Table 1 Characteristics of men who have sex with men in Central America, 2012
|  | Costa Rica (n = 736) | El Salvador (n = 630) | Guatemala (n = 750) | Nicaragua (n = 618) | Panama (n = 797) | Pooled sample (n = 3531) | Matched sample (n = 2922) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18–24 | 50.7 | 67.5 | 57.7 | 74.4 | 48.6 | 58.9 | 63.9 |
25–29 | 24.7 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 25.8 | 20.6 | 16.7 |
30–34 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
≥34 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary or less | 25.1 | 6.5 | 16.1 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 12.0 | 8.1 |
Secondary | 57.7 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 72.0 | 68.6 | 49.2 | 44.6 |
Tertiary | 17.1 | 70.6 | 60.4 | 18.1 | 29.2 | 38.8 | 47.3 |
Socio-economic status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Low | 54.4 | 57.7 | 39.7 | 70.1 | 60.3 | 56 | 54.7 |
Middle | 40.7 | 39 | 50 | 28.7 | 37.3 | 39.5 | 40.2 |
High | 4.9 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
Sexual identity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Heterosexual | 13.3 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 4.1 |
Bisexual | 51.5 | 38.1 | 51.9 | 39.3 | 22.5 | 40.5 | 36.9 |
Gay/homosexual | 35.2 | 46.2 | 43.1 | 56.0 | 73.7 | 51.1 | 59.1 |
Social interaction | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Out with friends | 63.0 | 70.4 | 66.3 | 72.8 | 78.3 | 70.2 | 78.5 |
Participated in gay/LGBT event in past 12Â months | 29.3 | 32.5 | 30.4 | 43.4 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 43.8 |
Visited gay bar/disco in past 30Â days | 64.5 | 46.2 | 62.4 | 62.0 | 78.8 | 62.5 | 72.4 |
Received free condoms in past 12Â months | 47.6 | 63.7 | 78.1 | 67.9 | 40.1 | 58.8 | 71.4 |
Ever participated as an HIV/AIDS educator | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.7 |
Behavioral outcomes | |||||||
Condom use at last sex | 84.1 | 84.1 | 90.4 | 84.9 | 82.9 | 85.0 | 84.0 |
Condom and lubricant use at last sex | 45.3 | 33.9 | 59.5 | 37.0 | 61.3 | 47.5 | 48.7 |
Consistent condom use, all partners | 79.3 | 80.4 | 82.1 | 86.4 | 84.4 | 82.2 | 80.4 |
Consistent condom use, regular partners | 80.3 (n = 390) | 74.2 (n = 387) | 83.9 (n = 472) | 86.4 (n = 391) | 85.1 (n = 571) | 82.3 (n = 2211) | 78.9 (n = 265) |
Consistent condom use, commercial partners | 87.8 (n = 237) | 96.5 (n = 113) | 92.7 (n = 205) | 95.6 (n = 91) | 92.4 (n = 118) | 92.0 (n = 764) | 92.8 (n = 91) |
Consistent condom use, casual partners | 88.7 (n = 327) | 90.4 (n = 230) | 90.2 (n = 418) | 91.3 (n = 208) | 90.3 (n = 422) | 90.1 (n = 1605) | 91.1 (n = 188) |
Received an HIV test, past 12Â months | 39.3 | 57.6 | 52.4 | 55.4 | 56.3 | 52.1 | 61.9 |
Sought medical treatment for STI episode, past 12 months | 74.2 (n = 58) | 75.0 (n = 88) | 68.6 (n = 137) | 65.9 (n = 44) | 75.9 (n = 170) | 72.4 (n = 497) | 78.2 (n = 51) |