | |||
No | 116 (24.6) | 355 (75.4) | |||
HIV Transmission knowledge | 1392 | <.0001 | |||
Good | 96 (13.5) | 616 (86.5) | |||
Poor | 154 (22.7) | 526 (77.3) | |||
HIV Prevention measure knowledge | 1394 | 0.031 | |||
Good | 149 (15.7) | 800 (84.3) | |||
Poor | 93 (20.9) | 352 (79.1) | |||
Casual Sexual Partner | 1561 | <.0001 | |||
Yes | 199 (40.7) | 290 (59.3) | |||
No | 112 (10.5) | 960 (89.5) | |||