Table 1 Prevalence of HIV based on selected socio-demographic characteristics of IBBS participants, Pokhara Valley (Nepal)

 Below median

21

161

13.0 (8.3–19.2)

19

164

11.6 (7.1–17.5)

6

163

3.7 (1.4–7.8)

4

167

2.4 (0.7–6.0)

3

186

1.6 (0.3–4.6)

0

180

0.0 (0.0–2.0)

2

185

1.1 (0.1–3.9)

 Above median

45

139

32.4 (24.7–40.8)

46

136

33.8 (25.9–42.4)

20

137

14.6 (9.2–21.6)

13

133

9.8 (5.3–16.1)

13

159

8.2 (4.4–13.6)

9

165

5.5 (2.5–10.1)

15

160

9.4 (5.3–15.0)

 Primary or lower

20

100

20.0 (12.7–29.2)

28

114

24.6 (17.0–33.5)

14

94

14.9 (8.4–23.7)

11

90

12.2 (6.3–20.8)

5

62

8.1 (2.7–17.8)

3

62

4.8 (1.0–13.5)

4

49

8.2 (2.3–19.6)

 Secondary or higher

46

200

23.0 (17.4–29.5)

37

186

19.9 (14.4–26.4)

12

206

5.8 (3.0–10.0)

6

210

2.9 (1.1–6.1)

11

283

3.9 (2.0–6.8)

6

283

2.1 (0.8–4.6)

13

296

4.4 (2.4–7.4)

 Married

39

218

17.9 (13.0–23.6)

39

213

18.3 (13.4–24.2)

10

105

9.5 (4.7–16.8)

6

96

6.3 (2.3–13.1)

6

100

6.0 (2.2–12.6)

8

109

7.3 (3.2–14.0)

11

129

8.5 (4.3–14.7)

 Not married

27

82

32.9 (22.9–44.2)

26

87

29.9 (20.5–40.6)

16

195

8.2 (4.8–13.0)

11

204

5.4 (2.7–9.4)

10

245

4.1 (2.0–7.4)

1

236

0.4 (0.0–2.3)

6

216

2.8 (1.0–5.9)

 Yes

23

80

28.8 (19.2–40.0)

25

85

29.4 (20.0–40.3)

8

99

8.1 (3.6–15.3)

5

88

5.7 (1.9–12.8)

6

96

6.3 (2.3–13.1)

5

83

6.0 (2.0–13.5)

5

61

8.2 (2.7–18.1)

 No

39

220

17.7 (12.9–23.4)

40

215

18.6 (13.6–24.5)

18

201

9.0 (5.4–13.8)

12

212

5.7 (3.0–9.7)

10

249

4.0 (1.9–7.3)

4

262

1.5 (0.4–3.9)

12

284

4.2 (2.2–7.3)

Total

66

300

22.0 (17.4–27.1)

65

300

21.7 (17.1–26.7)

26

300

8.7 (5.7–12.4)

17

300

5.7 (3.3–8.9)

16

345

11.3 (2.7–7.4)

9

345

2.6 (1.2–4.9)

17

345

4.9 (2.9–7.8)