Table 3 Characteristics of the 494 students undergoing HIV testing and counseling stratified by faculty
Characteristics | Health Sciencea (N = 145) | Scienceb (N = 168) | Social Sciencec (N = 181) | P d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Sex | 0.06 | |||
Male | 74 (51) | 107 (64) | 96 (53) | |
Female | 71 (49) | 61 (36) | 83 (46) | |
Transgender | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | |
Age (years, median, range) | 21 (18–35) | 20 (17–28) | 20 (18–26) | <0.001 |
Monthly household income ($US, median, range) | 1515 (242–15,151) | 1515 (152–90,909) | 1818 (121–15,151) | 0.19 |
HIV transmission knowledge scoree (median, range) | 12 (9–12) | 11 (6–12) | 11 (8–12) | <0.001 |
HIV risk charactertistics | ||||
Prior HIV test | 20 (14) | 9 (5) | 19 (11) | 0.04 |
Number of prior HIV test (median, range) Ever had sexual intercourse | 1 (1–6) 48 (33) | 1 (1–2) 74 (44) | 1 (1–3) 80 (44) | 0.21 0.08 |
Sexual orientation | 0.006 | |||
Heterosexual | 121 (83) | 154 (92) | 141 (78) | |
Homosexual | 22 (15) | 11 (7) | 32 (18) | |
Bisexual | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | 8 (4) | |
Number of different sexual partner within the past 3 months (median, range) | 1 (0–7) | 1 (0–10) | 1 (0–14) | 0.49 |
Number of new sexual partner within the past 3 months (median, range) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–8) | 0 (0–11) | 0.09 |
Using condom with vaginal sex consistentlyf | 15/31 (48) | 21/66 (32) | 22/50 (44) | 0.21 |
Using condom with anal sex consistentlyf | 10/24 (42) | 7/21 (33) | 14/45 (31) | 0.68 |
Using condom with oral sex consistentlyf | 6/29 (21) | 4/30 (13) | 9/45 (20) | 0.71 |
Time since last unprotected sex (months, median, range) | 4 (1–48) | 1 (1–72) | 3 (1–72) | 0.37 |
Ever injected drug with needle | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 0.07 |
Ever had tattoo or piercing | 54 (37) | 57 (34) | 73 (40) | 0.47 |
Ever exchanged sex for money or drugs | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
Having STIs within the past year | 0.03 | |||
Yes | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | |
Not sure | 6 (4) | 18 (11) | 4 (2) | |
Sexual partner had STIs within the past year | 0.24 | |||
Yes | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Not sure | 9 (6) | 21 (13) | 15 (8) | |
Sexual partner exchanged sex for money or drugs within the past 30 months | 0.73 | |||
Yes | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | |
Not sure | 6 (4) | 14 (8) | 10 (6) | |
Sexual partner injected drug with needle within the past 3 months | 0.23 | |||
Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Not sure | 5 (3) | 14 (8) | 8 (4) | |
Self-perception of HIV risk | 0.002 | |||
No to low risk | 84 (58) | 124 (74) | 134 (74) | |
Moderate to high risk | 61 (42) | 44 (26) | 47 (26) | |
Actual HIV risk | 0.03 | |||
No to low risk | 116 (80) | 115 (69) | 122 (67) | |
Moderate to high risk | 29 (20) | 53 (31) | 59 (33) | |
False perception of low HIV risk | 8 (6) | 17 (10) | 20 (11) | 0.19 |