Table 7.
Prevalence of HIV risk-related characteristics of transgender women as compared with MSM participants in Burkina Faso (N=541)
| Total | MSM | Transgender women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV risk-related characteristic | n | % | n | % | n | % | χ2pa |
| Median number of receptive anal sex partners, past 12 months (IQR)b | 1 (0 to 2) | 2 (0 to 2) | 3 (2 to 6) | <0.001*** | |||
| Sexual position, past 12 months | |||||||
| Insertive only | 210 | 38.8 | 205 | 46.3 | 5 | 5.1 | <0.001*** |
| Receptive only | 78 | 14.4 | 25 | 5.6 | 53 | 54.1 | <0.001*** |
| Versatile | 253 | 46.8 | 213 | 48.1 | 40 | 40.8 | 0.19 |
| Condomless anal sex, last anal sex episode | 134 | 24.8 | 106 | 24.0 | 28 | 28.6 | 0.34 |
| Sold sex to male partner, past 12 months | 207 | 39.1 | 164 | 37.8 | 43 | 44.8 | 0.20 |
| Living with HIV | 27 | 5.0 | 22 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 0.96 |
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001
a
p-value derived using Pearson's chi-square test
b
p-value derived using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test; MSM, men who have sex with men.