Table 2.
Condom Use, Sexual Behavior, Stigma, and Discrimination Characteristics of Men Who Have Sex With Men Living in Lomé (n = 354) and Kara (n = 329)
| Characteristic | Lomé | Kara | Pooled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N (%) | RDS-weighted % (95% CI) | n/N (%) | RDS-weighted % (95% CI) | n/N (%) | p | |
| Total | 354/354 (100) | 329/329 (100) | 683/683 (100) | |||
| Condom used always in the last month when having anal sex with another male partner | 224/354 (63.3) | 56.2 (47.9–64.5) | 150/329 (45.6) | 44.0 (37.7–50.3) | 374/683 (54.8) | <.01 |
| Was a condom used last time you had sex with… | ||||||
| Male | 280/354 (79.1) | 76.4 (69.6–83.2) | 244/329 (74.2) | 70.3 (64.1–76.6) | 524/683 (76.7) | .13 |
| Main male partner | 212/286 (74.1) | 68.9 (59.3–78.6) | 231/321 (72.0) | 69.5 (63.1–76.0) | 443/607 (73.0) | .55 |
| Casual male partner | 217/246 (88.2) | 87.2 (79.7–94.7) | 213/247 (86.2) | 83.7 (77.0–90.6) | 430/493 (87.2) | .51 |
| Female (anal/vaginal) | 120/179 (67.0) | 58.6 (38.7–78.5) | 72/115 (62.6) | NA | 192/294 (65.3) | <.01 |
| Main female partner | 79/124 (63.7) | 76.7 (58.4–95.1) | 55/77 (71.4) | 82.1 (68.7–95.4) | 134/201 (66.7) | .26 |
| Casual female partner | 64/83 (80.1) | 82.1 (60.7–100) | 57/68 (83.8) | 83.9 (69.3–98.6) | 121/151 (80.1) | .30 |
| Condom access when needed | <.01 | |||||
| Very difficult | 7/354 (2.0) | 1.6 (−0.0 to 3.1) | 28/329 (8.5) | 10.0 (5.9–14.1) | 35/683 (5.1) | |
| Sometimes | 101/354 (28.5) | 26.7 (19.3–34.1) | 224/329 (68.1) | 66.5 (60.0–73.1) | 325/683 (47.6) | |
| Very easy | 242/354 (68.4) | 70.6 (63.1–78.2) | 71/329 (21.6) | 22.3 (16.5–28.0) | 313/683 (45.8) | |
| Refused to answer/do not know | 4/354 (1.1) | 1.1 (−0.0 to 2.3) | 6/329 (1.8) | 1.2 (0.0–2.4) | 10/683 (1.5) | |
| In the last 12 months…, mean (IQR) | ||||||
| No. of men you have had anal sex with | 3.7 (1–25) | NA | 4.0 (1–28) | NA | 3.9 (1–40) | .59 |
| No. of men you have had insertive anal sex with | 1.1 (0–20) | NA | 1.2 (0–8) | NA | 1.2 (0–20) | .95 |
| No. of men you have had receptive anal sex with | 1.4 (0–30) | NA | 0.9 (0–9) | NA | 1.0 (0–20) | .42 |
| No. of main partners you have had anal sexa | 1.1 (0–5) | NA | 1.5 (0–7) | NA | 1.3 (0–9) | <.01 |
| No. of casual partners you have had anal sexa | 2.9 (0–19) | NA | 2.3 (0–13) | NA | 2.6 (0–25) | .17 |
| No. of partners anal sex with last montha | 3.4 (0–15) | NA | 3.4 (0–18) | NA | 3.4 (0–20) | .96 |
| Ever felt that family members have made discriminatory remarksb | 54/354 (15.3) | 10.3 (6.2–14.4) | 64/329 (19.5) | 16.8 (12.0–21.7) | 118/683 (17.3) | .15 |
| Ever had difficulties accessing health servicesb | 60/354 (17.0) | 22.2 (15.4–29.0) | 24/329 (7.3) | 78.0 (3.5–12.5) | 84/683 (12.3) | <.01 |
| Ever avoided health servicesb | 25/354 (7.1) | 7.6 (3.7–11.6) | 30/329 (9.1) | 13.0 (7.8–18.3) | 55/683 (8.1) | .32 |
| Ever been verbally harassedb | 67/354 (18.9) | 12.9 (8.3–17.6) | 60/329 (18.2) | 15.1 (10.8–19.3) | 127/683 (18.6) | .82 |
| Ever been blackmailedb | 57/354 (16.1) | 11.2 (7.0–15.3) | 72/329 (21.9) | 19.3 (14.4–24.3) | 129/683 (19.0) | .05 |
| Ever been forced to have sex | 25/354 (7.1) | 6.7 (2.8–10.6) | 27/329 (8.2) | 8.8 (5.1–12.5) | 52/683 (7.6) | .57 |
Significant p-values are noted in bold.
a
Insertive or receptive anal sex.
b
Because of having sex with other men.