Table 2.
Awareness of HIV transmission risks, gender of sexual partners, and condom use among men who have sex with men by city
| Variables | Ouagadougou | Bobo-Dioulasso | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (RDS-unadjusted %) | RDS-adjusted % (95% CI) | n (RDS-unadjusted %) | RDS-adjusted % (95% CI) | |
| Knowledge of the type of sex with the highest risk of HIV acquisition | ||||
| Vaginal sex is higher risk | 124 (37.5) | 41.7 (36.4–47.2) | 80 (24.5) | 27.2 (22.4–32.5) |
| Anal sex is higher risk | 39 (11.7) | 7.6 (5.6–10.3) | 74 (22.6) | 25.0 (20.4–30.2) |
| Oral sex is higher risk | 15 (4.5) | 4.0 (2.5–6.5) | 9 (2.8) | 1.4 (0.7–2.8) |
| Vaginal, anal and oral sex have similar risk | 151 (45.4) | 46.7 (41.4–52.1) | 161 (49.2) | 46.4 (41.0–51.9) |
| Don’t know | 4 (1.2) | 1.1 (0.4–2.9) | 3 (0.9) | 0.9 (0.3–2.9) |
| Total | 333 | 327 | ||
| Knowledge of the type of anal sex with the highest risk of HIV acquisition | ||||
| Receptive anal sex is higher risk | 57 (17.3) | 15.2 (11.8–19.2) | 41 (12.5) | 16.1 (12.1–21.1) |
| Insertive anal sex is higher risk | 40 (12.1) | 12.0 (8.9–16.0) | 34 (10.4) | 16.0 (11.7–21.4) |
| Receptive and insertive anal intercourse have similar risk | 228 (69.1) | 72.8 (67.9–77.3) | 222 (67.7) | 67.9 (61.9–73.4) |
| Don’t know | 5 (1.5) | 1.5 (0.6–3.6) | 31 (9.5) | 9.6 (6.8–13.4) |
| Total | 330 | 328 | ||
| Concurrent sexual partners during the last 12 months | ||||
| Male and female sexual partners | ||||
| No | 181 (54.5) | 175 (53.7) | ||
| Yes | 151 (45.5) | 45.4 (40.1–50.7) | 151 (46.3) | 51.8 (46.3–57.2) |
| Total | 332 | 326 | ||
| At least 2 male sexual partners | ||||
| No | 103 (31.0) | 129 (39.6) | ||
| Yes | 229 (69.0) | 69.3 (64.2–74.0) | 197 (60.4) | 56.3 (50.8–61.7) |
| Total | 332 | 326 | ||
| At least 2 female sexual partners | ||||
| No | 221 (66.8) | 259 (79.5) | ||
| Yes | 110 (33.2) | 35.4 (30.4–40.8) | 67 (20.6) | 24.2 (19.6–29.5) |
| Total | 331 | 326 | ||
| Condom use during the last sexual intercourse | ||||
| With a regular male sexual partner | ||||
| No | 54 (18.1) | 82 (28.7) | ||
| Yes | 244 (81.9) | 79.9 (74.9–84.1) | 204 (71.3) | 72.5 (67.1–77.3) |
| Total | 298 | 286 | ||
| With a casual male sexual partner | ||||
| No | 34 (13.0) | 85.5 (80.5–89.4) | 33 (14.7) | 74.5 (66.8–80.9) |
| Yes | 228 (87.0) | 191 (85.3) | ||
| Total | 262 | 224 | ||
| With a regular female sexual partner | ||||
| No | 34 (23.0) | 27 (20.6) | ||
| Yes | 114 (77.0) | 83.3 (77.4–87.9) | 104 (79.4) | 86.3 (80.5–90.7) |
| Total | 148 | 131 | ||
| With a casual female sexual partner | ||||
| No | 13 (9.2) | 11 (10.9) | ||
| Yes | 128 (90.8) | 94.9 (91.4–97.0) | 90 (89.1) | 89.6 (82.0–94.2) |
| Total | 141 | 101 | ||
| Consistent use of condoms | ||||
| With a regular male sexual partner | ||||
| No | 143 (48.0) | 137 (48.4) | ||
| Yes | 155 (52.0) | 58.0 (50.2–61.2) | 146 (51.6) | 57.4 (51.6–63.0) |
| Total | 298 | 283 | ||
| With a casual male sexual partner | ||||
| No | 79 (30.0) | 86 (38.9) | ||
| Yes | 184 (70.0) | 68.0 (62.1–73.4) | 135 (61.1) | 56.1 (49.4–62.7) |
| Total | 263 | 221 | ||
| With a regular female sexual partner | ||||
| No | 74 (50.0) | 47 (36.2) | ||
| Yes | 74 (50.0) | 56.9 (48.9–64.6) | 83 (63.8) | 68.1 (59.7–75.4) |
| Total | 148 | 130 | ||
| With a casual female sexual partner | ||||
| No | 34 (24.1) | 27 (26.5) | ||
| Yes | 107 (75.9) | 68.5 (59.9–76.1) | 75 (73.5) | 73.5 (64.0–81.3) |
| Total | 141 | 102 | ||
| Ever experienced condom breakage during the last 12 months | ||||
| No | 231 (70.4) | 70.8 (65.6–75.5) | 221 (67.6) | 68.0 (62.7–72.8) |
| Yes | 97 (29.6) | 29.2 (24.5–34.4) | 106 (32.4) | 32.0 (27.2–37.3) |
| Total | 328 | 327 | ||