Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | Non-DU | Non-IDU | IDU | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV[−], n = 135 | HIV[+], n = 55 | HIV[−], n = 48 | HIV[+], n = 17 | HIV[−], n = 39 | HIV[+], n = 157 | ||
Female | 75 (55.6) | 29 (52.7) | 19 (39.6) | 6 (35.3) | 14 (35.9) | 86 (54.8) | 0.081 |
Median age (IQR), yrs. | 30.0 (14.3) | 41.7 (14.2) | 30.4 (11.8) | 30.4 (11.0) | 26.8 (5.2)a | 30.6 (6.5) | < 0.0001 |
Education | |||||||
 Secondary or college | 74 (54.8) | 25 (45.4) | 22 (45.9) | 6 (35.3) | 12 (30.8) | 35 (22.3) | < 0.0001 |
 Primary or none | 61 (45.2) | 30 (54.6) | 26 (54.2) | 11 (64.7) | 27 (69.3) | 122 (76.7) | |
Marital status | |||||||
 Married | 59 (43.7) | 28 (50.9) | 23 (47.9) | 5 (29.4) | 9 (23.1) | 17 (10.8) | < 0.0001 |
 Never married (single) | 52 (38.5) | 2 (3.6) | 12 (25.0) | 2 (11.8) | 20 (51.3) | 44 (28.0) | |
 Divorced, separated or widowed | 24 (9.6) | 25 (45.5) | 13 (27.2) | 10 (58.8) | 10 (25.6) | 96 (61.1) | |
Religion | |||||||
 Catholic | 50 (37.0) | 11 (20.0) | 18 (37.5) | 5 (29.4) | 11 (28.2) | 43 (27.4) | < 0.0001 |
 Protestant | 54 (40.0) | 33 (60.0) | 18 (37.5) | 6 (35.3) | 5 (12.8) | 36 (22.9) | |
 Muslim | 31 (23.0) | 11 (20.0) | 12 (25.0) | 6 (35.3) | 23 (59.0) | 78 (49.7) | |
Occupation | |||||||
 CSW | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.4) | 35 (22.3) | – |
 Entertainment or beauty therapy | 5 (3.7) | 3 (5.5) | 3 (6.3) | 2 (11.8) | 3 (7.7) | 41 (26.1) | |
 Transport | 12 (8.9) | 6 (10.9) | 9 (18.8) | 4 (23.5) | 13 (33.3) | 35 (22.3) | |
 Hospitality | 7 (5.2) | 3 (5.5) | 8 (16.7) | 2 (11.8) | 3 (7.7) | 10 (6.4) | |
 Small business | 35 (25.9) | 25 (45.5) | 13 (27.1) | 5 (29.4) | 12 (30.8) | 27 (17.2) | |
 Service | 26 (19.3) | 11 (20.0) | 10 (20.8) | 2 (11.8) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (2.5) | |
 Unemployed | 50 (37.0) | 7 (12.7) | 5 (10.4) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.2) | |
Income, Kshs/montha | |||||||
  > 15,000 | 27 (20.0) | 13 (23.6) | 13 (27.1) | 3 (17.6) | 26 (66.7) | 127 (80.9) | < 0.0001 |
 5000-15,000 | 48 (35.6) | 22 (40.0) | 22 (45.8) | 7 (41.2) | 11 (28.2) | 25 (15.9) | |
  < 5000 | 60 (44.4) | 20 (36.4) | 13 (27.1) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (5.1) | 5 (3.2) | |