Table 1.
Characteristics of 600 MSM and Trans Women in Lima, Peru by visible anogenital wart (AGW) status
| Criteria: | ALL PARTICIPANTS N (%) |
No Visible AGW (N=377) N (%) |
Visible AGW (N=223) N (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE, years | ||||
| <20 | 124 (20.6) | 65 (17.2) | 59 (26.5) | 0.05 |
| 20–25 | 227 (37.8) | 144 (38.2) | 83 (37.2) | |
| 26–30 | 134 (22.3) | 91 (24.1) | 43 (19.3) | |
| 31–35 | 69 (11.5) | 49 (13.0) | 20 (9.0) | |
| 36–40 | 46 (7.7) | 28(7.4) | 18 (8.1) | |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| Primary | 19 (3.2) | 12 (3.2) | 7 (3.1) | 0.002 |
| Secondary | 264 (44.0) | 188 (49.9) | 76 (34.1) | |
| College (No Degree) | 132 (22.0) | 71 (18.8) | 61 (27.4) | |
| College (Degree) | 185 (30.8) | 106 (28.1) | 79 (35.4) | |
| EVER SMOKED | ||||
| No | 118 (20.1) | 60 (16.4) | 58 (26.2) | 0.004 |
| Yes | 470 (79.9) | 307 (83.7) | 163 (73.8) | |
| SEX ROLE | ||||
| Active/Mostly Active | 212 (36.4) | 129(35.3) | 83 (38.1) | 0.009 |
| Equal | 160 (27.4) | 88 (24.1) | 72 (33.0) | |
| Passive/Mostly Passive | 211 (36.2) | 148 (40.6) | 63 (28.9) | |
| SEX PARTNERS | ||||
| Mostly/Only Women | 56 (9.4) | 39 (10.5) | 17 (7.7) | 0.42 |
| Equal | 40 (6.8) | 27 (7.2) | 13 (5.9) | |
| Mostly/Only Men | 497 (83.8) | 307 (82.3) | 190 (86.4) | |
| CONDOMLESS SEX | ||||
| No | 137 (23.1) | 76 (20.5) | 61 (27.5) | 0.002 |
| Anal OR Oral Sex | 290 (48.9) | 173 (46.6) | 117 (52.7) | |
| Both | 166 (28) | 122 (32.9) | 44 (19.8) | |
| AGE OF 1st ANAL SEX | ||||
| < 14 | 110 (18.3) | 82 (21.8) | 28 (12.6) | 0.007 |
| 14–19 | 356 (59.3) | 221 (58.6) | 135 (60.5) | |
| >19 | 134 (22.3) | 74 (19.6) | 60 (26.9) | |
| AGE OF 1st ORAL SEX ON A MAN | ||||
| < 11 | 38 (7.8) | 26 (8.6) | 12 (6.5) | 0.09 |
| 11–17 | 238 (48.7) | 159 (52.3) | 79 (42.7) | |
| 18–25 | 186 (38) | 104 (34.2) | 82 (44.3) | |
| > 25 | 27 (5.5) | 15 (4.9) | 12 (6.5) | |
| AGE 1ST TRANSACTIONAL SEX | ||||
| < 14 | 11 (6.3) | 6 (4.5) | 5 (12.5) | 0.15* |
| 14–19 | 109 (62.6) | 84 (62.7) | 23 (62.5) | |
| > 19 | 54 (31.0) | 44 (32.8) | 10 (25.0) | |
| IDENTITY | ||||
| Gay | 284 (47.9) | 162(43.6) | 122 (55.0) | 0.003 |
| Bi | 156 (26.3) | 98(26.4) | 58 (26.1) | |
| Trans/Woman/Other | 96 (16.2) | 75 (20.2) | 21 (9.5) | |
| Straight | 57 (9.6) | 36 (9.7) | 21 (9.5) | |
| PAST 6 MONTHS: RECEIVED MONEY/FAVORS FOR SEX? | ||||
| No | 408 (70.1) | 227 (62.9) | 181 (81.9) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 174 (29.9) | 134 (37.1) | 40 (18.1) | |
| CURRENT PARTNER WITH AGW** | ||||
| No | 138 (72.6) | 91 (90.10) | 47 (78.3) | 0.04 |
| Yes | 23 (12.1) | 10 (9.9) | 13 (21.7) | |
| WERE CONDOMS USED WITH LAST PARTNER? | ||||
| No | 366 (61.0) | 208 (55.2) | 158 (70.9) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 234 (39.0) | 169 (44.8) | 65 (29.2) | |
*
Fisher’s Exact Test used
**
This question was analyzed only among those who reported having a partner