Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics at inclusion of the 99 men who have sex with men (MSM) attending the Centre National de Référence des Infections Sexuellement Transmissibles et de la Thérapie Antirétrovirale (CNRIST/TAR), which constitutes the principal clinic for sexually transmitted infections of Bangui
| Variables | N (%) | P |
|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | ||
| 14-19 | 10 (10.1) | < 0.001 |
| 20-24 | 51 (51.5) | |
| 25-29 | 21 (21.2) | |
| 30-34 | 14 (14.1) | |
| 35-39 | 3 (3.1) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Life couple (with male partner) | 15 (15.4) | 0.51 |
| Single | 84 (84.8) | |
| Professional activity | ||
| Civil servant | 8 (8.3) | 0.002 |
| Student | 23 (23.9) | |
| Merchant | 11 (11.5) | |
| Unemployed | 32 (33.3) | |
| seller | 22 (22.9) | |
| Living place | ||
| District 8 | 26 (26.3) | 0.08 |
| District 4 | 15 (15.2) | |
| District 5 | 18 (18.2) | |
| District 10 | 10 (10.1) | |
| District 3 | 13 (13.1) | |
| District 2 | 8 (8.1) | |
| District 6 | 5 (5.1) | |
| District 1 | 2 (2.1) | |
| District 9 | 2 (2.1) |