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. 2015 Aug;105(8):1588–1595. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302307

TABLE 1—

Respondent-Driven Sampling–Adjusted HIV Prevalence by Demographic Characteristics Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women: Bogotá, Colombia, 2011

Current Study
UNFPA/MSPS Study
Demographic Characteristic Total No. HIV-Positive, No. Adjusted % (95% CI) Total No. HIV Positive, No. Adjusted % (95% CI)
Age, y
 18–24 640 48 7.5 (4.2, 10.9) 248 19 7.4 (3.7, 11.6)
 25–34 274 47 19.1 (11.2, 28.0) 138 27 15.9 (8.8, 24.1)
 35–44 61 25 32.7 (17.3, 49.9) 53 21 40.5 (21.1, 56.1)
 45–49 or over 44a 21 4 18.5 (0.7, 45.4) 46 12 21.8 (6.7, 40.6)
SES
 Lowb 823 100 11.6 (8.2, 15.4) 400 64 14.5 (10.2, 19.8)
 Highc 173 24 14.7 (6.1, 25.9) 79 14 18.0 (6.0, 29.6)
Insurance type
 Contributory 301 46 15.5 (8.0, 24.2) 241 39 14.0 (8.7, 20.6)
 Subsidized 325 38 13.3 (7.2, 19.8) 129 26 18.5 (10.7, 28.8)
 Linked, none, or unknown 370 40 8.8 (5.6, 12.6) 108 14 13.6 (5.7, 24.2)
Education
 Less than high school 165 30 20.5 (11.3, 31.2)
 Finished high school 209 31 13.5 (6.2, 22.0)
 Some university 471 43 8.2 (4.6, 12.7)
 Finished university 151 20 16.6 (6.0, 27.1)
Weekly income, Colombian pesos
 0–50 000 354 24 6.7 (3.5, 10.3)
 51 000–100 000 213 33 18.0 (9.6, 27.3)
 101 000–200 000 222 35 14.9 (6.7, 23.6)
 > 200 000 207 32 14.2 (6.1, 22.3)
Gender identity
 Transgender woman 58 8 18.0 (3.7, 35.5)
 Man 938 116 11.6 (8.3, 15.5)
Forced relocation
 Yes 112 27 18.6 (8.9, 30.5)
 No 884 97 11.2 (7.6, 15.0)
Main partner
 Yes 486 57 10.8 (6.8, 15.5)
 No 510 67 13.1 (8.4, 18.8)
Exchange sexd
 Yes 282 44 18.2 (10.9, 26.6)
 No 714 80 9.8 (6.4, 13.7)

Note. SES = socioeconomic status; UNFPA/MSPS = United Nations Population Fund and the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection. Variables without comparison data either involved different response categories or were not included in the UNFPA/MSPS Study.

a

The current study used the age range of 45–49 years, while the UNFPA/MSPS study used age > 44 years.

b

Strata 1–3.

c

Strata 4–6.

d

Sexual intercourse in exchange for money, goods, or services.