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. 2021 Aug 16;16(8):e0256094. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256094

Table 2. Key behavioral characteristics of participants.

MSM TGW Total
n % n % n %
Total participants (N) 1,422 100 1,082 100 2,504 100
How met last sexual male partner
Social media 563 39.6% 466 43.1% 1,029 41.1%
Friend referral 124 8.7% 127 11.7% 251 10.0%
Private party 27 1.9% 44 4.1% 71 2.8%
Private sex party 2 0.1% 3 0.3% 5 0.2%
Bar/discotheque 186 13.1% 137 12.7% 323 12.9%
Sauna/massage parlor 119 8.4% 25 2.3% 144 5.8%
Other 66 4.6% 61 5.6% 127 5.1%
No answer 335 23.6% 219 20.2% 554 22.1%
Role during anal sex in past 3 months
Always insertive 543 38.2% 25 2.3% 568 22.7%
Always receptive 290 20.4% 773 71.4% 1,063 42.5%
Both roles 396 27.8% 156 14.4% 552 22.0%
No anal sex in past 3 months 103 7.2% 65 6.0% 168 6.7%
No answer 90 6.3% 63 5.8% 153 6.1%
Condom use at last anal sex with casual male partner *
No 188 19.6% 165 21.7% 353 20.5%
Yes 770 80.4% 596 78.3% 1,366 79.5%
Ever injected recreational drugs
Never 1,294 91.0% 980 90.6% 2,274 90.8%
Past 3 months 14 1.0% 15 1.4% 29 1.2%
Between 3–12 months 14 1.0% 4 0.4% 18 0.7%
> 1 year 24 1.7% 9 0.8% 33 1.3%
No answer 76 5.3% 74 6.8% 150 6.0%
Ever swallowed/snorted/smoked recreational drugs
Never 1,147 80.7% 921 85.1% 2,068 82.6%
Past 3 months 88 6.2% 39 3.6% 127 5.1%
Between 3–12 months 39 2.7% 22 2.0% 61 2.4%
> 1 year 59 4.1% 24 2.2% 83 3.3%
No answer 89 6.3% 76 7.0% 165 6.6%

* Among participants who reported casual partners: MSM, N = 1,107; TGW, N = 876.