Table 1.
Demographics and HIV characteristics of HIV-positive Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Nigeria by their antiretroviral treatment (ART) status at enrollment.
| TOTAL | HIV Positive | ART | Non-ART | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Col. % | n | Col. % | n | Col. % | ||
| 186 | 100.0 | 58 | 100.0 | 128 | 100.0 | ||
| Age, years | |||||||
| 16–20 | 25 | 13.5 | 4 | 7.0 | 21 | 16.4 | 0.06 |
| 21–25 | 63 | 34.1 | 16 | 28.1 | 47 | 36.7 | |
| 26–30 | 67 | 36.2 | 23 | 40.4 | 44 | 34.3 | |
| 31+ | 30 | 16.2 | 14 | 24.6 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| Missing | 1 | ||||||
| Education | |||||||
| Never, Quranic, Primary | 21 | 11.7 | 5 | 9.3 | 16 | 12.8 | 0.05 |
| JSS | 11 | 6.2 | 1 | 1.9 | 10 | 8.0 | |
| SSS | 77 | 43.0 | 19 | 35.2 | 58 | 46.4 | |
| Higher SSS | 70 | 39.1 | 29 | 53.7 | 41 | 32.8 | |
| Missing | 7 | ||||||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Not Working | 49 | 26.5 | 11 | 19.3 | 38 | 29.7 | 0.29 |
| Student | 112 | 60.5 | 39 | 68.4 | 73 | 57.0 | |
| Working | 24 | 13.0 | 7 | 12.3 | 17 | 13.3 | |
| Missing | 1 | ||||||
| Religion | |||||||
| Christian | 128 | 69.6 | 43 | 75.4 | 85 | 66.9 | 0.24 |
| Muslim and other | 56 | 30.4 | 14 | 24.6 | 42 | 33.1 | |
| Missing | 2 | ||||||
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married/Cohabiting with woman | 23 | 12.5 | 8 | 14.0 | 15 | 11.7 | 0.34 |
| Cohabiting with man | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Divorces, separated, widowed | 12 | 6.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 10 | 7.8 | |
| Single, never married | 149 | 80.5 | 46 | 80.7 | 103 | 80.5 | |
| Missing | 1 | ||||||
| Sexual Orientation | |||||||
| Gay, Homosexual | 57 | 31.0 | 20 | 35.7 | 37 | 28.9 | 0.36 |
| Bisexual | 127 | 69.0 | 36 | 64.3 | 91 | 71.1 | |
| Missing | 2 | ||||||
| Told family MSM Status | |||||||
| No | 148 | 80.4 | 43 | 75.4 | 105 | 82.7 | 0.25 |
| Yes | 36 | 19.6 | 14 | 24.6 | 22 | 17.3 | |
| Missing | 2 | ||||||
| Told health care worker MSM Status | |||||||
| No | 115 | 62.5 | 25 | 45.6 | 89 | 70.1 | 0.002 |
| Yes | 69 | 37.5 | 31 | 54.4 | 38 | 29.9 | |
| Missing | 2 | ||||||
| Disclosure of MSM status | |||||||
| None | 101 | 55.2 | 23 | 40.4 | 78 | 61.9 | 0.02 |
| Family only | 13 | 7.1 | 3 | 5.3 | 10 | 7.9 | |
| Health care worker only | 46 | 25.1 | 20 | 35.1 | 26 | 20.6 | |
| Both | 23 | 12.6 | 11 | 19.3 | 12 | 9.5 | |
| Missing | 3 | ||||||
| Discuss HIV with closest MSM friends (up to 5) | |||||||
| At least once a week or month | |||||||
| <40% | 8 | 8.3 | 4 | 10.0 | 4 | 7.1 | 0.60 |
| 40–<80% | 23 | 23.7 | 7 | 17.5 | 15 | 26.8 | |
| 80–100% | 66 | 68.0 | 29 | 72.5 | 37 | 66.1 | |
| Missing | 89 | ||||||
| Never or <once a month | |||||||
| <40% | 6 | 5.1 | 5 | 15.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.01 |
| 40–<80% | 23 | 19.5 | 7 | 21.9 | 15 | 17.7 | |
| 80–100% | 89 | 75.4 | 19 | 62.5 | 69 | 81.2 | |
| Missing | 68 | ||||||
| HIV Characteristics at Baseline | |||||||
| CD4, cells/uL | |||||||
| <200 | 35 | 19.8 | 8 | 14.0 | 27 | 22.5 | 0.02 |
| 200–349 | 66 | 37.3 | 16 | 28.1 | 50 | 41.7 | |
| >350 | 76 | 43.9 | 32 | 57.9 | 43 | 35.8 | |
| Mean | 334.6 | 380 | 313 | 0.01 | |||
| Missing | 9 | ||||||
| Viral load, copies/ml | |||||||
| <10,000 | 60 | 35.5 | 47 | 83.9 | 13 | 11.5 | <0.0001 |
| 10,000–99,999 | 55 | 32.5 | 8 | 14.3 | 47 | 41.6 | |
| >100,000 | 54 | 32.0 | 9 | 1.8 | 53 | 46.9 | |
| Missing | 17 | ||||||
| WHO HIV Disease Stage | |||||||
| 1 | 154 | 82.8 | 46 | 79.3 | 108 | 84.4 | 0.40 |
| 2 | 32 | 17.2 | 12 | 20.7 | 20 | 15.6 | |