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Table 1 Information on venues verified, eligible venues, and venues in which surveys were conducted

From: Informing HIV prevention efforts targeting Liberian youth: a study using the PLACE method in Liberia

 

Verified N=150 N (%)

Sampling Frame N=89 N (%)

Surveys Conducted N=50 N (%)

Venue Type

   

 Eating/Drinking/Sleeping Venues

122 (81.3)

68 (76.4)

39 (78.0)

 Transportation/public/commercial areas

15 (10)

9 (10.1)

2 (4.0)

 Hidden/Private/Abandoned Areas

11 (7.3)

10 (11.2)

8 (16.0)

 Events

2 (1.4)

2 (2.3)

1 (2.0)

Position of individual interviewed during venue verification

N=142

N=86

N=48

 Owner/manager

42 (29.6)

20 (23.3)

11 (22.9)

 Staff member

42 (29.6)

23 (26.7)

13 (27.1)

 Patron

17 (12.0)

12 (13.9)

6 (12.5)

 Missing

41 (28.8)

31 (36.1)

18 (37.5)

Proportion of individuals interviewed reporting that females (ages 14-25) engage in the following activities at venues

   

 Drink Alcohol

117 (82.4)

74 (86.1)

44 (91.7)

 Find new sex partner

77 (54.2)

63 (73.3)

38 (79.2)

 Appear to be injection drug users

7 (4.9)

7 (8.1)

4 (8.3)

 Appear to be selling or buying sex

48 (33.8)

39 (45.4)

23 (47.9)

Proportion of individuals interviewed reporting that males (ages 14-25) engage in the following activities at venues

   

 Drink Alcohol

121 (85.2)

76 (88.4)

45 (93.7)

 Find new sex partner

72 (50.7)

60 (69.8)

38 (79.2)

 Appear to be injection drug users

11 (7.8)

10 (11.6)

5 (10.4)

 Appear to be selling or buying sex

42 (29.6)

36 (41.9)

25 (52.1)

 Men have sex with men

10 (7.0)

9 (10.5)

5 (10.4)

HIV Prevention activities reported at venues

   

 HIV/AIDS radio broadcast

77 (54.2)

45 (52.3)

28 (58.3)

 Condom promotion

45 (31.7)

28 (32.6)

14 (29.2)

 HIV posters/leaflets

33 (23.2)

20 (23.3)

11 (22.9)

 Peer health educator program

31 (21.8)

18 (20.9)

11 (22.9)

Condoms currently either free or sold at venue

42 (29.6)

25 (29.1)

15 (31.25)

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