Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics and drug use information for 654 active male sex workers from three Vietnamese cities.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | City in Vietnam | χ2 (df) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Hanoi n = 217 N (%) | Nha Trang n = 151 N (%) | Ho Chi Minh City n = 286 N (%) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <21 | 258 (39.4) | 86 (39.6) | 66 (43.7) | 106 (37.1) | 1.8 (2) | 0.40 |
| ≥21 | 396 (60.6) | 131 (60.4) | 85 (56.3) | 180 (62.9) | ||
| Highest education | ||||||
| <Secondary education | 379 (57.9) | 99 (45.6) | 95 (62.9) | 185 (64.7) | 20.4 (2) | <0.001 |
| ≥Secondary education | 275 (42.1) | 118 (54.4) | 56 (37.1) | 101 (35.3) | ||
| Income (Vietnam Dong) | ||||||
| <3 875 000 (median) | 327 (50.0) | 110 (50.7) | 81 (53.6) | 136 (47.6) | 1.5 (2) | 0.47 |
| ≥3 875 000 | 327 (50.0) | 107 (49.3) | 70 (46.4) | 150 (52.4) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single, never married | 633 (96.8) | 204 (94.0) | 147 (97.4) | 282 (98.6) | 8.6 (2) | 0.014 |
| Married/Separated/Divorced | 21 (3.2) | 13 (6.0) | 4 (2.6) | 4 (1.4) | ||
| Stable housing during the last 30 days | ||||||
| Yes | 78 (11.9) | 35 (16.1) | 2 (1.3) | 41 (14.3) | 21.4 (2) | <0.001 |
| No | 576 (88.1) | 182 (83.9) | 149 (98.7) | 245 (85.7) | ||
| How long lived at current residence? | ||||||
| <6 months | 220 (33.6) | 105 (48.4) | 46 (30.5) | 69 (24.1) | 75.9 (6) | <0.001 |
| ≥6 months but <2 years | 105 (16.1) | 37 (17.1) | 10 (6.6) | 58 (20.3) | ||
| ≥2 years but <5 years | 104 (15.9) | 41 (18.9) | 16 (10.6) | 47 (16.4) | ||
| ≥5 years | 225 (34.4) | 34 (15.7) | 79 (52.3) | 112 (39.2) | ||
| Drugs used in the past 30 days | ||||||
| Marijuana | 66 (10.1) | 25 (11.5) | 20 (13.2) | 21 (7.3) | 4.5 (2) | 0.10 |
| Amphetamines | 117 (17.9) | 9 (4.1) | 13 (8.6) | 95 (33.2) | 82.5 (2) | <0.001 |
| Ecstasy or ketamine | 99 (15.1) | 29 (13.4) | 20 (13.2) | 50 (17.5) | 2.2 (2) | 0.34 |
| Heroin or opium | 48 (7.3) | 23 (10.6) | 13 (8.6) | 12 (4.2) | 7.9 (2) | 0.019 |
| Any hard drugsA | 168 (25.7) | 40 (18.4) | 23 (15.2) | 105 (36.7) | 32.8 (2) | <0.001 |
| Injecting drug use | 29 (4.4) | 10 (4.6) | 12 (7.9) | 7 (2.4) | 7.1 (2) | 0.029 |
df, degrees of freedom
A
Includes the use of the following substances: heroin, opium, amphetamines, ketamine and cocaine.