Research Article
Sexual Behavior of Perinatally Infected Youth in Northwest Ethiopia: Implication for HIV Prevention Strategy
Table 1
sociodemographic characteristics of HIV positive youths by HIV acquisition status in North West Ethiopia, 2017.
| | Characteristics | HIV acquisition through (%) | Total (%) | P-value | | Mother to child | Behavioral |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 67 (53.2) | 59 (46.8) | 126 (36.7) | 0.001 | | Female | 156 (71.9) | 61 (28.1) | 217 (63.3) | | | Age | | | | | | 15–19 | 54 (32.5) | 112 (67.5) | 166 (48.4) | 0.001 | | 20–24 | 169 (95.5) | 8 (4.5) | 177 (51.6) | | | Current residence | | | | | | Rural | 51 (32.5) | 8 (13.6) | 59 (17.2) | 0.001 | | Urban | 172 (60.6) | 112 (39.4) | 284 (82.8) | | | Marital status | | | | | | Married/cohabited | 97 (90.7) | 10 (9.3) | 107 (31.2) | 0.001 | | Single | 78 (42.4) | 106 (57.6) | 184 (53.6) | 0.001 | | Divorced | 38 (95) | 2 (5) | 40 (11.7) | 0.001 | | Widowed | 10 (83.3) | 2 (16.7) | 12 (3.5) | 0.093 | | Have monthly income | | | | | | Yes | 131 (84.5) | 24 (15.5) | 155 (44.9) | 0.001 | | No | 92 (48.9) | 96 (51.1) | 188 (55.1) | | | Amounts of monthly income | | | | | | 50–700 birr | 64 (78) | 18 (22) | 82 (53.2) | 0.016 | | >700 birr | 66 (91.7) | 6 (8.3) | 72 (46.8) | | | Currently living with | | | | | | Nuclear family | 52 (40.3) | 77 (59.7) | 129 (37.6) | 0.001 | | Relatives | 23 (42.6) | 31 (57.4) | 54 (15.7) | 0.001 | | Alone | 84 (9.3) | 9 (9.7) | 93 (27.1) | 0.001 | | Husband/wife | 64 (95.5) | 3 (4.5) | 67 (19.5) | 0.001 | | Parents residence | | | | | | Urban | 109 (51.4) | 103 (48.6) | 212 (61.8) | 0.001 | | Rural | 114 (87) | 17 (3) | 131 (38.2) | | | Education status | | | | | | Cannot read and Write | 45 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 46 (13.4) | 0.001 | | Can read and write only | 36 (94.7) | 2 (5.3) | 38 (11.1) | 0.001 | | Complete primary education | 80 (51.3) | 76 (48.7) | 156 (45.5) | 0.001 | | Complete secondary education | 62 (60.2) | 41 (39.8) | 103 (30) | 0.001 |
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