Table 1.
Pseudonym | Age | Current Source of Income | Strata | Years of Education | Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity | HIV Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linda | 28 | Military pension | NR | 5 | Transgender | Negative |
Rocío | 30 | Sex work | NR | 7 | Transgender | Negative |
Carmen | 46 | Sex work | 1 or 2 | 5 | Transgender | Negative |
Reinaldo | 28 | Government worker | 5 | 16 | Bisexual | Negative |
Jesús | 22 | Video sex chat | 4 | 14 | Homosexual | Negative |
Romúlo | 41 | Acting | 4 | 13 | Homosexual | Negative† |
Rogelio | 48 | Recycling | NR | 14 | Homosexual | Negative* |
Javier | 20 | Call centre, beauty salon | 3 | 11 | Homosexual | Negative |
Celia | 24 | Beauty salon | 3 | 9 | Transgender | Negative |
Guillermo | 23 | Construction work | 3 | 10 | Homosexual | Negative |
Pablo | 21 | Call centre | 4 | 13 | Gay | Negative* |
Hector | 33 | Freelance | 4 | 13 | Bisexual | Negative† |
Daniel | 23 | Parents | 1 | 14 | Homosexual | Positive |
Julio | 37 | Help from others | NR | 10 | Gay | Positive |
Armando | 32 | Unemployed nurse | 2 | 13 | Gay | Negative |
Andrés | 19 | None | 4 | 13 | Gay | Negative† |
Emilio | 33 | Sex work | 1 | 9 | Heterosexual | Negative† |
Mario** | 23 | Mother | 3 | 14 | Homosexual | Not Tested |
Hernán | 26 | Sex work | 1 | 12 | Heterosexual | Negative† |
Alejandro | 18 | Parents | 1 | 11 | Gay | Untested |
Pedro | 29 | Hustling/sex work | 1 | 8 | Bisexual | Untested |
José | 26 | Restaurant employee | 3 | 8 | Gay | Negative* |
Misael | 24 | None | 2 | 11 | Bisexual | Untested |
Roberto | 24 | Server/bar promoter | 2 | 11 | Gay | Negative |
Alvaro | 26 | Hustling | 1 | 7 | Bisexual | Untested |
Carlos | 23 | Hustling | 2 | 6 | Homosexual | Unknown result |
Gustavo | 23 | Hustling | 1 | 9 | Gay | Negative* |
John | 33 | Hustling, sex work | 1 | 11 | NR | Untested |
Jorge | 27 | Hustling, construction | 1 | 11 | NR | Untested |
Gabriel** | 38 | Handing out flyers | 2 | 11 | Gay | Untested |
Juan | 34 | Hustling, sex work | 1 | 6 | Homosexual | Untested |
Rodrigo | 21 | Hustling, sex work | NR | 10 | Bisexual | Untested |
Alexandra | 36 | Hairdresser | 2 | 8 | Homosexual, Transgender | Positive |
Monica | 22 | Hustling | 2 | 7 | Transgender | Negative† |
Paola | 32 | Non-profit organisation | NR | 11 | Transgender | Negative† |
Mariela | 26 | Sex work | NR | 11 | Homosexual, Transgender | Negative† |
Marisol | 32 | Non-profit organisation, sex work | NR | 11 | Transgender | Negative† |
Janet | 23 | Non-profit organisation | 1 or 2 | 9 | Transgender | Negative* |
Cristina | 23 | Non-profit organisation, sex work | 1 | 9 | Transgender | Untested |
Melody | 32 | Sex work | 1 or 2 | 8 | Transgender | Untested |
Mariana | 35 | Hairdresser, sex work | 1 or 2 | 4 | Transgender | Negative* |
Luisa | 29 | Activist | 4 | 16 | Transgender | Positive |
Note 1: Names of small towns are omitted to protect participants’ identities. In the case of small towns, state names are reported.
Note 2: Housing in Colombia is classified by estratos (strata) according to physical characteristics of homes and neighbourhoods. Strata classifications range from 1 (the poorest) to 6 (the wealthiest) (Gonzales et al., 2012). Strata are highly correlated with socioeconomic status.
NR = Not reported
Time since last HIV test unknown
Last HIV Test was more than a year ago
Participant may not be an internally displaced person; his transcripts were excluded from analysis for this paper.