Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N=168).
| Characteristics | Men who have sex with men (n=49) | Transgender women (n=49) | People who use drugs (n=70) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 22.6 (3.3) | 25.6 (3.0) | 23.7 (4.0) | |
| Sex, n (%) |
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Male | 49 (100) | 0 | 56 (80) |
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Female | 0 (0) | 0 | 14 (20) |
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Transgender | 0 (0) | 49 (100) | 0 |
| Marital status, n (%) |
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Single | 49 (100) | 45 (92) | 56 (80) |
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Partnered | 0 (0) | 4 (8) | 14 (20) |
| Educational level, n (%) |
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No education | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
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Elementary (grades 1-6) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 5 (7) |
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Middle school (grades 7-9) | 1 (2) | 14 (29) | 13 (19) |
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High school (grades 10-12) | 34 (69) | 31 (63) | 47 (67) |
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Technical college/university | 14 (29) | 2 (4) | 5 (7) |
| Employment, n (%) |
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Private job | 34 (68) | 9 (18) | 18 (26) |
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Government job | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Self-employed | 3 (6) | 6 (12) | 13(19) |
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Singing/Dancing | 0 (0) | 12 (24) | 2 (3) |
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Sex work | 1 (2) | 26 (52) | 20 (29) |
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Unemployed | 10 (20) | 7 (14) | 9 (1) |
| Living situation, n (%) |
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Living with parents/family | 25 (51) | 7 (14) | 52 (74) |
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Living with male partner | 6 (12) | 2 (4) | 5 (7) |
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Living alone | 17 (35) | 39 (80) | 9 (13) |
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Living with friends/others | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 4 (6) |
| Drug use, n (%) |
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Ever taken drugs | 1 (2) | 5 (10) | 70 (100) |
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Ever injected drugs | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 58 (83) |
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Injected drugs in prior 1 month | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 48 (83)a |
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History of needle exchange | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 41 (71)a |
aProportion calculated among those who ever injected drugs.