Table 6.
Prevalence of HIV risk-related characteristics of transgender women as compared with MSM participants in Togo (N=605)
| Total | MSM | Transgender women | χ2pa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV risk-related characteristic | n | % | n | % | n | % | n |
| Median number of receptive anal sex partners, past 12 months (IQR)b | 0 (0 to 1) | 0 (0 to 0) | 1 (0 to 2) | <0.001*** | |||
| Sexual position, past 12 months | |||||||
| Insertive only | 101 | 38.7 | 95 | 41.7 | 6 | 18.2 | 0.01* |
| Receptive only | 36 | 13.8 | 18 | 7.9 | 18 | 54.6 | <0.001*** |
| Versatile | 124 | 47.5 | 115 | 50.4 | 9 | 27.3 | 0.01* |
| Condomless anal sex, last anal sex episode | 146 | 24.3 | 127 | 23.0 | 19 | 39.6 | 0.01* |
| Sold sex to male partner, past 12 months | 172 | 28.5 | 152 | 27.4 | 20 | 40.8 | 0.046* |
| Living with HIV | 51 | 8.5 | 42 | 7.6 | 9 | 18.8 | 0.008** |
p<0.05
p<0.01
p<0.001
p-value derived using Pearson's chi-square test
p-value derived using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test; MSM, men who have sex with men.