Table 1. Demographic and behavioral characteristics of participants in three repeated cross-sectional surveys of men who have sex with men; Georgia, 2010–2015.
| Characteristic | Tbilisi | Batumi | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | P-value for trend | 2015 | |
| n (%) (N = 278) |
n (%) (N = 218) |
n (%) (N = 300) |
n(%) (N = 115) |
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| Demographic | |||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≤ 24 | 86(30.9) | 83(38.1) | 111(37.0) | 0.01 | 35(30.4) |
| > 24 | 192 (69.1) | 135 (61.9) | 189 (63.0) | 80(69.5) | |
| Median age (years) | 29.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | ---- | 29 |
| Education years | |||||
| No education or ≤ 6 | 153 (55.0) | 98 (45.0) | 162 (54.0) | 0.05 | 67(58.2) |
| More than 6 | 125 (45.0) | 120 (55.0) | 138 (46.0) | 48(41.7) | |
| Georgian nationality | 228 (82.0) | 196 (89.9) | 297 (99.0) | <0.001 | 113(98.2) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 54 (19.5) | 30 (13.8) | 31 (10.3) | 0.007 | 22(19.1) |
| Single | 223(80.5) | 188(86.2) | 269(89.6) | 93(80.8) | |
| Drug use history during the last 12 months | |||||
| No drug use or injection | 212(76.2) | 177(81.1) | 241 (80.3) | 0.59 | 69(60) |
| Non-injecting drug use | 54 (19.4) | 35 (16.0) | 52 (17.3) | 43(37.3) | |
| Injecting drug use | 12 (4.3) | 6 (2.7) | 7 (2.3) | 3(2.6) | |
| Sexual behavior | |||||
| Median # of anal/oral partners in the last 12 months | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | ---- | 2 |
| Used condom at last anal intercourse with a male partner1 | 181 (68.6) | 153 (73.2) | 177 (65.0) | 0.11 | 95(83.3) |
| Used condom at last anal intercourse with a male regular partner1 | 117(64.6) | 102(68.5) | 127(59.6) | 0.21 | 71(68.2) |
| Used condom at last anal intercourse with a male commercial partner1 | 48 (64.0) | 18 (81.8) | 39 (79.5) | 0.02 | 14(93.3) |
| Used condom at last anal intercourse with a male occasional partner1 | 141(70.1) | 97(75.8) | 143(69.0) | 0.39 | 72(83.7) |
| Had female partner in the last 12 months | 173 (71.4) | 112 (68.7) | 168 (78.5) | 0.07 | 60(69.7) |
| Used condom at last intercourse with a female partner1 | 100 (57.8) | 77 (68.8) | 112 (67.4) | 0.14 | 42(70) |
| HIV testing history | |||||
| Tested for HIV in the last year | 73 (61.8) | 74 (55.6) | 125 (70.6) | <0.001 | 59(79.7) |
| Tested for HIV between 1 and 2 years ago | 14(11.8) | 33(24.8) | 27(15.2) | 8(10.8) | |
| Tested for HIV more than 2 years ago | 31(26.2) | 26(19.5) | 25(14.1) | 7(9.4) | |
1 Only among participants who reported having sex with such kind of persons in the last 12 months.