Table 2 Sexual practices and history of sexually transmitted infections
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 | ||
Sexual orientation | |||||||
 Bisexual | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.1) | 13 (8.3) | – |
 Heterosexual | 134 (99.3) | 55 (100.0) | 47 (97.9) | 17 (100.0) | 35 (89.7) | 131 (83.4) | |
 Homosexual | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.1) | 13 (8.3) | |
Age of sex debut < 15 years | 36 (26.7) | 10 (18.2) | 13 (27.1) | 5 (29.4) | 8 (20.5) | 76 (48.4) | < 0.0001 |
No. of sexual partners | |||||||
 0 | 25 (18.5) | 21 (38.2) | 10 (20.8) | 4 (23.5) | 3 (7.7) | 5 (3.2) | < 0.0001 |
 1 | 85 (63.0) | 27 (49.1) | 28 (58.3) | 9 (52.9) | 17 (43.6) | 49 (31.2) | |
  > 1 | 25 (18.5 | 7 (12.7) | 10 (20.8) | 4 (23.5) | 19 (48.7) | 103 (65.6) | |
Unprotected sex | 14 (10.4) | 7 (12.7) | 14 (29.2) | 5 (29.4) | 7 (17.9) | 49 (31.2) | < 0.0001 |
Sex for police protection | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 34 (21.7) | – |
Sex for drugs | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 7 (17.9) | 39 (24.8) | – |
History of STI | 52 (38.5) | 31 (56.4) | 26 (54.2) | 8 (47.1) | 9 (23.1) | 102 (65.0) | < 0.0001 |