Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics and factors potentially related to viral and parasitic infections, Champ-Dollon detention center, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014-2015.
Characteristics
TOTAL (n=201)
African (n=172)
Latinos (n=29)
Age
mean in years (SD)
32.2 (± 9.4)
31.2 (±8.5)
38.4 (±11.8)
Gender
Male
188 (93.5%)
163 (94.8%)
25 (86.2%)
Female
13 (6.5%)
9 (5.2%)
4 (13.8%)
Residence in country of origin
Urban
146 (72.6%)
123 (71.5%)
23 (79.3%)
Rural
55 (27.4%)
49 (28.5%)
6 (20.7%)
Years living in Europe
Mean in years (SD)
10.2 (7.7)
9.7 (7.1)
13.4 (9.0)
Education level1
Never attended school
25 (14.6%)
25 (17.6%)
0 (0%)
Primary
37 (21.6%)
33 (23.2%)
4 (13.8%)
Secondary
95 (55.5%)
77 (54.2%)
18 (62.1%)
University
14 (8.2%)
7 (4.9%)
7 (24.1%)
Self rated socio-economical class1,2
High
3 (1.8%)
3 (2.2%)
0 (0%)
Middle
112 (67.5%)
88 (64.2%)
24 (82.8%)
Low
51 (30.7%)
46 (33.6%)
5 (17.2%)
Reading capacity1
Don’t know how to read
22 (12.9%)
22 (15.5%)
0 (0%)
Read with difficulty
29 (17.0%)
27 (19.0%)
2 (6.9%)
Read without difficulty
120 (70.1%)
93 (65.5%)
27 (93.1%)
Writing capacity1
Don’t know how to write
24 (14.0%)
24 (16.9%)
0 (0%)
Write with difficulty
29 (17.0%)
26 (18.3%)
3 (10.3%)
Write without difficulty
118 (69.0%)
92 (64.8%)
26 (89.7%)
Inside house lavatory
Yes
103 (60.2%)
75(52.8%)
28 (96.6%)
No
68 (39.8)
67 (47.2%)
1 (3.4%)
Indoor tap water
Yes
86 (50.3%)
58 (40.8%)
28 (96.6%)
No
85 (49.7%)
84 (59.2%)
1 (3.4%)
Injecting drugs1
Yes
2 (1.2%)
1 (0.7%)
1 (3.5%)
No
169 (98.8%)
141 (99.3%)
28 (96.5%)
Tattooing1
Yes
36 (21.1%)
17 (12.0%)
19 (65.5%)
No
135 (78.9%)
125 (88%)
10 (34.5%)
Body piercing1
Yes
9 (5.3%)
1 (0.7%)
8 (27.6%)
No
162 (94.7%)
141 (99.3%)
21 (72.4%)
Number of sexual partners1,3
0
3 (1.5%)
3 (1.7%)
0
1-5
44 (27.9%)
41 (31.8%)
3 (10.7%)
6-20
55 (34.4%)
43 (32.5%)
12 (42.9%)
≥21
58 (36.2%)
45 (34.1%)
13 (46.4%)
History of transactional sex1,4
Yes
70 (45.2%)
59 (45.4%)
11 (44.0%)
No
85 (54.8%)
71(54.6)
14 (56%)
Use of condom1
Never- sometimes
85 (50.6%)
68 (48.9%)
17 (58.6%)
Most of times- always
83(49.4%)
71 (51.1%)
12 (41.4%)
Sexual behaviour1,4
Reported sexual contact with same-sex partner/s’
2 (1.3%)
1(0.8%)
1(4.0%)
Reported sexual contact only with opposite-sex partners’
154 (98.7%)
130 (99.2%)
24(96%)
History of blood transfusion1
Yes
8(4.6%)
7 (4.9%)
1(3.4%)
No
164 (95.4%)
136 (95.1%)
28 (96.6%)
Walk in mudin country of origin1
Never or rarely
119 (69.6%)
98 (69.0%)
21 (72.4%)
Often
52 (30.4%)
44 (31.0%)
8 (27.6%)
Swim in lakes or rivers in country of origin
Never
46 (23.0%)
37 (21.5%)
9 (32.1%)
Rarely, sometimes or often
154 (77.0%)
135 (78.5%)
19 (67.8%)
Not included in the initial questionnaire which was administered to the first 30 participants. 5 participants responded “I don’t know”. No response for 11 participants (answer: I do not wish to respond). Including only males with sexual activity.
