Table 3 Time trends in sexual behaviour and STI/HIV prevalence among male clients of female sex workers: Abomey‐Bohicon, Parakou and Porto‐Novo, 2002–2005.

Abomey‐Bohicon. Parakou. Porto‐Novo	2002	2005	p value*
Commercial sex partners	(n = 297)†	(n = 343)†
Frequency visit FSW/year: mean (median)	10.8 (7)	14.8 (8)	<0.001*
Condom used last sex act with FSW	49.0%	95.9%	<0.001
Consistent condom use with FSW	41.8%	79.4%	<0.001
Non‐commercial sex partners
Is married or has a regular girlfriend	86.5%‡	70.8%§	NC
Consistent condom use with regular partner	22.5%	19.9%	0.76
Has casual (non‐FSW) sex partners	34.1%‡	26.6%§	NC
Condom used in last sex act with casual partner	41.5%	68.2%	<0.001
Consistent condom use with casual partners	26.6%	52.3%	<0.001
HIV/STI prevalence	(n = 311)†	(n = 341)†
HIV	4.0%	3.2%	0.75
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	3.5%	0.59%	0.03
Chlamydia trachomatis	4.8%	1.8%	0.047

p value: chi square test; *Student t test. †total sample size for each round: denominators for specific variables vary due to incomplete data, as in some cases men left before the interview was finished or chose not to answer specific questions. Denominators for biological assays are higher than those for interview, since some men gave a a urine sample before having sex with an FSW, and then left after having had sex, having decided not to give an interview; ‡had sex with in last year; §had sex with in last 3 months.

NC, variables not directly comparable (significance testing not carried out)