Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of previously-diagnosed Nigerian men who have sex with men and transgender women living with HIV
| Characteristics | Disclosed to Male Sexual Partners | P | Disclosed to Female Sexual Partners | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (n = 340) |
Some/All (n = 153) |
None (n = 188) |
Some/All (n = 34) |
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| Age | ||||||
| ≤ 21 years | 59 (70.2) | 25 (29.8) | 0.700 | 20 (87.0) | 3 (13.0) | < 0.001 |
| 22–30 years | 229 (69.6) | 100 (30.4) | 135 (90.6) | 14 (9.4) | ||
| > 30 years | 52 (65.0) | 28 (35.0) | 33 (66.0) | 17 (34.0) | ||
| Gender Identity | ||||||
| Cisgender Man | 249 (67.3) | 121 (32.7) | 0.310 | 155 (85.6) | 26 (14.4) | 0.724 |
| Transgender Woman | 49 (76.6) | 15 (23.4) | 14 (77.8) | 4 (22.2) | ||
| Other/Unknown | 42 (71.2) | 17 (28.8) | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | ||
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||
| Gay/Homosexual | 110 (67.1) | 54 (32.9) | 0.794* | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 0.743 |
| Bisexual | 228 (69.9) | 98 (30.1) | 177 (85.1) | 31 (14.9) | ||
| Other/Unknown | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Education Level | ||||||
| Junior Secondary or Less | 16 (55.2) | 13 (44.8) | 0.083* | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | 0.890 |
| Senior Secondary | 187 (73.6) | 67 (26.4) | 95 (84.8) | 17 (15.2) | ||
| Higher than Senior Secondary | 134 (65.4) | 71 (34.6) | 81 (85.3) | 14 (14.7) | ||
| Unknown | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Unemployed | 50 (69.4) | 22 (30.6) | 0.587 | 24 (96.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0.122 |
| Student | 48 (75.0) | 16 (25.0) | 26 (96.3) | 1 (3.7) | ||
| Professional/Self-Employed | 40 (64.5) | 22 (35.5) | 25 (86.2) | 4 (13.8) | ||
| Entertainment/Hospitality | 32 (78.0) | 9 (22.0) | 13 (72.2) | 5 (27.8) | ||
| Driver/Laborer | 6 (66.7) | 3 (33.3) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | ||
| Other/Unknown | 164 (66.9) | 81 (33.1) | 95 (81.2) | 22 (18.8) | ||
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Single/Never Married | 306 (70.7) | 127 (29.3) | 0.062 | 169 (90.4) | 18 (9.6) | < 0.001 |
| Married/Cohabiting | 23 (60.5) | 15 (39.5) | 12 (46.2) | 14 (53.8) | ||
| Divorced/Widowed/Other | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Site | ||||||
| Abuja | 210 (70.9) | 86 (29.1) | 0.244 | 127 (82.5) | 27 (17.5) | 0.225 |
| Lagos | 130 (66.0) | 67 (34.0) | 61 (89.7) | 7 (10.3) | ||
All data are presented as n (%). Comparisons were made between groups using Pearson’s Chi-square test or, if indicated by an asterisk (*), exact Chi-square test. Statistically significant p-values (p ≤ 0.05) are in bold