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Table 5 Characteristics of the 494 students undergoing HIV counseling and testing categorized by the HIV test result

From: Uptake of HIV testing and counseling, risk perception and linkage to HIV care among Thai university students

Characteristics

All (N = 494)

HIV-positive (N = 4)

HIV-negative (N = 490)

P a

Demographics

    

Sex

   

0.21

  Male

277 (56)

4 (0)

273 (56)

 

  Female

215 (44)

0 (0)

215 (44)

 

  Transgender

2 (0.4)

0 (0)

2 (0.4)

 

Age (years, median, range)

20 (17–35)

21 (19–22)

20 (17–35)

0.84

Faculty

   

0.24

  Health Scienceb

145 (29)

0 (0)

145 (30)

 

  Sciencec

168 (34)

1 (25)

167 (34)

 

  Social Scienced

181 (37)

3 (75)

178 (36)

 

Monthly household income ($US, median, range)

1515 (121–90,909)

1712 (1515–2970)

1515 (121–90,909)

0.53

HIV transmission knowledge scoree (median, range)

11 (6–12)

11 (10–11)

11 (6–12)

0.75

HIV risk charactertistics

    

Prior HIV test

48 (10)

1 (25)

47 (10)

0.34

Number of prior HIV test (median, range)

1 (1–6)

0 (0–1)

1 (1–6)

0.53

Ever had sexual intercourse

202 (41)

3 (75)

199 (41)

0.31

Sexual orientation

   

0.001

  Heterosexual

416 (84)

1 (25)

415 (85)

 

  Homosexual

65 (13)

3 (75)

62 (13)

 

  Bisexual

13 (3)

0 (0)

13 (3)

 

Number of different sexual partner within the past 3 months (median, range)

1 (0–14)

2 (1–14)

1 (0–10)

0.04

Number of new sexual partner within the past 3 months (median, range)

0 (0–11)

1 (0–11)

0 (0–8)

0.14

Using condom with vaginal sex consistentlyf

58/147 (40)

58/147 (40)

Using condom with anal sex consistentlyf

31/90 (34)

1/3 (33)

30/87 (35)

0.97

Using condom with oral sex consistentlyf

19/104 (18)

0/2 (0)

19/102 (19)

0.50

Time since last unprotected sex (months, median, range)

2 (1–72)

3 (1–24)

2 (1–72)

0.74

Ever injected drug with needle

3 (0.6)

1 (25)

2 (0.4)

<0.001

Ever had tattoo or piercing

184 (37)

1 (25)

183 (37)

1.00

Having STIs within the past year

   

0.80

  Yes

3 (0.6)

0 (0)

3 (0.6)

 

  Not sure

28 (6)

0 (0)

28 (6)

 

Sexual partner had STIs within the past year

   

0.64

  Yes

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1 (0.2)

 

  Not sure

45 (9)

0 (0)

45 (9)

 

Sexual partner exchanged sex for money or drugs within the past 30 months

   

0.75

  Yes

2 (0.4)

0 (0)

2 (0.4)

 

  Not sure

30 (6)

0 (0)

30 (6)

 

Sexual partner injected drug with needle within the past 3 months

   

1.00

  Yes

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

  Not sure

27 (6)

0 (0)

27 (6)

 

Self-perception of HIV risk

   

0.09

  No to low risk

342 (69)

1 (25)

341 (70)

 

  Moderate to high risk

152 (31)

3 (75)

149 (30)

 

Actual HIV risk

   

0.006

  No to low risk

353 (72)

0 (0)

353 (79)

 

  Moderate to high risk

141 (29)

4 (100)

137 (18)

 

False perception of low HIV risk

45 (9)

1 (25)

44 (9)

0.32

Able to be contacted for HIV test result

484 (98)

4 (100)

480 (98)

1.00

Time to inform HIV test result (days, median, range)

8 (2–44)

8 (3–13)

8 (2–44)

0.71

  1. NOTE
  2. Data are in numbers (%) unless otherwise indicated
  3. aComparison between students with HIV-positive and HIV-negative test results
  4. bIncluded Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Medical Technology
  5. cIncluded Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering
  6. dIncluded Faculty of Laws and Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication
  7. eBased on number of correct answers to 12 statements about HIV transmission
  8. fThe denominators were those who had each type of sexual activity
  9. STI sexually-transmitted infection
  10. The P values in bold represent statistical significance