‘If you know the person, there are no risks’: ‘in-between’ strategies for reducing HIV sexual risk among young sub-Saharan migrants living in Switzerland

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Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of sexually active interviewees (n = 37).

Variable		n	%
Gender	Female	19
	Male	18
Age in years	18–21	16
	22–25	21
Place of birth	Africa	26
	Switzerland	11
Age of immigration	0–5	5
	6–10	5
	11–15	5
	16–20	8
	21–25	3
Immigration status	Nationality	17
	B permit	7
	C permit	7
	F permit	3
	N permit	2
	Undocumented	1
Relationship status	In a relationship	14
	Single	23
Age at sexual debut	12–15	7
	16–21	30
Number of sexual partners	1–5	29
	6–15	5
	25–50	3
Sexual orientation	Heterosexual	36
	Bisexual	1
Condom use	Consistent	6
	Inconsistent	29
Employment status	Employed	8
	Unemployed/searching for apprenticeship	1
	Apprentice	5
	Student	19
	Traineeship/upgrade courses	4
Degree of education	Primary	4
	Secondary	11
	High school	22
Religion	Catholic	16
	Muslim	7
	Protestant	5
	Orthodox	5
	Evangelical	1
	Agnostic	2

Notes. Participants came from 17 countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroun, Cape Verde, Congo, Eritrea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, and Zimbabwe. Permit B is a residence permit, permit C is a settlement permit, permit F is a permit for provisionally admitted foreigners, and permit N is a permit for asylum seekers. For more information, see the website ‘Entry and Stay in Switzerland,’ at https://www.ch.ch/en/entry-stay-switzerland.