Seroepidemiology of viral hepatitis, HIV and herpes simplex type 2 in the household population aged 21-64 years in Puerto Rico

Table 1 Demographic and risk-related characteristics of 1,654 adults aged 21-64 in Puerto Rico, 2005-2008

Characteristics	Number^a	Percent (%)
Age in years
21-29	367	22.2
30-39	400	24.2
40-49	435	26.3
50-64	452	27.3
Sex
Female	933	56.4
Male	721	43.6
Years of education
≥ 12	1237	74.8
< 12	417	25.2
Annual family income
≥ 20,000	515	33.8
< $20,000	1011	66.2
Health care coverage
Private	746	45.1
Public	735	44.4
None	173	10.5
Age in years at first sexual intercourse
< 12	42	2.6
12-17	762	48.7
≥ 18	762	48.7
Number of lifetime sexual partners
0-1	336	21.9
2-9	890	58.0
≥ 10	308	20.1
Men who have sex with men
Never	633	93.9
Ever	41	6.1
Lifetime drug use
None	1042	63.0
Non-IDU	587	35.5
IDU	25	1.5
Type of substance use^b
Marijuana	484	29.3
Cocaine	246	14.9
Heroin	108	6.5
Tattooing practice
Never	1409	85.2
Ever	244	14.8
Body piercing
Never	1154	69.9
Ever	498	30.1
Blood transfusions prior to 1992
Never	1574	95.2
Ever	80	4.8
History of other STIs^c
No	1568	94.8
Yes	86	5.2
History of imprisonment
Never	1518	91.8
Ever	136	8.2
Self-reported HAV vaccination coverage
No	1628	98.4
Yes	26	1.6
Serologic evidence of HBV vaccination
No	1435	86.8
Yes	219	13.2

^aTotal may not equal the overall sample size because of non-response.
^bCategories of substance use are not mutually exclusive.
^cSelf-reported history of syphilis, gonorrhea, genital warts, and chlamydia infection.

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