Table 1.
Characteristics at baseline by HIV Status
| Total (n = 392) | HIV-positive (n = 235) | HIV-negative (n = 157) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC DATA | ||||
| Mean age (SD), years | 34.3(9.2) | 35.8(9.0) | 32.1(9.2) | <0.001 |
| Self-identified gender (%) | 0.05 | |||
| MSM | 344(87.8) | 200(85.1) | 144(91.7) | |
| Transgender women | 48(12.2) | 35(14.9) | 13(8.3) | |
| Partner status (%) | 0.54 | |||
| Single | 313(79.9) | 190(80.9) | 123(78.3) | |
| Living together | 79(20.2) | 45(19.2) | 34(21.7) | |
| Education (%) | 0.27 | |||
| Lower than secondary/vocational low school | 53(13.5) | 39(16.6) | 14(8.9) | |
| Secondary school/vocational low school | 114(29.1) | 68(28.9) | 46(29.3) | |
| Vocational high school/certificate | 49(12.5) | 29(12.3) | 20(12.7) | |
| Bachelor’s degree/university | 145(37.0) | 82(34.9) | 63(40.1) | |
| Higher than bachelor | 31(7.9) | 17(7.2) | 14(8.9) | |
| Occupation (%) | 0.11 | |||
| Unemployed/home duties/retired/street singer | 36(9.2) | 19(8.1) | 17(10.8) | |
| Student | 9(2.3) | 5(2.1) | 4(2.6) | |
| Employed/freelance | 331(84.4) | 197(83.8) | 134(85.4) | |
| Sex worker | 16(4.1) | 14(6.0) | 2(1.3) | |
| Monthly income | 0.66 | |||
| <10,000 THB/<3.2M IDR/<1,000 MYR | 149(38.0) | 93(39.6) | 56(35.7) | |
| 10,000-20,000 THB/3.2-6.4M IDR/1,000-2,000 MYR | 101(25.8) | 56(23.8) | 45(28.7) | |
| 20,001-50,000 THB/6.4-15.9M IDR/2001-5,000 MYR | 107(27.3) | 66(28.1) | 41(26.1) | |
| >50,000 THB/15.9M IDR/5,000 MYR | 34(8.7) | 19(8.1) | 15(9.6) | |
| Missing | 1(0.3) | 1(0.4) | 0(0.0) | |
| Current smoker (%) | 0.75 | |||
| No | 254(64.8) | 164(69.8) | 90(57.3) | |
| Yes | 104(26.5) | 69(29.4) | 35(22.3) | |
| Missing | 34(8.7) | 2(0.9) | 32(20.4) | |
| Current alcohol use (%) | 0.02 | |||
| No | 227(57.9) | 156(66.4) | 71(45.2) | |
| Yes | 136(34.7) | 77(32.8) | 59(37.6) | |
| Missing | 29(7.4) | 2(0.9) | 27(17.2) | |
| Circumcision history (%) | 0.04 | |||
| Not circumcised | 237(60.5) | 152(64.7) | 85(54.1) | |
| Circumcised | 155(39.5) | 83(35.3) | 72(45.9) | |
| RISK BEHAVIOUR AT BASELINE | ||||
| Mean age of sexual debut (SD) (years) | 18.2(4.3) | 18.1(4.3) | 18.4(4.3) | 0.51 |
| Had anal receptive in the past 6 mo (%) | 0.07 | |||
| No | 41(10.5) | 27(11.5) | 14(8.9) | |
| Yes | 220(56.1) | 120(51.1) | 100(63.7) | |
| Missing | 132(33.4) | 88(37.4) | 43(27.4) | |
| Condom used in the past 6 months (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Safe sex | 93(23.7) | 52(22.1) | 41(26.1) | |
| Unprotected sex | 128(32.7) | 61(26.0) | 67(42.7) | |
| Missing | 171(43.6) | 122(51.9) | 49(31.2) | |
| ANAL HPV AT BASELINE | ||||
| Prevalence of high-risk HPV types | 208 (60.5) | 141 (66.5) | 67 (50.8) | 0.004 |
| Mean number of high-risk HPV types | 1.80 | 1.86 | 1.68 | |
| HIV SPECIFIC FACTORS AT BASELINE | ||||
| ART used at baseline (%) | ||||
| No | 79(33.6) | |||
| Yes | 148(63.0) | |||
| Median (IQR) of ART duration | 3.0(1.8-5.8) | |||
| Median (IQR) CD4 count (cells/mm3) | 375.5(274-543) | |||
| Median (IQR) log10 plasma HIV RNA (copies/ml) | 2.0(1.6-4.3) | |||
| Undetectable HIV RNA < 50 copies/ml (%) | 110(47.0) | |||
SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; MSM, men who have sex with men; STI, sexually transmitted infection; HPV, human papillomavirus; ART, antiretroviral therapy; THB, Thai bath; IDR, Indonesian rupiah; MYR, Malaysian ringgit