Table 3.
Biodemographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 210)
| Characteristics | Distribution | Percentage |
| Age | ||
| Adolescents aged 15–19 years | 121 | 57.6 |
| Young people aged 20–24 years | 89 | 42.4 |
| Highest education level | ||
| None/Primary education | 52 | 24.8 |
| Secondary education | 61 | 29.0 |
| Postsecondary education | 97 | 46.2 |
| Population group | ||
| Young MSM | 175 | 83.3 |
| Young transgender people | 35 | 16.7 |
| Occupation | ||
| Students | 113 | 53.8 |
| Job/service | 55 | 26.2 |
| Sex work | 13 | 6.2 |
| Business | 5 | 2.4 |
| ‘Badhai’ (traditional entertainer at marriage/birth ceremonies) | 19 | 9.0 |
| Others | 5 | 2.4 |
| Location of social network | ||
| Areas within and around tertiary institutions | 46 | 21.9 |
| Open parks and recreation centres | 114 | 54.3 |
| Municipal areas | 30 | 14.3 |
| Resource centres | 20 | 9.5 |