General characteristics of Surinamese and Antillean men and women living in south eastern Amsterdam
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surinamese, n (%) | Antillean, n (%) | Surinamese, n (%) | Antillean, n (%) | |
| (n = 390) | (n = 104) | (n = 408) | (n = 123) | |
| *IQR, interquartile range. | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Median (IQR)* | 27 (20–37) | 29 (19–37) | 31 (22–39) | 32 (24–39) |
| Length of stay (years) | ||||
| Median (IQR)* | 11 (5–21) | 8 (3–11) | 14 (5–22) | 9 (5–15) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 153 (39) | 22 (21) | 162 (40) | 40 (33) |
| Unemployed | 119 (31) | 51 (49) | 63 (15) | 26 (21) |
| At school | 111 (29) | 31 (30) | 101 (25) | 18 (15) |
| At home | 4 (1) | – | 82 (20) | 39 (32) |
| Education level | ||||
| Low | 206 (53) | 81 (78) | 219 (54) | 79 (64) |
| Middle | 144 (37) | 16 (15) | 142 (35) | 33 (27) |
| High | 40 (10) | 7 (7) | 47 (12) | 11 (9) |
| Living together with | ||||
| Nobody | 110 (28) | 40 (39) | 35 (9) | 14 (11) |
| Partner and/or child | 103 (26) | 19 (18) | 253 (62) | 79 (64) |
| Family | 167 (43) | 39 (38) | 117 (29) | 28 (23) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 318 (82) | 83 (80) | 277 (68) | 91 (74) |
| Married | 30 (8) | 6 (6) | 47 (12) | 17 (14) |
| Divorced/widow | 39 (10) | 14 (14) | 84 (21) | 15 (12) |
| No health insurance | 35 (9) | 13 (13) | 11 (3) | 2 (2) |
| Previous HIV test | 72 (19) | 31 (30) | 155 (38) | 58 (47) |
| Previously diagnosed STI | 145 (37) | 29 (28) | 84 (21) | 17 (14) |
| HIV prevalence | 3 (0.8) | 3 (2.9) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.8) |