Table 1.
Characteristics of all participants
| Variables | n (%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 352 (70.4) |
| Female | 148 (29.6) |
| Age | |
| 13–22 | 50 (10.0) |
| 23–32 | 162 (32.4) |
| 33–42 | 146 (29.2) |
| 43–52 | 75 (15.0) |
| 53–62 | 59 (11.8) |
| 63–72 | 7 (1.4) |
| >73 | 1 (0.2) |
| Gender identity | |
| Heterosexual | 422 (84.4) |
| Lesbian | 16 (3.2) |
| Gay | 9 (1.8) |
| Bisexual | 43 (8.6) |
| Transgender | 10 (2.0) |
| Birthplace | |
| Medellín | 279 (55.8) |
| Other | 221 (44.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 341 (68.2) |
| Civil union | 94 (18.8) |
| Married | 25 (5.0) |
| Other | 40 (8.0) |
| Highest educational level (grades) | |
| No education | 33 (6.6) |
| Basic primary (1–5) | 177 (35.4) |
| Basic Secondary (6–9) | 158 (31.6) |
| Secondary (10–11) | 100 (20.0) |
| Technical/technological level | 21 (4.2) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 10 (2.0) |
| Master’s degree | 1 (0.2) |
| Children, n | |
| None | 197 (39.4) |
| <3 | 208 (41.6) |
| 3–4 | 64 (12.8) |
| >4 | 31 (6.2) |
| Source of income* | |
| Street sales | 217 (43.4) |
| Recycling | 126 (25.2) |
| Panhandling | 114 (22.8) |
| Running errands | 78 (15.6) |
| Sex work | 54 (10.8) |
| Selling drugs | 54 (10.8) |
| Assistance from family or friends | 46 (9.2) |
| Government assistance | 11 (2.2) |
| Other | 38 (7.6) |
| Daily psychoactive substance consumption* | |
| Tobacco | 300 (60.0) |
| Marijuana | 234 (46.8) |
| Cocaine/cocaine derivatives | 312 (62.4) |
| Alcohol | 122 (25.6) |
| Pills (unspecified) | 57 (11.4) |
| Inhalant abuse | 55 (11.0) |
| MDMA (ecstasy, molly)† | 11 (2.2) |
| Other substances | 42 (8.4) |
| No daily consumption | 48 (9.6) |
| Sexual partners in lifetime | |
| No Answer | 20 (4.0) |
| <50 | 381 (76.2) |
| 50–100 | 45 (9.0) |
| >100 | 54 (10.8) |
| Sexual partners in the last 6 months | |
| No answer | 22 (4.4) |
| <11 | 426 (85.2) |
| 11–50 | 35 (7.0) |
| >50 | 17 (3.4) |
| Age of first sexual activity | |
| No answer | 5 (1.0) |
| <10 | 58 (11.6) |
| 10–14 | 253 (50.6) |
| >14 | 184 (36.8) |
| Use of contraception* | |
| Females | |
| Condoms | 56 (37.8) |
| Tubal ligation | 55 (37.2) |
| Implants | 42 (28.4) |
| Injections | 8 (5.4) |
| Pills | 4 (2.7) |
| Others | 2 (1.4) |
| None | 28 (18.9) |
| Males | |
| Condoms | 260 (73.9) |
| None | 92 (26.1) |
| Condom use in the last 3 months* | |
| Yes | 204 (40.8) |
| No | 296 (59.2) |
| Committed partner* | 173 (58.4) |
| Casual partner(s)* | 203 (68.6) |
| Consent in past sexual encounters | |
| Females | |
| Non-consensual | 64 (43.2) |
| Consensual | 67 (45.3) |
| No answer | 17 (11.5) |
| Males | |
| Non-consensual | 41 (11.6) |
| Consensual | 284 (80.7) |
| No answer | 27 (7.7) |
| Frequency of intercourse | |
| No answer | 44 (8.8) |
| Daily | 37 (7.4) |
| 2–3 times a week | 115 (23.0) |
| 2–3 times a month | 187 (37.4) |
| At least once in the last 3 months | 73 (14.6) |
| At least once in the last 6 months | 44 (8.8) |
*Survey respondents could choose more than one option.
†Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy or molly.