Table 2 Characteristics of study participants (n = 1732 Ecuadorian workers)
Variable | Category | Number | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 1128 | 65.1 |
Female | 604 | 34.9 | |
Age (years)a | <40 | 1374 | 82.9 |
>40 | 284 | 17.1 | |
Education Level | Primary | 177 | 10.6 |
Secondary | 546 | 32.7 | |
Higher | 947 | 56.7 | |
Marital Status | Married | 929 | 58.6 |
Single | 655 | 41.4 | |
Job Category | Executive | 89 | 5.1 |
Administrative | 428 | 24.7 | |
Manual Labor | 868 | 50.1 | |
Other | 347 | 20.1 | |
Previous Exposure to HIV Intervention Programs | Yes | 1103 | 67.9 |
No | 522 | 32.1 | |
HIV Transmission Knowledge (N = 1543) | Good | 786 | 50.9 |
Poor | 757 | 49.1 | |
HIV Prevention Measures Knowledge (N = 1546) | Good | 1037 | 67.1 |
Poor | 509 | 32.9 |