Table 1.

Characteristics of Southern African Women Who Have Sex with Women [M (SD)/n (%)] (N = 591)^a

Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (years)	26.0 (6.68)
Race
Black	464 (78.5)
Colored	73 (12.4)
Other	52 (8.8)
Education
Low	269 (45.5)
High	319 (54.0)
Ever married
No	543 (91.9)
Yes	48 (8.1)
Country
Botswana	51 (8.6)
Namibia	112 (19.0)
South Africa	360 (60.9)
Zimbabwe	68 (11.5)
Regular income
No	302 (51.1)
Yes	280 (47.4)
Medical Aid
No	374 (63.3)
Yes	211 (35.7)
Psychosocial characteristics
Sexual identity
Lesbian or gay	452 (76.5)
Other	136 (23.0)
Gender role identity
Masculinityb	2.57 (1.23)
Femininityc	2.93 (1.28)
Concealment of sexual orientationd	2.06 (0.87)
Internalized homophobiae	1.59 (0.66)
Sense of belonging
Sense of belonging to communityf	2.86 (0.66)
Sense of belonging to LGBT communityg	3.25 (0.60)
Sexual experience
No. of female partners in past three months
0 partners	63 (10.7)
1 partner	311 (52.6)
2 or more partners	182 (30.8)
Consensual sex with man in past three months
No	488 (82.6)
Yes	103 (17.4)
Forced sex with woman
No	495 (83.8)
Yes	96 (16.2)
Forced sex with man
No	446 (75.5)
Yes	145 (24.5)
Transactional sex with woman
No	501 (84.8)
Yes	90 (15.2)
Transactional sex with man
No	529 (89.5)
Yes	62 (10.5)
Sexual health
Ever received STI/HIV information specifically for WSM
No	363 (61.4)
Yes	228 (38.6)
STI knowledgeh	1.38 (0.70)
Knowledge about HIV transmissioni	7.50 (1.49)
Perceived risk of HIV
No risk	353 (59.7)
Some risk	221 (37.4)
Number of STI symptoms in past yearj	1.85 (2.18)
Diagnosed STI in past year
No	545 (92.2)
Yes	46 (7.8)
Ever tested for HIV
No	128 (21.7)
Yes	463 (78.3)
Self-reported HIV status
Positive	41 (6.9)
Negative or don’t know	550 (93.1)
Mental distress
Frequency of alcohol consumptionk	1.71 (1.49)
Ever used drugs
No drug	295 (49.9)
Some drug use	296 (50.1)
Mental distressl	2.12 (0.87)
Health Care
Being open about orientation to medical providersm	2.79 (1.08)
Expected positive impact of disclosing orientation to medical providern	2.83 (1.06)

^a.Due to missing values, not all numbers add up to 591.

^bMasculinity: 3 items, 1-5;

^cFemininity: 3 items, 1-5;

^dConcealment of sexual orientation: 3 items, 1-4;

^eInternalized homophobia: 6 items, 1-4;

^fSense of belonging to community: 4 items, 1-4;

^gSense of belonging to LGBT community: 4 items, 1-4;

^hSTI knowledge: 3 items, 0-3;

ⁱKnowledge about HIV transmission: 9 items, 0-9;

^jSTI symptoms: 9 items, 0-9;

^kalcohol consumption: 4 items, 0-4;

^lMental distress: 10 items, 1-5 ;

^mBeing open about orientation to medical providers: 1 item, 1-4;

ⁿExpected positive impact of disclosing to providers: 1 item, 1-5.