Table 4.
Characteristics of formative research participants for the Combination Prevention Effectiveness Study for young cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women, Thailand (2015-2020).
| Characteristics | MSMa (N=41) | TGWb (N=21) | Venue staff (N=24) | |
| Age (years), median (range) | 22 (18-26) | 24 (20-26) | 42 (21-52) | |
| Completed education, n (%) | ||||
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Lower than primary | 9 (22) | 1 (5) | 7 (29) |
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Primary/secondary | 26 (63) | 13 (62) | 5 (21) |
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Vocational | 4 (10) | 1 (5) | 3 (13) |
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BA or higher | 2 (5) | 6 (29) | 9 (38) |
| Duration exchanging/selling sex, n (%) | ||||
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<1 month | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | —c |
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1-6 months | 6 (15) | 3 (14) | — |
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7-12 months | 7 (17) | 2 (10) | — |
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>12 months | 28 (68) | 14 (67) | — |
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No answer | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | — |
| Location of sex work/exchange, n (%) | ||||
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Internet only | 7 (17) | 6 (29) | — |
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Venue only | 14 (34) | 4 (19) | — |
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Street-based only | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | — |
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Individual financial support (Sugar Daddy) | 1 (2) | 1 (5) | — |
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Combination | 18 (44) | 10 (48) | — |
| Sexual orientation and gender identity (based on local terminology), n (%) | ||||
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Homosexual, gay cisgender | 26 (63) | 0 (0) | 15 (63) |
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Homosexual, transgender | 0 (0) | 19 (91) | 3 (13) |
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Heterosexual | 8 (20) | 0 (0) | 4 (17) |
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Bisexual | 5 (12) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
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Do not know/not sure | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
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Other | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | 0 (0) |
| Sexual role, n (%) | ||||
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Oral | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | — |
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Anal | 4 (10) | 2 (10) | — |
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Both oral and anal | 34 (83) | 19 (91) | — |
aMSM: men who have sex with men.
bTGW: transgender women.
cNot applicable to venue staff as they do not participate in sex work.