| |
|
Maroni Boatmen
(n=127) |
KABP-ORS Guiana
Men
(n=406) |
p |
| |
|
% |
% |
|
| Knowledge of transmission routes (% of “yes” ) |
|
|
|
| Circumstances of known transmission |
|
|
|
| During unprotected intercourse |
92.9 |
97.6 |
0.01 |
| Circumstances without transmission |
|
|
|
| Through a mosquito bite |
23.6 |
15.5 |
0.04 |
| By shaking the hand of an infected person |
4.8 |
2.6 |
0.21 |
| During protected intercourse |
11.0 |
17.8 |
0.07 |
| By drinking from the same glass or eating from the same plate as an infected person * |
7.9 |
8.6 |
0.80 |
| AIDS is not a disease, it is a curse ** |
30.7 |
- |
|
| Knowledge of protection strategies (% of « certainly or almost efficient » |
|
|
|
| Efficient |
|
|
|
| Use of a male condom |
72.4 |
95.2 |
<0.001 |
| Use of a female condom |
71.7 |
71.8 |
0.98 |
| Inefficient |
|
|
|
| Wash after intercourse |
18.1 |
14.7 |
0.36 |
| Withdraw before the end of intercourse |
15.0 |
13.1 |
0.59 |
| « complementary or alternatives » |
|
|
|
| Ask question to one’s partner about her past sex life |
38.9 |
39.4 |
0.92 |
| Ask partner to do an HIV/AIDS screening test |
56.7 |
67.0 |
0.03 |
| Regularly do an HIV/AIDS screening test |
62.2 |
62.0 |
0.97 |
| Choose partners that do not look sick *** |
26.0 |
35.4 |
0.05 |
| Have intercourse with a limited range of different partners |
26.0 |
31.0 |
0.28 |
| First intercourse |
|
|
|
| Median age at first intercourse (in years) |
14 |
15.4 |
|
| Declared use of condoms at first intercourse |
7.9% |
27.0% |
<0.001 |
| Sexual activity, recourse to paid sex and Sexually transmitted infections (STI) during the past 12 months |
|
|
|
| % having multiple partners (>1 partners in the last 12 months) |
81.0% |
21.1% |
<0.001 |
| Use of condom during intercourse for those having multiple partners during the past 12 months |
92.2% |
81.1% |
<0.001 |
| % declaring use of condom during last intercourse |
57.7% |
25.4% |
<0.001 |
| At least one STI during the past 12 months |
30.1% |
3.2% |
<0.001 |
| % declaring having had sexual intercourse with sex workers (at least once) in the past 12 months**** |
50.4% |
2.7% |
<0.001 |
| HIV testing during lifetime |
|
|
|
| % having never done an HIV test in their life |
23.6 % |
38.6% |
0.002 |
*The question was : “By drinking in the glass of an infected person in the KABP Guiana study