Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics and Sexual Behaviors among Male Sex Workers (N=158)
| Demographic Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Variable | Mean [SD] |
| Age | 26.2 [5.8] |
| Age at which participant had first commercial sex encounter | 18.0 [4.6] |
| N (%) | |
| Education None, or only literacy Primary incomplete Primary complete, no secondary Secondary incomplete Secondary complete Technical college complete University complete |
7 (4.4%) 30 (19.0%) 36 (22.8%) 25 (15.8%) 43 (27.2%) 11 (7.0%) 6 (3.8%) |
| Participant is living with HIV (yes) | 21 (13.3%) |
| Participant has had an STI in the past year (yes) | 41 (26.1%) |
| Sexual Behaviors | |
| Mean [SD] | |
| Number of male sex work clients in the past month | 6.0 [10.4] |
| Number of commercial sex acts in the past 7 days | 3.9 [3.8] |
| Number of commercial sex acts in the past month | 16.5 [15.1] |
| Number of men with whom the participant had anal sex in the last month (paying and non-paying partners) | 11.7 [10.3] |
| Participant’s perception of HIV risk No risk at all for HIV Risk of HIV is small Risk of HIV is moderate Risk of HIV is high |
9 (6.8%) 48 (36.4%) 23 (17.4%) 48 (36.4%) |
| N (%) | |
| a Always used condoms with male (clients) in the past month (yes) | 101 (64.3%) |
| a Always used condoms with male (clients) in the past week (yes) | 118 (75.2%) |
| Number of weeks per month participant visits bars or nightclubs for sex work About 4 weeks per month About 3 weeks per month About 2 weeks per month About 1 week per month |
137 (86.7%) 12 (7.6%) 8 (5.1%) 1 (0.63%) |
| Sex partners and types of sexual practices Participant had a female partner Participant had vaginal sex with female partner Participant had anal sex with female partner Participant had both vaginal and anal sex with female partner Participant had a male partner Participant had receptive anal sex with male partner Participant had insertive anal sex with a male partner Participant had both receptive and insertive anal sex with a male partner |
27 (17.1%) 11 (7.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.6%) 157 (99.4%) 90 (57.3%) 23 (14.7%) 44 (28.0%) |
| Reasons for not using condoms with a paying partner (n=56 reported condomless sex with a paying partner) Client refused Participant trusts the client Participant was drunk or using drugs Client offered to pay more for condomless sex No condoms were available Client was drunk or using drugs Participant prefers sex without a condom Participants knows that the client is not living with HIV Participant feels that condoms decrease sexual pleasure Other |
21 (37.5%) 18 (32.1%) 14 (25.0%) 13 (23.2%) 11 (19.6%) 5 (8.9%) 5 (8.9%) 2 (3.6%) 1 (1.8%) 3 (5.4%) |
| Participant reports that it is easy to obtain male condoms | 154 (97.5%) |
| Participant reports that it is easy to obtain lubricant | 119 (81.0%) |
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Designates dependent variables