Table 2.
HIV prevalence by selected sexual behaviour characteristics among MSM in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (N=777)
| Variable | Category | N (%) | HIV positive n (%) |
P value |
| Age at first sexual intercourse | <15 | 348 (43.4) | 49 (8.3) | 0.979 |
| 16–18 | 266 (33.9) | 29 (8.0) | ||
| >18 | 163 (22.7) | 18 (8.7) | ||
| Had sex with a woman in past 1 year | Yes | 377 (51.1) | 29 (5.5) | 0.023 |
| No | 400 (48.9) | 67 (11.2) | ||
| Bought sex past 1 year | Yes | 320 (37.6) | 41 (9.6) | 0.376 |
| No | 457 (62.4) | 55 (7.5) | ||
| Sold sex past 1 year | Yes | 644 (80.2) | 84 (9.1) | 0.108 |
| No | 133 (19.8) | 12 (5.0) | ||
| Number of non-paying insertive male partners past month | 1 | 109 (42.7) | 10 (7.9) | 0.067 |
| 2 and above | 184 (57.3) | 19 (10.3) | ||
| Number of non-paying receptive male partners in past month |
1 | 46 (35.7) | 12 (29.3) | 0.489 |
| 2 and above | 109 (64.3) | 37 (33.9) | ||
| Used a condom with last receptive non-paying partner | Yes | 73 (9.3) | 25 (34.2) | 0.002 |
| No | 450 (90.7) | 54 (12.0) | ||
| Paid another man for anal sex past month | Yes | 191 (32.6) | 13 (6.9) | 0.717 |
| No | 586 (67.4) | 30 (5.1) | ||
| Used a condom with last paid male partner | No | 554 (71.3) | 75 (13.5) | 0.059 |
| Yes | 223 (28.7) | 21 (9.4) | ||
| Sold sex to another man in past month | Yes | 540 (69.5) | 54 (10.0) | 0.771 |
| No | 237 (30.5) | 21 (8.9) | ||
| Used a condom with last paying male partner | No | 108 (20.0) | 8 (7.4) | 0.041 |
| Yes | 432 (80.0) | 60 (13.9) | ||
| Had a condom break during anal sex in past month | Yes | 102 (15.1) | 31 (24.1) | <0.001 |
| No | 395 (84.9) | 49 (7.7) | ||
| Ever participated in group sex | Yes | 232 (26.2) | 43 (13.0) | 0.015 |
| No | 545 (73.8) | 53 (6.6) |
MSM, men who have sex with men.