Table 1 Comparison of sociodemographics, HIV knowledge and sexual behaviour by ethnicity
Factor | Total (n = 604) | Chinese (n = 377) | Non-Chinese (n = 227) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographics | ||||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 492 (81.5) | 309 (82.0) | 183 (80.6) | 0.68 |
Married | 112 (18.5) | 68 (18.0) | 44 (19.4) | |
Highest education levela | ||||
No formal education/primary/secondary | 90 (15.0) | 49 (13.0) | 41 (18.2) | <0.001 |
Institute of technical education/A Level/ Diploma | 332 (55.1) | 194 (51.5) | 138 (61.3) | |
University/Post-graduate | 180 (29.9) | 134 (35.5) | 46 (20.5) | |
Housing type | ||||
1–3 room public housing | 91 (15.1) | 51 (13.5) | 40 (17.6) | 0.24 |
4–5 room public housing | 345 (57.1) | 214 (56.8) | 131 (57.7) | |
Private property | 168 (27.8) | 112 (29.7) | 56 (24.7) | |
Occupation | ||||
Not currently employed | 102 (16.9) | 62 (16.4) | 40 (17.6) | 0.22 |
Blue-collar job | 157 (26.0) | 90 (23.9) | 67 (29.5) | |
White-collar job | 345 (57.1) | 225 (59.7) | 120 (52.9) | |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 26 (23–32) | 26 (24–32) | 26 (23–32) | 0.48 |
HIV knowledge | ||||
HIV-KQ-18 Knowledge Score, median (IQR) | 14 (10–15) | 14 (11–15) | 13 (9–15) | 0.01 |
Sexual behaviour | ||||
Number of partners in the past 6 months, median (IQR) | 4 (2–6) | 4 (2–6) | 5 (3–6) | 0.003 |
Engaged in anal sex with casual or paid partner in the past 6 months | ||||
No | 500 (82.8) | 324 (85.9) | 176 (77.5) | 0.008 |
Yes | 104 (17.2) | 53 (14.1) | 51 (22.5) | |
Type of casual/paid partners in the past 6 months | ||||
More than 1 type of casual/paid partner | 156 (25.8) | 104 (27.6) | 52 (22.9) | 0.63 |
Sex workers from brothels only | 27 (4.5) | 16 (4.2) | 11 (4.8) | |
Casual partners only | 370 (61.3) | 225 (59.7) | 145 (63.9) | |
Female entertainment workers only | 51 (8.4) | 32 (8.5) | 19 (8.4) | |
Type of regular partners in the past 6 months | ||||
Without any regular partner | 330 (54.6) | 204 (54.1) | 126 (55.5) | 0.88 |
With wife as regular partner only | 53 (8.8) | 32 (8.5) | 21 (9.2) | |
With girlfriend/mistress as regular partner only | 198 (32.8) | 125 (33.2) | 73 (32.2) | |
With both wife and girlfriend/mistress as regular partners | 23 (3.8) | 16 (4.2) | 7 (3.1) | |
Partner asking to use a condom all the time in the past 6 months | ||||
No | 286 (47.4) | 180 (47.8) | 106 (46.7) | 0.80 |
Yes | 318 (52.6) | 197 (52.2) | 121 (53.3) | |
Consistent condom use with casual or paid partner in the past 6 months | ||||
No | 320 (53.0) | 194 (51.5) | 126 (55.5) | 0.33 |
Yes | 284 (47.0) | 183 (48.5) | 101 (44.5) | |
Condom use at last sex with a casual or paid partner | ||||
No | 240 (39.7) | 129 (34.2) | 111 (48.9) | <0.001 |
Yes | 364 (60.3) | 248 (65.8) | 116 (51.1) | |