Table 1 Sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 2827)
Women (N = 1144) | Heterosexual men (N = 1134) | MSM (N = 549) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age [Q1-Q3]: | 29 | [25–35] | 31 | [26–39] | 32 | [26–41] |
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Level of education: | ||||||
Did not finish school | 13 | (1.3) | 12 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.6) |
Still in school | 6 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.4) |
Secondary school education (Hauptschuleabschluss) | 66 | (6.4) | 91 | (8.8) | 44 | (8.6) |
Secondary school diploma (Realschuleabschluss) | 171 | (16.5) | 200 | (19.2) | 85 | (16.5) |
High-school diploma (Abitur/Fachabitur) | 782 | (75.3) | 732 | (70.3) | 380 | (74.0) |
Missing values | 106 | 93 | 35 | |||
Born in Germany: | 938 | (83.5) | 878 | (79.4) | 449 | (83.3) |
Missing values: | 20 | 28 | 10 | |||
Having an HIV test for the first time (yes): | 703 | (61.5) | 689 | (60.8) | 164 | (29.9) |
Missing values | 15 | 12 | 1 | |||
Reason for getting tested (multiple answers possible): | ||||||
Intercourse with a person of unknown HIV status | 699 | (63.3) | 668 | (60.4) | 394 | (73.0) |
New partner | 408 | (37.1) | 418 | (37.8) | 115 | (21.3) |
Intercourse with known HIV + person | 13 | (1.2) | 10 | (0.9) | 51 | (9.4) |
Intercourse with sex workers | 0 | 116 | (10.5) | 9 | (1.7) | |
Injectable drug user | 2 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) |
Occupational exposure | 25 | (2.3) | 9 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.9) |
Other reason | 85 | (7.7) | 66 | (6.0) | 55 | (10.2) |
Missing values | 43 | 29 | 9 | |||
Number of partners over the past 6 months: | ||||||
0 | 53 | (5.9) | 20 | (1.8) | 4 | (0.9) |
1 | 428 | (47.6) | 297 | (26.2) | 101 | (23.4) |
2 | 238 | (26.4) | 255 | (22.5) | 69 | (16.0) |
≥ 3 | 183 | (20.3) | 321 | (28.3) | 257 | (59.6) |
Missing values | 242 | 241 | 118 | |||
Currently has a stable partner: | 620 | (56.6) | 692 | (63.3) | 257 | (48.2) |
Missing values | 48 | 41 | 16 | |||
Previous STI history: | ||||||
Yes | 156 | (14.2) | 138 | (12.9) | 145 | (27.6) |
Do not know | 19 | (1.7) | 40 | (3.6) | 19 | (3.5) |
Missing values | 25 | 12 | 5 | |||
Symptoms at time of counselling (yes): | 228 | (20.4) | 137 | (12.3) | 62 | (11.5) |
Missing values | 28 | 16 | 10 | |||