Table 3 Demographic and behavioral characteristics of high-risk Vs. low-risk participants
From: Community Vs. hospital HIV testing sites in Jerusalem, Israel - who’s tested and who’s at risk?
Variable (number of responders) | High risk n = 246 (28.5%) | Low risk n = 617 (71.5%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (±standard deviation) | 28.4 ± 11.2 | 31.2 ± 10.6 | 0.001 | |
Male sex (n = 863) | 228 (92.7) | 472 (76.5) | < 0.001 | |
None Jew (n = 647) | 47 (25.7) | 63 (13.6) | < 0.001 | |
Living outside of Jerusalem (n = 863) | 26 (10.6) | 37 (6.0) | 0.02 | |
Above high-school education (n = 590) | 116 (67.1) | 302 (72.4) | 0.2 | |
Income higher than the average salary (n = 552) | 21 (13.3) | 88 (22.3) | 0.02 | |
Prior HIV test (n = 852) | 186 (76.5) | 401 (65.8) | 0.002 | |
Sexual behavior in the last year | More than 15 sexual partners (n = 715) | 22 (11.2) | 23 (4.4) | 0.001 |
Paid for sex (n = 793) | 19 (8.1) | 25 (4.5) | 0.04 | |
Having sex under the influence of psychoactive drugs (n = 803) | 89 (36.8) | 157 (28.0) | 0.01 | |
Reason for testing (n = 863) | Condomless sex | 167 (67.9) | 259 (42.0) | < 0.001 |
New relationship | 21 (8.5) | 98 (15.9) | 0.005 | |
Routine test | 48 (19.5) | 175 (28.4) | 0.007 | |
Occupational exposure | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.3) | 0.1 | |
Intra venous drug use | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1.0 | |
Paid for sex | 3 (1.2) | 8 (1.3) | 1.0 | |
Other low-risk reasons for testing | 2 (0.8) | 19 (3.1) | 0.05 | |
Reasons for choosing the testing center (n = 862) | Easy access | 125 (50.8) | 298 (48.4) | 0.5 |
Rapid tests available | 57 (23.2) | 186 (30.2) | 0.04 | |
Credibility | 55 (22.4) | 131 (21.3) | 0.7 | |
Atmosphere | 42 (17.1) | 113 (18.3) | 0.7 | |
Recommendations from friends | 44 (17.9) | 102 (16.6) | 0.6 | |
Cost | 17 (6.9) | 41 (6.7) | 0.9 | |
Not associated with any population | 19 (7.7) | 54 (8.8) | 0.6 | |
Positive HIV results (n = 759) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.08 | |