Table 3 Associations between Age and Other HIV related risk behaviors among Street Children and Youth of Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk behaviors | Age (mean) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Formal education | Yes | 15.98 | |
No | 17.23 | 0.03 | |
Whether have regular sex partners | No | 15.78 | |
Yes | 16.75 | 0.02 | |
Number of non-regular sex partners within a month of interview | None | 15.78 | |
1 | 16.53 | ||
> 1 | 16.80 | 0.070 | |
Group sex | No | 15.87 | |
Yes | 16.84 | 0.03 | |
Frequency of anal sex | Never/Rarely | 16.29 | |
Sometimes/Frequently | 16.12 | 0.71 | |
Alcohol use | No | 16.14 | |
Yes | 16.26 | 0.82 | |
Sniffing Glue | No | 18.12 | |
Yes | 15.74 | <0.001 | |
Intravenous Drug Use | No | 15.52 | |
Yes | 17.87 | <0.001 | |
Ever shared syringe for drug injection | No | 15.51 | |
Yes | 18.03 | <0.001 | |
Frequency of drug injection in last month | Never | 15.52 | |
Sometimes | 16.83 | ||
Weekly | 18.72 | <0.001 | |