Table 1 Demographics and sexual practices of MSW and other MSM
From: An exploration of elevated HIV and STI risk among male sex workers from India
Background characteristics | Ever sold sex (MSW) | Never sold sex (Other MSM) | p-value | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n = 334) | % (n = 149) | % (n = 483) | ||
Place of study | ||||
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | 82.0 (274) | 34.9 (52) | <0.001 | 67.5 (326) |
Mumbai, Maharashtra | 18.0 (60) | 65.1 (97) | 32.5 (157) | |
Demographics | ||||
Age <25 years | 41.0 (137) | 46.3 (69) | 0.278 | 42.7 (206) |
Currently married | 31.7 (106) | 27.5 (41) | 0.352 | 30.4 (147) |
Literate | 77.0 (257) | 87.3 (130) | 0.009 | 80.1 (387) |
Living with sexual partner (male or female) | 43.1 (144) | 30.9 (46) | 0.011 | 39.3 (190) |
Self-reported typology | ||||
Kothis – receptors or bottoms | 65.6 (219) | 37.6 (56) | <0.001 | 56.9 (275) |
Panthis – inserters or tops | 3.0 (10) | 20.1 (30) | 8.3 (40) | |
Double-deckers – both receptive & insertive | 31.4 (105) | 42.3 (63) | 34.8 (168) | |
Sexual partners | ||||
Sex with women in the past 3 months | 39.5 (132) | 48.3 (72) | 0.070 | 42.2 (204) |
Ever paid for sex | 19.2 (64) | 18.1 (27) | 0.787 | 18.8 (91) |
Commercial sex with women (sold or bought) in past 7 days | 5.4 (18) | 2.0 (3) | 0.145 | 4.4 (21) |
Sold sex in past 7 days | 94.6 (316) | |||
Paid other men for having sex in past 7 days | 13.2 (44) | 11.4 (17) | 0.590 | 12.6 (61) |
Mean number of male partners in the past 7 days (SD) | 8.9 (8.6) | 2.5 (2.9) | <0.001 | 7.0 (7.9) |
Sexual practices reported for the past 3 months | ||||
Receptive anal sex | 96.1 (321) | 71.8 (107) | <0.001 | 88.6 (428) |
Insertive anal sex with a male partner | 38.3 (128) | 54.4 (81) | 0.001 | 43.3 (209) |
Insertive vaginal sex | 37.1 (124) | 45.0 (67) | 0.104 | 39.5 (191) |
Insertive anal sex with a female partner | 6.6 (22) | 10.1 (15) | 0.184 | 7.7 (37) |
Condom use | ||||
At last receptive anal sex with male partner | 87.9 (282) | 67.3 (72) | <0.001 | 82.7 (354) |
At last insertive anal sex with male partner | 82.0 (105) | 74.1 (60) | 0.169 | 79.0 (165) |
At last insertive vaginal sex | 41.1 (51) | 50.8 (34) | 0.202 | 44.5 (85) |
At last insertive anal sex with female partner | 45.5 (10) | 26.7 (4) | 0.314 | 37.8 (14) |
Consistent condom use with non-commercial male partner | 49.8 (113) | 41.7 (53) | 0.146 | 46.9 (166) |
Consistent condom use with non-commercial female partner | 5.3 (12) | 11.8 (15) | 0.027 | 7.6 (27) |
Other risk factors, knowledge and uptake of STI services | ||||
Current use of alcohol or drugs | 74.3 (248) | 55.7 (83) | <0.001 | 68.5 (331) |
Heard about STIs | 73.4 (245) | 68.5 (102) | 0.269 | 71.8 (347) |
Self-perceived as at high risk for STI acquisition | 16.2 (54) | 8.7 (13) | 0.029 | 13.9 (67) |
Ever visited the intervention clinic | 75.2 (251) | 83.9 (125) | 0.033 | 77.9 (376) |