Redefining the Mode of HIV Transmission through Analysis of Risk Attribution among the Reported HIV Cases from 1993 to 2021 in Bhutan

Table 2

Risk attribution based on the heterosexual-related risk behavior of the diagnosed HIV cases from 1993 to 2021, Bhutan.

Q. No	Heterosexual risk factors (N = 404)	Yes		Risk attribution
		n	Percentage (%)
3b.1	Ever having heterosexual contact with an HIV-infected person.	114	28.2	HETHIV
3b.2	Ever providing sexual services for money, gifts, or any other kind of remuneration.	54	13.4	SW
3b.3	Ever having heterosexual contact with a person who injects drugs.	4	1.0	HETIDU
3b.4	Ever having heterosexual contact with a bisexual male.	4	1.0	HETHOM
3b.5	Ever having heterosexual contact with a sex worker or client of a sex worker.	349	86.4	HETSW
	Total risk count	525	130

Note. The percentage does not add up to 100 because of overlapping risk factors of the individual cases.