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Table 1 Frequency of outcome variable, predisposing, enabling and need/risk variables. MILSA 2.5 data on migrants from Syria and Iraq residing in Scania, Sweden who received residence permit between 2012 and 2016 (n = 3226)

From: Investigating pathways for predisposing, enabling and need factors in predicting the use of STI/HIV-testing services among Syrian and Iraqi migrants in Scania, Sweden – a cross-sectional study with directed acyclic graphs for modelling pathways to testing

Variable

All, % (N) (N = 3226)

Women, % (N) (38.3%, N = 1234)

Men, % (N) (62.7%, N = 1992)

Outcome

 HIV/STI testing last 12 months

4.0% (126/3159)

3.1% (38/1203)

4.5% (88/1956)

 Don’t remember

5.3% (167/3159)

5.6% (68/1203)

5.1% (100/1956)

(Missing)

2.1% (67)

2.5% (31)

1.8% (36)

EXPLANATORY VARIABLES

Predisposing

  Age

   18–34

42.0% (1356/3226)

43.9% (541/1234)

40.9% (815/1992)

   35–44

31.8% (1027/3226)

31.6% (390/1234)

32.0% (637/1992)

   45+

26.1% (843/3226)

24.5% (303/1234)

27.1% (541/1992)

  Marital status

   Married

74.1% (2369/3199)

82.5% (1010/1225)

68.8% (1359/1974)

   Unmarried

17.8% (570/3199)

5.4% (66/1225)

25.6% (504/1974)

   Divorced/widow

8.1% (2593199)

12.1% (149/1225)

5.6% (111/1974)

   (Missing)

0.8% (27)

0.7% (9)

0.9% (18)

  Sexual orientation

   Heterosexual

90.5% (2370/2620)

87.8% (800/911)

91.8% (1570/1710)

   Bi/homosexual

3.8% (101/2620)

4.2% (38/911)

3.6% (62/1710)

   Other

5.7% (150/2520)

8.0% (73/911)

4.5% (77/1710)

   (Missing)

18.8% (606)

26.2% (323)

14.2% (282)

  Education

   0–9 years

35.0% (1119/3194)

36.6% (448/1223)

34.0% (671/1971)

   10–12 years

23.6% (752/3194)

24.4% (299/1223)

23.0% (453/1971)

   13+ years

41.4% (1323/3194)

38.9% (476/1223)

43.0% (847/1971)

   (Missing)

1.0% (32)

0.9% (11)

1.0% (21)

  Time waiting for residence permit

   0–6 months

42% (1334/3173)

48.3% (587/1215)

38.1% (747(1958)

   7–12 months

37% (1175/3173)

30.9% (376/1215)

40.8% (800/1958)

   13–18 months

13.4% (426/3173)

12.8% (155/1215)

13.9% (271/1958)

    > 18 months

7.5% (238/3173)

8.0% (98/1215)

7.1% (140/1958)

   (Missing)

1.6% (53)

1.5% (19)

1.7% (34)

Enabling variables

  Financial difficulties

   Often

28.3% (892/3158)

25.8% (308/1195)

29.8% (584/1963)

   Occasionally

19.3% (611/3158)

17.6% (210/1195)

20.4% (401/1963)

   Never

52.4% (1655/3158)

56.7% (677/1195)

49.8% (978/1963)

  Language

 

3.2% (39)

1.5% (29)

   Can communicate

52.2% (1647/3155)

48,3% (583/1208)

54.6% (1063/1947)

   Can make myself understood

34.8% (1098/3155)

35.3% (427/1208)

34.5% (671/1947)

   Cannot speak Swedish

13.0% (410/3155)

16.4% (198/1208)

10.9% (212/1947)

   (Missing)

2.2% (71)

2.1% (26)

2.3% (46)

  Social support (emotional)

57.7% (1840/3186)

64.5% (785/1216)

53.5% (1055/1970)

   (Missing)

1.2% (40)

1.5% (18)

1.1% (22)

  Social support (practical)

85.2% (2719/3191)

88.7% (1081/1218)

83.1% (1638/1973)

   (Missing)

1.1% (35)

1.3 (16)

1.0% (19)

  Trust health care

52.2% (1571/3007)

52.5% (613/1169)

52.1% (957/1838)

   (Missing)

6.8% (219)

5.2% (65)

7.7% (154/1992)

  Trust interpreters

48.6% (1311/2696)

42.9% (517/1203)

40.8% (794/1944)

   (Missing)

16.4 (530)

2.5% (31)

2.5 (49)

Need/risk variables

  Sexual harassment

1.9% (60/3145)

2.2% (27/1197)

1.7% (34/1948)

   (Missing)

2.5% (81)

3.0% (37)

2.2% (45)

  Sexual coercion

3.0% (93/3067)

2.6% (30/1156)

3.3% (63/1911)

   (Missing)

4.9% (159)

6.3% (78)

4.1% (81)

  Drug use

2% (64/3127)

0.6% (7/1187)

2.9% (57/1940)

   (Missing)

3.1% (99)

3.8% (48)

2.6% (53)

  Alcohol consumption

   Never

83.6% (2658/3179)

92.2% (1119/1214)

78.3% (1539/1966)

    ≥ 2 times/week

2.5% (79/3179)

1.2% (14/1214)

3.3% (64/1966)

   1–4 times/month

13.9% (443/3179)

6.7% (81/1214)

18.4% (362/1966)

   (Missing)

1.4% (48)

1.7% (20/1234)

1.3% (26)

  1. Percentages and frequencies of included variables. Total and distributed by gender