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Table 7 Sociodemographic characteristics of the groups from sample 2

From: Psychometric properties of the European Portuguese version of the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale in the general population and HIV-uninfected partners from sero-different couples

 

General population

(n = 445)

HIV-uninfected partners

(n = 42)

χ 2

Cramer’s V

n (%)

n (%)

Sex, n (%)

  

0.19

.02

 Male

94 (21.1)

9 (21.4)

  

 Female

349 (78.4)

33 (78.6)

  

 Transsexual (male to female)

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

  

 Transsexual (female to male)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  

Education, n (%)

  

139.59***

.54

 Up to the 9th grade

15 (3.4)

21 (51.2)

  

 High school (10th to 12th grade)

57 (12.8)

11 (26.8)

  

 University studies

373 (83.8)

9 (22.0)

  

Work situation, n (%)

  

41.24***

.29

 Employed

284 (63.8)

21 (55.3)

  

 Unemployed

47 (10.6)

10 (26.3)

  

 Student

107 (24.0)

1 (2.6)

  

 Retired

7 (1.6)

6 (15.8)

  

Residence, n (%)

  

0.65

.04

 Rural area

147 (33.0)

15 (39.5)

  

 Urban area

298 (67.0)

23 (60.5)

  
 

Median (IRQ)

Median (IRQ)

U

r

Age (years)

28 (14)

45 (18.25)

2982.00***

.33

Relationship length (months)

69 (126.5)

140 (180)

6177.50**

.16

  1. For the HIV-uninfected partners from sero-different couples, the ns of variables do not add up to 42 due to missing values. The number of missing responses in sociodemographic data ranged from 0 to 4. IRQ: Interquartile range
  2. ** p < .01; *** p < .001