Table 1 Participant characteristics among 18–24 year olds enrolled in a post-secondary school in Tbilisi and bivariate analyses examining those who received HCT during their lifetime versus not, N = 962, (based on the data collected through the parent study in 2010)
Variable | Received HCT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | No | Yes | ||
N=962 | N=857 | N=39 | ||
100% | 95.6% | 4.4% | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | |
or N (%) | or N (%) | or N (%) | ||
Sociodemographics | ||||
Age (SD) | 20.4 (1.3) | 20.41 (1.2) | 20.5 (1.6) | 0.69 |
Gender (%) | 0.00 | |||
Male | 462 (48.0) | 383 (93.0) | 29 (7.0) | |
Female | 500 (52.0) | 474 (97.9) | 10 (2.1) | |
Employment (%) | 0.26 | |||
Unemployed | 797 (82.8) | 718 (96.0) | 30 (4.0) | |
Employed at least part-time | 165 (17.2) | 139 (93.9) | 9 (6.1) | |
Marital status (%) | 0.06 | |||
Not married | 924 (96.0) | 826 (95.9) | 35 (4.1) | |
Married | 38 (4.0) | 31 (88.6) | 4 (11.4) | |
Substance Use | ||||
Cigarette use, past month (%) | 0.43 | |||
No | 210 (43.8) | 191 (95.0) | 10 (5.0) | |
Yes | 270 (56.2) | 235 (93.3) | 17 (6.7) | |
Alcohol use, past month (%) | 0.00 | |||
No | 268 (30.2) | 251 (98.4) | 4 (1.6) | |
Yes | 619 (69.8) | 547 (94.3) | 33 (5.7) | |
Marijuana use, lifetime (%) | 0.37 | |||
No | 15 (8.2) | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | |
Yes | 167 (91.8) | 140 (91.5) | 13 (8.5) | |
Ecstasy use, lifetime (%) | 0.02 | |||
No | 851 (91.4) | 770 (96.5) | 28 (3.5) | |
Yes | 80 (8.6) | 63 (90.0) | 7 (10.0) | |
Psychosocial Factors | ||||
Sexually active, lifetime (%) | 0.00 | |||
No | 482 (50.2) | 459 (98.3) | 8 (1.7) | |
Yes | 478 (49.8) | 396 (92.7) | 31 (7.3) | |
Risky sexual behavior, past year (%) | 0.46 | |||
No | 91 (22.9) | 82 (94.3) | 5 (5.7) | |
Yes | 306 (77.1) | 247 (91.8) | 22 (8.2) | |
HIV knowledge (SD) | 6.9 (2.6) | 6.9 (2.6) | 7.0 (2.3) | 0.67 |
HIV stigmatizing attitude (%) | 0.03 | |||
No stigmatizing attitude | 71 (8.1) | 64 (90.1) | 7 (9.9) | |
Stigmatizing attitude | 807 (91.9) | 771 (96.1) | 31 (3.9) | |
Activity involvement (SD) | ||||
Read fiction literature for entertainment | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.2) | 0.02 |
Engage in sports, physical activity | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.4) | 0.28 |
Go to parties, café, bar or disco in the evening | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.1) | 0.00 |
Use the internet to listen to music, play, chat | 4.3 (1.2) | 4.4 (1.1) | 4.4 (1.2) | 0.98 |
Use the internet for educational or work purposes | 4.1 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.1) | 4.4 (0.9) | 0.11 |
Pass time w/ neighborhood friends/neighbors | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.6 (1.3) | 0.00 |