Table 1. Baseline demographic characteristics of MSM and TGW Participants.
| Characteristics | Overall (N = 2,646) N (%) |
MSMd (n = 1,860) N (%) |
TGWe (n = 786) N (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 26.2(7.1) | 26.4(7.3) | 25.8(6.6) | 0.046a |
| Age 18–25 | 1475(55.7) | 1029(55.3) | 446(56.7) | 0.50c |
| Age>25 | 1171(44.3) | 831(44.7) | 340(43.3) | |
| Site | <0.001c | |||
| RSAT BKKh | 639(24.2) | 536(28.8) | 103(13.1) | |
| SWING BKKi | 307(11.6) | 289(15.5) | 18(2.3) | |
| SWING PTYj | 217(8.2) | 193(10.4) | 24(3.0) | |
| Sisters | 370(14) | 61(3.3) | 309(39.3) | |
| Caremat | 850(32.1) | 565(30.4) | 285(36.3) | |
| RSAT SKk | 263(9.9) | 216(11.6) | 47(6.0) | |
| Marital status | <0.001c | |||
| Single | 1940(73.3) | 1321(71) | 619(78.8) | |
| Living together with male partner | 589(22.3) | 434(23.3) | 155(19.7) | |
| Ever been married to a woman | 95(3.6) | 92(5.0) | 3(0.4) | |
| Missing | 22(0.8) | 13(0.7) | 9(1.1) | |
| Religion | 0.001c | |||
| Buddhism | 2466(93.2) | 1714(92.2) | 752(95.7) | |
| Others | 160(6.0) | 131(7.0) | 29(3.7) | |
| Missing | 20(0.8) | 15(0.8) | 5(0.6) | |
| Education | <0.001c | |||
| Less than bachelor degree | 1903(71.9) | 1246(67.0) | 657(83.6) | |
| Bachelor degree or above | 720(27.2) | 594(31.9) | 126(16.0) | |
| Missing | 23(0.9) | 20(1.1) | 3(0.4) | |
| Main occupation | <0.001c | |||
| Unemployed/student | 902(34.1) | 663(35.6) | 239(30.4) | |
| Employed | 1105(41.8) | 814(43.8) | 291(37.0) | |
| Sex workers | 622(23.5) | 368(19.8) | 254(32.3) | |
| Missing | 17(0.6) | 15(0.8) | 2(0.3) | |
| Income(THBl) | ||||
| Median(IQR) | 10000(9000- 15000) |
10000(9000- 18000) |
10000(9000- 15000) |
<0.001b |
| >10,000 Baht/month | 1072(40.5) | 792(42.6) | 280(35.6) | <0.001c |
| Can’t identify/Missing | 365(13.8) | 266(14.3) | 99(12.6) | |
| Have ever had HIV testing before enrollment | 0.12c | |||
| No | 1278(48.3) | 919(49.4) | 359(45.7) | |
| Yes | 1277(48.3) | 882(47.4) | 395(50.3) | |
| Missing | 91(3.4) | 59(3.2) | 32(4.0) | |
| Have ever used PrEPf | 0.42c | |||
| No | 1955(73.9) | 1375(73.9) | 580(73.8) | |
| Yes | 58(2.2) | 45(2.4) | 13(1.7) | |
| Never known PrEPf | 617(23.3) | 428(23.0) | 189(24.0) | |
| Missing | 16(0.6) | 12(0.7) | 4(0.5) | |
| Have ever used PEPg | 0.13c | |||
| No | 1956(73.9) | 1364(73.3) | 592(75.3) | |
| Yes | 89(3.4) | 71(3.8) | 18(2.3) | |
| Never known PEPg | 595(22.5) | 420(22.6) | 175(22.3) | |
| Missing | 6(0.2) | 5(0.3) | 1(0.1) |
ap-value for comparison of mean of characteristic between groups (Two-sample t test)
bp-value for comparison of median of characteristics between groups (Mann-Whitney two-statistic)
cp-value for comparison of proportion of characteristics between groups (Chi-square test)
dMSM: Men who have Sex with Men
eTGW: Transgender Women
fPrEP: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
gPEP: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
hRSAT BKK: Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand, Bangkok
iSWING BKK: Service Workers in Group Foundation, Bangkok
jSWING PTY: Service Workers in Group Foundation, Pattaya
kRSAT SK: Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand, Songkhla
lTHB: Thai Baht