Table 2 High risk behaviors for hepatitis B, C and syphilis
Variable | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Risky behavior for hepatitis B | Sero positive N (%) mean (SD) | Sero negative N (%) mean (SD) | P value |
Paid for sex: Yes | 6 (60%) | 109 (72.7%) | 0.38 |
No | 4 (40%) | 41 (27.4%) | |
Age | 28 (8.3) | 36.2 (9.5) | 0.00 |
Age of first sexual intercourse | 12.7 (7.1) | 15.9 (9.7) | 0.31 |
Age of initiation of addiction | 14.4 (4.4) | 16 (4.7) | 0.15 |
Risk behavior for hepatitis C | |||
Paid for sex: Yes | 110 (72.8%) | 5 (55.6%) | 0.26 |
No | 41 (27.2) | 4 (44.4%) | |
Age | 35.7 (9.7) | 36.2 (8.9) | 0.88 |
Age of first sexual intercourse | 15.5 (9.7) | 18 (8.3) | 0.46 |
Age of initiation of addiction | 15.8 (4.8) | 15.3 (3.3) | 0.75 |
Risky behavior for syphilis | |||
Paid for sex: Yes | 18 (85.7%) | 97 (69.8%) | 0.13 |
No | 3 (14.3%) | 42 (30.2%) | |
Age | 33.6 (6.2) | 36 (10) | 0.27 |
Age of first sexual intercourse | 13.3 (9.7) | 16 (9.6) | 0.22 |
Age of initiation of addiction | 14.1 (2.8) | 15.9 (4.8) | 0.23 |