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Table 2 Sexual risk behaviors and history of drug use among VCT clients in 2013 (n = 365)

From: Alcohol abuse increases the risk of HIV infection and diminishes health status of clients attending HIV testing services in Vietnam

Factors

Rural

Urban

Total

p value

N

%

N

%

N

%

Ever had sex

90

90.9

257

96.6

347

95.1

0.03

Number of sex partners (in the last 12 months)

    

 Not had anyone

34

34.3

18

6.8

52

14.3

<0.01

 One sex partners

52

52.5

118

44.4

170

46.6

 

 2–3 sex partners

6

6.1

94

35.3

100

27.4

 

 >4 sex partners

7

7.1

36

13.5

43

11.8

 

Type of sex partners

       

 Primary partners

68

68.7

238

89.5

306

83.8

<0.01

 Casual sex partners

0

0.0

64

24.1

64

17.5

<0.01

 Sex workers

16

16.2

64

24.1

80

21.9

0.10

Non-condom use with last sex

      

 With primary sex partners (n = 305)

42

62.3

127

53.4

169

55.4

0.18

 With casual sex partners (n = 60)

0

0.0

23

38.3

23

38.3

-

 With sex workers (n = 76)

16

100.0

19

31.7

35

46.1

<0.01

Ever drug use

4

4.0

34

12.8

38

10.4

0.02

Ever inject drug

2

2.0

23

8.7

25

6.9

0.03

Current drug use

2

50.0

13

38.2

15

39.5

0.65