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Table 2 Gender differences in HIV/STI, IPV, and HIV risk behaviors in the three community types

From: Intimate partner violence, HIV and sexually transmitted infections in fishing, trading and agrarian communities in Rakai, Uganda

 

Fishing

Trading

Agrarian

 

Men*

Women*

Men*

Women*

Men*

Women*

HIV

35.4 (692)

49.7 (907)

12.9 (260)

19.4 (546)

12.5 (320)

17.9 (591)

STI

27.7 (467)

43.5 (529)

10.0 (183)

21.4 (430)

11.1 (259)

21.2 (510)

Physical or Sexual IPV in the past year

17.5 (326)

33.4 (568)

9.16 (168)

17.9 (456)

9.40 (221)

17.1 (510)

 Perpetration (men)

 Victimization (women)

Condom use in past year

 Never used condom

36.0 (465)

44.6 (307)

33.1 (301)

49.1 (393)

35.7 (445)

49.6 (436)

 Sometimes used condom

36.6 (472)

36.3 (250)

30.5 (277)

30.1 (241)

31.7 (395)

28.5 (251)

 Always used condom

27.4 (354)

19.0 (131)

36.4 (331)

20.8 (167)

32.6 (406)

21.8 (192)

Multiple sexual partners Past Year (Two or more)

64.8 (1202)

21.6 (368)

38.9 (708)

8.07 (202)

40.7 (950)

6.41 (188)

Two or more sex partners outside the community

Past Year

17.8 (327)

3.06 (52)

9.61 (174)

2.24 (56)

9.80 (228)

1.50 (44)

Partner’s multiple sexual relationships

Past Year

30.7 (135)

70.1 (630)

9.95 (38)

66.2 (823)

11.1 (60)

59.4 (880)

Recent casual relationship

10.7 (209)

0.71 (13)

4.69 (90)

0.87 (23)

4.69 (115)

0.78 (24)

Alcohol use before sex

47.5 (930)

31.3 (572)

33.8 (649)

16.3 (429)

38.5 (943)

17.5 (536)

Partner’s alcohol use before sex

33.4 (654)

48.4 (883)

17.1 (329)

37.4 (984)

18.8 (462)

43.5 (1334)

Force was used when had sex for the first time

0

26.83 (470)

0

14.51 (251)

1 (100)

13.38 (250)

  1. *All values for gender differences within communities were significant at p < 0.001