Table 3 Characteristics and sexual/drug using behaviors of first-time testers
First testers | N = 1334 (%) |
|---|---|
Median age (IQR) | 30.5 (24–41) years |
Gender | |
Men | 758 (56.8) |
Women | 569 (42.7) |
Transgender | 1 (0.1) |
Unknown | 6 (0.4) |
Setting | |
NGOs facilities | 565 (42.4) |
Services for migrants | 613 (46.0) |
DU services | 156 (11.7) |
Origin | |
Italian | 630 (47.2) |
Foreigners | 704 (52.8) |
Education (YY) | |
≤ 8 | 362 (27.1) |
> 8 | 967 (72.5) |
Unknown | 5 (0.4) |
Marital Status | |
Never married | 794 (59.5) |
Married/Cohabiting | 375 (28.1) |
Married before | 136 (10.2) |
Unknown | 29 (2.2) |
Previous STIa | |
137 (10.3) | |
Sexual behaviors | |
Heterosex | 791 (59.3) |
Male SGS | 184 (13.8) |
Condom in the last sexual intercoursea | |
No | 824 (61.8) |
Paying for sexa | |
Yes | 190 (14.2) |
Prostitutiona | |
Yes | 76 (5.7) |
Sex under influence of drugs or alcohola | |
Yes | 379 (28.4) |
Drug usea | |
Intravenus drug use | 16 (1.2) |
Non intravenous drug use | 297 (22.2) |
Drug use way not known | 49 (3.7) |
Preliminary positive test | 8 (0.6%) |