Table 2.
Characteristics of MSM sites in Dar es Salaam (n*)
| Type of site | Commercial premises | 80 |
| Park/bench/open area | 8 | |
| Non-commercial premises | 9 | |
| Other (ghetto) | 1 | |
| Formality | Formal acknowledgement of gay clientele | 11 |
| Known to public | 33 | |
| Known to MSM citywide | 32 | |
| Known only locally | 22 | |
| Hours of activity | Daytime | 7 |
| Evening | 21 | |
| Night-time | 35 | |
| 24 h | 23 | |
| Specific hours | 11 | |
| Nature of site | Contact place | 46 |
| Social place | 32 | |
| Sex on site | 20 | |
| Approximate players per hour | 3–6 | 8 |
| 7–12 | 48 | |
| 13–18 | 30 | |
| 19–30 | 10 | |
| Sex workers (SWs) present | 30 | |
| Vehicle cruising | 0 | |
| Social meeting | 17 | |
| Entertainment at club-bar | 56 | |
| Tourists | 5 | |
| Hotel/guest house | 7 | |
| Restaurant/saloon | 2 | |
| Law enforcement activity | Regular | 3 |
| Occasional | 2 | |
| Sporadic | 1 | |
| None | 91 | |
| Vigilante activity | Regular | 4 |
| Sporadic | 3 | |
| None | 72 | |
| Unknown | 11 | |
| Source of information | Key informant | 82 |
| Rumour | 14 | |
| Gay guide/internet | 2 |
How long known for gay/MSM activity: n=75, range 2–33 years, mean 11.4, median 11, SD=6.3.
*n=98: n can be read as approximate percentage.