STI-related knowledge and sexual experience and behaviours according to residential status
| Residential status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Foreigner | p Value | |||
| n | Per cent | n | Per cent | ||
| STI-related knowledge | |||||
| Heard of the term STIs | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 173 | 77.6 | 257 | 64.9 | |
| No | 50 | 22.4 | 139 | 35.1 | |
| HIV/AIDS knowledge, total score | 0.001 | ||||
| 0–7 | 59 | 26.5 | 62 | 15.7 | |
| 8–14 | 164 | 73.5 | 334 | 84.3 | |
| Condoms can protect against STIs/AIDS | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 97 | 43.5 | 314 | 79.3 | |
| No | 105 | 47.1 | 66 | 16.7 | |
| Never heard of condoms | 21 | 9.4 | 16 | 4.0 | |
| Workshops on STIs/AIDS | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 201 | 90.1 | 298 | 75.3 | |
| ≥One | 22 | 9.9 | 98 | 24.7 | |
| Sexual experience and behaviour | |||||
| Ever had sex | 0.476 | ||||
| Never | 61 | 27.4 | 98 | 24.7 | |
| Ever | 162 | 72.6 | 298 | 75.3 | |
| Age at first sexual exposure, years (N: domestic=162; foreigner=298) | 0.227 | ||||
| ≤24 | 94 | 58.0 | 190 | 63.8 | |
| ≥25 | 68 | 42.0 | 108 | 36.2 | |
| Gender of the sexual partner(s) (N: domestic=162; foreigner=298) | 0.024 | ||||
| Heterosexual | 155 | 95.7 | 267 | 88.6 | |
| Homosexual | 7 | 4.3 | 31 | 10.4 | |
| Sexual debut in relation to work at QIZ (N: domestic=162; foreigner=298) | 0.287 | ||||
| Before joining QIZ | 89 | 54.9 | 179 | 60.1 | |
| After joining QIZ | 73 | 45.1 | 119 | 39.9 | |
| Ever had unsafe sexual partner(s) (N: domestic=162; foreigner=298) | 0.473 | ||||
| Never | 91 | 56.2 | 157 | 52.7 | |
| Ever | 71 | 43.8 | 141 | 47.3 | |
| Unsafe, sexual debut in relation to work at QIZ (N: domestic=71; foreigner=141) | 0.198 | ||||
| Before joining QIZ | 29 | 40.8 | 45 | 31.9 | |
| After joining QIZ | 42 | 59.2 | 96 | 68.1 | |
| Type of sexual partner(s) since joining QIZ (N: domestic=162; foreigner=298) | 0.161 | ||||
| Only regular partner | 91 | 56.2 | 157 | 52.7 | |
| Only non-regular partner(s) | 54 | 33.3 | 108 | 36.2 | |
| Regular and non-regular partner(s) | 9 | 5.6 | 33 | 11.1 | |
| Missing (reported no sex)* | 8 | 4.9 | – | – | |
| Residential status of the unsafe partner since joining QIZ (N: domestic=63; foreigner=141) | <0.001 | ||||
| Domestic | 10 | 15.6 | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Foreigner | 46 | 73.0 | 134 | 95.0 | |
| Both domestic and foreigner | 7 | 11.1 | 5 | 3.5 | |
| Source of the unsafe partner since joining QIZ (N: domestic=63; foreigner=141) | 0.271 | ||||
| From within the QIZ | 30 | 47.6 | 54 | 38.3 | |
| From outside the QIZ | 12 | 19.0 | 41 | 29.1 | |
| From both within/outside the QIZ | 21 | 33.3 | 46 | 32.6 | |
p Values are derived from χ2 tests of cross-tabulation between residential status and each category.
*Reported no sexual act since joining QIZ.
QIZ, Qualified Industrial Zone; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.