TABLE 1.

Demographic and behavioral characteristics, men who have sex with men, South Africa, 2015–2016.

	Gert Sibande		Ehlanzeni			Overall
	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	p	Count	Percent
Age
18–24	30	66.7	44	67.7	1.00	74	67.3
25+	15	33.3	21	32.3		36	32.7
Highest level of education
Primary or secondary	16	35.6	40	61.5	0.03	56	50.9
Matric	23	51.1	19	29.2		42	38.2
Tertiary or beyond	6	13.3	6	9.2		12	10.9
Paid work, last 6 months
Paid work	13	28.9	22	33.8	0.68	35	31.8
No	32	71.1	43	66.2		75	68.2
Sexual identity
Gay/homosexual	7	15.6	26	40.0	0.00	33	30.0
Bisexual	34	75.6	39	60.0		73	66.4
Straight	3	6.7	0	0.0		3	2.7
Transgender	1	2.2	0	0.0		1	0.9
Testing frequency prior to study
0–6 months	9	20.0	36	55.4	0.00	45	40.9
6–12 months	24	53.3	5	7.7		29	26.4
More than 12 months	5	11.1	15	23.1		20	18.2
Never tested	7	15.6	9	13.8		16	14.5
Regular male partner
Male partner	35	77.8	55	84.6	0.45	90	81.8
No	10	22.2	10	15.4		20	18.2
Regular female partner
Female partner	32	71.1	25	38.5	0.00	57	51.8
No	13	28.9	40	61.5		53	48.2
Number of sexual partners, last 6 months
0	2	4.4	1	1.5	0.26	3	2.7
1	30	66.7	37	56.9		67	60.9
2+	13	28.9	27	41.5		40	36.4