Table 2.
Characteristics of female sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs and transgender participants in the 2020 Integrated Biobehavioural Surveillance Survey in 12 Nigerian states (unweighted data)
| Female sex workers, n (%) | Men who have sex with men, n (%) | People who inject drugs, n (%) | Transgender, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 4974 | n = 4397 | n = 4414 | n = 4190 | |
| Age groups (years) | ||||
| 15−19 | 216 (4.3) | 559 (12.7) | 153 (3.5) | 579 (13.8) |
| 20−24 | 1288 (25.9) | 1819 (41.4) | 914 (20.7) | 1955 (46.7) |
| 25−29 | 1540 (31.0) | 1275 (29.0) | 1239 (28.1) | 1126 (26.9) |
| 30−34 | 1017 (20.5) | 514 (11.7) | 949 (21.5) | 346 (8.3) |
| 35−49 | 865 (17.3) | 216 (4.9) | 1020 (23.1) | 175 (4.2) |
| 50+ | 48 (1.0) | 14 (0.3) | 139 (3.2) | 9 (0.2) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | − | − | 520 (11.8) | − |
| Male | 3889 (88.1) | |||
| Transgender | 5 (0.1) | |||
| Sex assigned at birth | ||||
| Female | − | − | − | 537 (12.8) |
| Male | 3653 (87.2) | |||
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Completed tertiary | 501 (10.1) | 1447 (32.9) | 988 (22.4) | 1271 (30.3) |
| Completed secondary | 2181 (43.9) | 2298 (52.3) | 2005 (45.4) | 2262 (54.0) |
| Completed primary | 524 (10.5) | 83 (1.9) | 347 (7.9) | 102 (2.4) |
| Some secondary | 1103 (22.2) | 470 (10.7) | 680 (15.4) | 478 (11.4) |
| Some primary | 243 (4.9) | 41 (0.9) | 158 (3.6) | 20 (0.5) |
| Quranic education only | 90 (1.8) | 33 (0.8) | 51 (1.2) | 31 (0.7) |
| Never attended school | 332 (6.7) | 25 (0.6) | 185 (4.2) | 26 (0.6) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed full‐time | 967 (19.4) | 1166 (26.5) | 1041 (23.6) | 742 (17.7) |
| Employed part‐time | 773 (15.5) | 606 (13.8) | 1000 (22.7) | 852 (20.3) |
| Full‐time student | 168 (3.4) | 933 (21.2) | 363 (8.2) | 891 (21.3) |
| Unemployed | 2830 (56.9) | 1284 (29.2) | 1488 (33.7) | 1181 (28.2) |
| Retired | 5 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 18 (0.4) | 85 (2.0) |
| Other | 204 (4.0) | 334 (7.6) | 408 (9.2) | 414 (9.9) |
| Don't know/No response | 32 (0.6) | 70 (1.6) | 96 (2.2) | 25 (0.6) |
| Reported clients or exchanging sex for money/gifts | ||||
| Yes | 4974 (100) | 1219 (27.7) | 758 (17.2) | 575 (37.6) |
| Location typology a | ||||
| Bar/nightclub/casino | 1385 (27.8) | 758 (17.2) | 458 (10.4) | 1065 (25.4) |
| Brothel | 1389 (27.9) | − | − | − |
| Home | 404 (8.1) | 1028 (23.4) | − | 992 (23.7) |
| Hotel/lodge | 1061 (21.3) | 802 (18.2) | 328 (7.4) | 691 (16.5) |
| Street/public place | 579 (11.6) | 882 (20.1) | 1567 (35.5) | 1029 (24.6) |
| Virtual | − | 582 (13.2) | − | − |
| Bunks | − | − | 1408 (31.9) | − |
| Cemetery/abandoned buildings | − | − | 279 (6.3) | − |
| Other b | 156 (3.1) | 344 (7.8) | 374 (8.5) | 413 (9.86) |
a
Missing data for one (0.02%) men who have sex with men participant.
b
Other category includes: Female sex workers (FSW)—hostel/campus, others, trailer parks/transport stops; Men who have sex with men (MSM)—eatery/shopping mall, hostel/campus, others; People who inject drugs (PWID)—brothel, home, others, trailer parks/transport stops; Transgender participants—brothel, eatery/shopping mall, hostel/campus, non‐governmental organization (NGO).