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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents of high-risk groups at baseline

From: The study of feasibility and acceptability of using HIV self-tests in high-risk Iranian populations (FSWs, MSM, and TGs): a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

Iranian high-risk populations

FSWs (Number, %)

MSM (Number, %)

TG (Number, %)

Number (%)

FSWs

454 (48.8%)

Sexual partner

60 (6.5%)

MSM

352 (37.8%)

Sexual partner

16 (1.7%)

TGs

44 (4.7%)

Sexual partner

4 (0.4%)

Location

Alborz

208 (22.4)

114 (25.1)

14 (23.3)

69 (19.6)

2 (12.5)

8 (18.2)

1 (25.0)

Tehran

722 (77.6)

340 (74.9)

46 (76.7)

283 (80.4)

14 (87.5)

36 (81.8)

3 (75.0)

Age (± SD)

33.63 (10.54)

39.19 (10.15)

35.22 (12.02)

27.79 (6.54)

27.00 (7.43)

23.59 (4.16)

30.75 (3.78)

Age

18–25

238 (25.6)

39 (8.6)

15 (25.0)

144 (40.9)

9 (56.3)

31 (70.5)

0 (0.0)

26–35

339 (36.5)

131 (28.9)

16 (26.7)

169 (48.0)

6 (37.5)

13 (29.5)

4 (100.0)

36–45

215 (23.1)

164 (36.1)

18 (30.0)

33 (9.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

46+ 

138 (14.8)

120 (26.4)

11 (18.3)

6 (1.7)

1 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Gender

Female

456 (49.0)

454 (100.0)

2 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Male

425 (45.7)

0 (0.0)

58 (96.7)

349 (99.1)

14 (87.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (75.0)

Transgender

49 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.9)

1 (6.3)

44 (89.8)

1 (25.0)

Sex reassignment therapy

Male to female

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Female to male

48 (98.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

44 (100.0)

1 (100.0)

Marital status

Married

126 (13.5)

90 (19.8)

19 (31.7)

14 (4.0)

1 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (50.00)

Single

804 (86.5)

364 (80.2)

41 (68.3)

338 (96.0)

15 (93.8)

44 (100.0)

2 (50.00)

Occupation

Unemployed

568 (61.1)

401 (88.3)

15 (25.0)

116 (33.0)

3 (18.8)

33 (75.0)

0 (0.0)

Employed

362 (38.9)

53 (11.7)

45 (75.0)

236 (67.0)

13 (91.3)

11 (25.0)

4 (100.0)

Income

Less than 1 M*

14 (4.0)

4 (8.0)

2 (0.04)

7 (0.03)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.09)

0 (0.0)

1–2 M

65 (18.0)

16 (30.0)

2 (0.04)

43 (0.18)

1 (0.08)

3 (0.28)

0 (0.0)

2–4 M

147 (41.0)

30 (57.0)

18 (0.4)

88 (0.37)

8 (0.62)

3 (0.28)

0 (0.0)

More than 4 M

136 (38.0)

3 (6.0)

23 (0.51)

98 (0.42)

4 (0.31)

4 (0.37)

4 (100.0)

Education

Under Diploma

255 (0.27)

202 (0.44)

22 (0.37)

21 (6.0)

1 (6.0)

9 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

Diploma and above

675 (0.73)

252 (0.56)

38 (0.63)

331 (94.0)

15 (94.0)

35 (80.0)

4 (100.0)

Residence status

Homeless

18 (1.9)

16 (3.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (6.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Living with a partner

57 (6.1)

26 (5.7)

4 (6.7)

18 (5.1)

2 (12.5)

7 (15.9)

0 (0.0)

Living with a second-degree relative

16 (1.7)

3 (0.7)

5 (8.3)

8 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Living with a first-degree relative

629 (67.6)

315 (69.4)

49 (81.7)

236 (67.0)

10 (62.5)

16 (36.4)

3 (75.0)

Living with friends

33 (3.5)

4 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

19 (5.4)

1 (6.3)

8 (18.2)

1 (25.0)

Living alone

174 (18.7)

88 (19.4)

2 (3.3)

68 (19.3)

3 (18.8)

13 (29.5)

0 (0.0)

Other

3 (0.3)

2 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. FSWs, Female Sex Workers; MSM, Men who have sex with Men; TGs, Transgenders
  2. *Million Rials