Variable | Number (%) |
---|---|
Awareness of transmition ways of HIV | |
1 or 2 ways | 28 (22) |
3 or 4 ways | 38 (30) |
5 or 6 ways | 24 (18.9) |
All the ways | 37 (29.1) |
Awareness of symptoms of STIs | |
Not at all | 43 (33.9) |
1 or 2 symptoms | 51 (40.2) |
3–4 symptoms | 24 (18.9) |
All the symptoms | 9 (7) |
Awareness of complications of STIs | |
Not at all | 56 (44.1) |
1 or 2 complications | 61 (48) |
3–4 complications | 10 (7.9) |
Do you consider yourself at risk for AIDS? | |
Yes | 13 (10.2) |
No | 112 (88.2) |
I do not know | 2 (1.6) |
Reason for not being at risk of AIDS | |
No sexual contact | 42 (36.5) |
Regular use of condoms | 8 (6.9) |
Having only one sexual partner | 40 (34.8) |
Do not use a common needle | 25 (21.8) |
Test for STIs (No) | 111 (87.4) |
Rectal exam for HPV (No) | 114 (89.8) |
Test for HIV (No) | 92 (72.4) |
Reason for avoiding HIV test | |
I do not consider myself in danger | 83 (76.1) |
I'm afraid and I do not want to know | 11 (10.1) |
Fear of losing personality | 9 (8.3) |
All 3 items | 6 (5.5) |
Do you have a history of a STI? (yes) | 23 (18.1) |
Have you been looking for a cure for STI? (yes) | 19 (82.6) |
Need to use a condom | |
Anal sex | 7 (5.5) |
Vaginal sex | 42 (33) |
Oral sex | 2 (1.6) |
Anal and vaginal sex | 17 (13.4) |
All sex | 57 (44.9) |
I do not know | 2 (1.6) |
Frequency of condom usage | |
Always | 20 (17.7) |
Sometimes | 55 (48.7) |
Never | 38 (33.6) |
Reason for not using condom | |
Not having a condom | 36 (37.9) |
Decreased sexual pleasure | 22 (23.1) |
Sexual partner rejection | 32 (33.7) |
Alcohol and drug abuse | 2 (2.1) |
It was not necessary | 3 (3.2) |