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Table 1 Select Demographic Characteristics of Male Sex Partners of Pregnant Women; Peru, 2003–2004*.

From: Prevalence of HIV, Herpes Simplex Virus-2, and Syphilis in male sex partners of pregnant women in Peru

Characteristics

N

Percent

Age (Years) (Mean ± s.d.)

28.5 ± 7.4

Education

  
 

Primary or less

175

9.8

 

High school or less

1392

77.5

 

Some higher education

228

12.7

City

   
 

Lima/Callao

1400

77.9

 

Trujillo

186

10.4

 

Chiclayo

107

6.0

 

Ica

103

5.7

Employment

  
 

Steady employment

977

54.1

 

Occasional employment

403

22.5

 

Unemployed

82

4.6

 

Other

335

18.7

Relationship w/pregnant woman

  
 

Girlfriend/Fiancée

124

7.0

 

Live-in partner

1228

68.9

 

Wife

431

24.1

Time with pregnant woman (years, Median IQR)

2 (1–5)

Lifetime sexual partners (Median IQR)

4 (2–8)

Sexually active years (Mean ± s.d.)

12.2 ± 7.9

Age at sexual debut (years) (Mean ± s.d.)

16.3 ± 3.3

Previous STI

207

11.5

Genital ulcer, last 12 months

204

11.4

(Non-injection) Drug use, last 12 months

125

7.0

Sexual contact with FSW, lifetime

668

37.1

Sexual contact with FSW, previous 12 months

158

8.9

Unprotected sexual contact with FSW, previous 12 months

22

1.2

Sexual contact with male, lifetime

197

11.0

Sexual contact with male, previous 12 months

31

1.7

Unprotected sexual contact with male, previous 12 months

16

0.9

  1. * Complete survey response data not available for some participant