Research Article
HIV Testing and Counselling in Colombia: Local Experience on Two Different Recruitment Strategies to Better Reach Low Socioeconomic Status Communities
Table 2
Comparison of the risk factors for HIV infection between participants in BAFI-1 and BAFI-2.
| Variables |
BAFI-1 strategy |
BAFI-2 strategy | value | | | | % | | % |
| Self-perception of HIV knowledge (self-reported as good or excellent) | | | | | | 921 | 44% | 101 | 28% | <0.001 | Previous HIV test | 749 | 36% | 81 | 22% | <0.001 | Condom use (always) | 176 | 8% | 22 | 6% | 0.144 | History of STDs | 339 | 16% | 74 | 21% | 0.053 | Alcohol abuse (binge drinking, more than 5 drinks in two hours straight) | 215 | 10% | 46 | 13% | 0.179 | Substance use (recreational drugs) | 284 | 14% | 28 | 8% | 0.002 | Sexual partners last year (mean ± SD) | | | 0.3157 | Age of first sexual intercourse (mean ± SD) | | | 0.0001 |
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