Characteristic | Respondents (n = 671) | |
---|---|---|
Men | Women | |
STI, sexually transmitted infection; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus. NGU, non-gonoccocal urethritis defined as ⩾5 polymorphonuclear leucocytes/HPF on Gram stained urethral secretions. | ||
Number (%) | 48 | 52 |
Age (years) mean | 30.9 | 28.8 |
Race/ethnicity (%) | ||
African American | 97 | 93 |
White | 3 | 4 |
Other | 0 | 3 |
Education (%) | ||
No formal schooling | 0 | 0.9 |
8th grade or less | 4.0 | 3.4 |
Some high school | 17.9 | 21.7 |
High school diploma | 56.4 | 52.7 |
Some college | 21.6 | 21.3 |
Reason for visit (%) | ||
Contact to known STI | 12 | 15 |
Symptoms | 59 | 44 |
Check up | 29 | 41 |
HIV infected (%) | 2.5 | 1.0 |
STI (%) | ||
Gonorrhoea | 17 | 6 |
Chlamydia | 5.0 | 7.2 |
NGU | 39 | N/A |
Trichomoniasis | N/A | 11.7 |