Table 4 Characteristics of the 141 students with moderate to high HIV risk categorized by HIV risk perception
Characteristics | All (N = 141) | False perception of low risk (N = 45) | Correct perception of risk (N = 96) | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | 0.20 | |||
Sex | 100 (71) | 28 (62) | 72 (75) | |
Male | 40 (28) | 17 (38) | 23 (24) | |
Female | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
Transgender | ||||
Age (years, median, range) | 21 (18–31) | 21 (18–25) | 21 (18–31) | 0.78 |
Faculty | 0.26 | |||
Health Scienceb | 29 (21) | 8 (18) | 21 (22) | |
Sciencec | 53 (38) | 17 (38) | 36 (38) | |
Social Scienced | 59 (42) | 20 (44) | 39 (41) | |
Monthly household income ($US, median, range) | 1515 (121–90,909) | 1515 (242–15,151) | 1515 (121–90,909) | 0.26 |
HIV transmission knowledge scoree (median, range) | 11 (7–12) | 11 (8–12) | 11 (7–12) | 0.82 |
HIV risk charactertistics | ||||
Prior HIV test | 23 (16) | 4 (9) | 19 (20) | 0.14 |
Number of prior HIV test (median, range) | 1 (1–6) | 1 (1–6) | 1 (1–6) | 0.80 |
Ever had sexual intercourse | 141 (100) | 45 (100) | 96 (100) | 1.00 |
Sexual orientation | 0.03 | |||
Heterosexual | 86 (61) | 33 (73) | 53 (55) | |
Homosexual | 46 (33) | 8 (18) | 38 (40) | |
Bisexual | 9 (6) | 4 (9) | 5 (5) | |
Number of different sexual partner within the past 3 months (median, range) | 1 (0–14) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–14) | 0.39 |
Number of new sexual partner within the past 3 months (median, range) | 0 (0–11) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–11) | 0.63 |
Using condom with vaginal sex consistentlyf | 30/97 (31) | 13/37 (35) | 17/60 (28) | 0.48 |
Using condom with anal sex consistentlyf | 17/71 (24) | 6/17 (35) | 11/54 (20) | 0.21 |
Using condom with oral sex consistentlyf | 10/91 (11) | 3/23 (13) | 7/68 (10) | 0.72 |
Time since last unprotected sex (months, median, range) | 2 (1–72) | 3 (1–48) | 1 (1–72) | 0.38 |
Ever injected drug with needle | 2 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.54 |
Ever had tattoo or piercing | 54 (38) | 15 (33) | 39 (41) | 0.41 |
Ever exchanged sex for money or drugs | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
Having STIs within the past year | 0.34 | |||
Yes | 3 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (1) | |
Not sure | 28 (20) | 10 (22) | 18 (19) | |
Sexual partner had STIs within the past year | 0.36 | |||
Yes | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
Not sure | 45 (32) | 11 (24) | 34 (35) | |
Sexual partner exchanged sex for money or drugs within the past 30 months | 0.71 | |||
Yes | 2 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | |
Not sure | 30 (21) | 8 (18) | 22 (23) | |
Sexual partner injected drug with needle within the past 3 months | 1.00 | |||
Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Not sure | 27 (19) | 8 (18) | 19 (20) |