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Table 2 HIV Prevalence by socio- demographic and behavioral characteristics

From: Declining HIV-1 prevalence and incidence among Police Officers – a potential cohort for HIV vaccine trials, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

All

Males

Females

Total

Median age (years range)

    

HIV-infected

39 (22–51)

39 (26–51)

38 (22–49)

 

HIV-uninfected

36 (18–61)

37 (19–61)

34 (18–56)

0.07

Refused to test

30 (18–57)

30 (18–35)

46 (25–57)

 

Marital Status

    

(n = 435)

    

Never married

    

HIV-infected

3 (2.3%)

2 (2.3%)

1 (2.5%)

 

HIV-uninfected

125 (97.7%)

86 (97.7%)

39 (97.5)

 
    

0.03*

Married

    

HIV-infected

24 (7.8%)

20 (7.7%)

4 (8.3%)

 

HIV-uninfected

283 (92.2%)

239 (92.3%)

44 (91.7%)

 

Level of education

    

n=433

    

Primary

    

HIV-infected

16 (9.1%)

13 (9.4%)

3 (7.9%)

 

HIV-uninfected

160 (90.9%)

125 (90.6%)

35 (92.1%)

 

Secondary

   

0.06**

HIV-infected

11 (4.7%)

9 (4.8%)

2 (4.1%)

 

HIV-uninfected

225 (95.3%)

180 (95.2%)

45 (95.7%)

 

College/university

    

HIV-infected

0

0

0

 

HIV-uninfected

21

18

3

 

Condom use last sexual encounter

    

n=307

    

Yes

    

HIV-infected

3 (8.1%)

1 (3.6%)

2 (22.2%)

 

HIV-uninfected

34 (91.9%)

27 (96.4)

7 (77.8%)

 
    

0.76***

No

    

HIV-infected

21 (7.8%)

18 (7.9%)

3 (7.1%)

 

HIV-uninfected

249 (92.2%)

210 (92.1%)

39 (92.9%)

 

Regular sexual partner Wife/Husband

    

n=304

    

Yes

    

HIV-infected

22 (8.1%)

19 (98.0%)

3 (8.6%)

 

HIV-uninfected

250 (91.9%)

218 (92.0%)

32 (91.4%)

 
    

0.93****

No

    

HIV-infected

2 (6.3%)

1 (5.9%)

1 (6.7%)

 

HIV-uninfected

30 (93.7%)

16 (94.1%)

14 (93.3%)

 

Regular sexual partner someone else

    

n=226

    

Yes

    

HIV-infected

6 (4.5%)

6 (5.7%)

0

 

HIV-uninfected

128 (95.5%)

99 (94.3%)

29

 
    

0.95

No

    

HIV-infected

5 (5.4%)

3 (4.2%)

2 (9.5%)

 

HIV-uninfected

87 (94.6%)

68 (95.8%)

19 (90.5%)

 
  1. * p values comparison of HIV –infection among the married to the never married.
  2. ** p values comparison of HIV-infection in primary vs secondary education.
  3. *** p values comparison of HIV-infection among the condom users and non condom users.
  4. **** p values comparison of HIV-infection with respect for regular sexual partners and irregular sexual partners.