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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by ever-testing for HIV among sexually active migrant women

From: Factors impacting HIV testing among young sexually active women migrant workers in Vietnamese industrial zones

Characteristics

All

Ever having taking HIV test

P-value

n = 531 (100%)

No,

n = 405 (76.3%)

Yes,

n = 126 (23.7%)

Age(years), n (%)

   

 < 0.023

 18–24

249 (46.9%)

201 (49.6%)

48 (38.1%)

 

 25–29

282 (53.1%)

204 (50.4%)

78 (61.9%)

 

Marital status, n (%)

   

 < 0.444

 Unmarried

215 (41.9%)

167 (42.9%)

48 (59.7%)

 

 Married

297 (58.1%)

222 (57.1%)

75 (40.3%)

 

Ethnicity, n (%)

   

0.159

 Kinh (the majority)

343 (64.6%)

88 (69.8%)

133 (62.9%)

 

 Other minority groups

188 (35.4%)

38 (30.2%)

53 (37.1%)

 

Education background, n (%)

   

0.020

 5–9 years

84 (10.3%)

66 (9.7%)

18 (12.9%)

 

 10–12 years

379(79.3%)

287 (80.9%)

92 (72.0%)

 

 \(\geq12\;\mathrm{years}\)  

68 (10.4%)

52 (9.4%)

16 (15.1%)

 

Monthly income (USD), mean (SD)

531 (56.5)

294.9 (59.0)

302.0 (65.1)

0.251

Residence type

   

0.670

 Dormitory

75 (11.8%)

60 (14.8%)

15 (11.9%)

 

 Rent cluster

456 (88.2%)

345 (85.1%)

111 (88.1%)

 

Using a condom during last sexual encounter, n (%)

   

0.148

 No

211 (39.7%)

154 (38.1%)

57 (45.2%)

 

 Yes

320 (60.2%)

251 (61.9%)

69 (54.8%)

 

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, mean (SD)

5.5 (1.0)

5.5 (1.0)

5.7 (1.0)

0.027

Knowing one HIV Testing Site

   

 < 0.001

 No

133 (23.0%)

124 (30.6%)

9 (7.1%)

 

 Yes

398 (77.0%)

281 (69.4%)

117 (92.9%)

 
  1. Abbreviation: SRH/HIV: Sexual and Reproductive Health/HIV