Comparison of lifetime HIV risk factors of male street youth involved and never involved in survival sex
Involved (n = 150) | Never involved (n = 392) | p Value | |
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*1 missing. | |||
†2 missing. | |||
‡5 missing. | |||
Sexual HIV risk factors | |||
With female non-commercial partners: | |||
Unprotected vaginal penetration | 87.3% | 78.8%* | 0.023 |
Unprotected anal penetration | 36.7% | 20.0%† | <0.001 |
Unprotected oral sex | 91.3% | 89.0%* | 0.426 |
With male non-commercial partners: | |||
Unprotected anal penetration | 8.7%* | 2.0% | 0.001 |
Unprotected oral sex | 29.3% | 6.4% | <0.001 |
High risk sexual partners: | |||
Sexual partners injecting drugs | 64.7% | 32.5%* | <0.001 |
HIV positive sexual partners | 10.7% | 3.3%* | 0.001 |
History of sexual abuse | 31.8%† | 10.1%‡ | <0.001 |
Other HIV risk factors | |||
Tattooing | 57.3% | 48.5% | 0.065 |
Body piercing | 53.3% | 40.6% | 0.007 |
Scarification | 24.7% | 16.8% | 0.038 |
Steroid injection | 6.7% | 1.0% | 0.001 |
Drug injection | 66.0% | 33.4% | <0.001 |
Problematic alcohol use | 32.4%† | 26.1%* | 0.142 |
Number of types of drugs consumed (mean) | 5.8 | 4.7 | <0.001 |