From: Factors associated with sexual risk taking behavior by precarious urban migrants in French Guiana
Variable | French Guiana n(%) |
---|---|
Engages in risky sexual behavior | 893 |
Takes no risks | 575 (64.4) |
Takes risks | 318 (35.6) |
Age | |
[mean +/−sd] | [35.4 +/− 10.8] |
[95% Conf. Interval] | [34.7–36.1] |
Sex | 893 |
Female | 536 (60.0) |
Male | 357 (40.0) |
Type of employment | 892 |
Has no job | 432 (48.4) |
Has a work contract (temporary or long-term) | 136 (15.3) |
Works without a contract | 304 (34.1) |
Is a business owner | 20 (2.2) |
Nationality | 893 |
French | 14 (1.6) |
Guyanese | 119 (13.3) |
Surinamese | 196 (22.0) |
Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 46 (5.2) |
Brazilian | 231 (25.9) |
Haitian | 262 (29.3) |
Dominican (Dominica) | 3 (0.3) |
Saint Lucien | 1 (0.1) |
Other | 21 (2.4) |
Marital status | 893 |
Married, living with spouse | 136 (15.2) |
Married, living with another sex partner | 11 (1.2) |
Married, living alone | 15 (1.7) |
Not married, living with regular sex partner | 340 (38.1) |
Not married, not living with sex partner | 388 (43.5) |
Other | 3 (0.3) |
Immigration Status | 870 |
Undocumented (no residency permit) | 314 (36.1) |
Temporary (3 month/1 year permit, refugee) | 318 (36.6) |
Longterm (10 year residency card) | 238 (27.4) |
Age at first intercourse * | 862 |
[mean +/−sd] | [15.9 +/− 3.1] |
[95% Conf. Interval] | [15.7–16.1] |
HIV test | 892 |
No, never had an HIV test | 113 (12.7) |
Yes, has had an HIV test | 779 (87.3) |
History of drug use | 893 |
Never tried any drugs | 646 (72.3) |
Yes, tried at least once | 247 (27.7) |
Recent alcohol abuse | 890 |
No, not in the past month | 551 (61.9) |
Yes, > 5 drinks in one day in the past month | 339 (38.1) |