Table 1 Characteristics of MSM in the two IBBA rounds
Variable | Categories | Number (% of N) [95% CI of % or years] | |
|---|---|---|---|
IBBA Round 1 | IBBA Round 2 | ||
2006 | 2009 | ||
(N = 1,618)* | (N = 1,600)† | ||
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 27.5 ± 8.0 | 27.3 ±7.4 |
[27.0 - 28.0] | [26.5 - 28.0] | ||
Education | Illiterate | 381 (23.5) | 288 (18.0) |
[21.5 - 25.6] | [16.1 - 19.9] | ||
Literate | 1,237 (76.5) | 1,312 (82.0) | |
[74.4 - 78.5] | [80.1 - 83.9] | ||
Marital status with female | Never married | 900 (55.6) | 1,015 (63.4) |
[53.2 - 58.0] | [61.0 - 65.8] | ||
Ever married | 719 (44.4) | 586 (36.6) | |
[42.0 - 46.8] | [34.2 - 39.0] | ||
Circumcised | No | 1,435 (88.9) | 1,471 (91.9) |
[87.3 - 90.4] | [90.6 - 93.3] | ||
Yes | 179 (11.1) | 129 (8.1) | |
[9.6 - 12.7] | [6.7 - 9.4] | ||
Male sex work | No | 859 (53.1) | 878 (54.9) |
[50.7 - 55.6] | [52.4 -57.3] | ||
Yes | 758 (46.9) | 722 (45.1) | |
[44.4 - 49.3] | [42.7 - 47.6] | ||
Male Partners‡ | Regular | 1,032 (63.8) | 979 (61.2) |
[61.5 - 66.1] | [58.8 - 63.6] | ||
Paid | 696 (43.0) | 328 (20.5) | |
[40.6 - 45.4] | [18.5 - 22.5] | ||
Occasional | 1,460 (90.2) | 1,522 (95.1) | |
[88.8 - 91.6] | [94.0 - 96.2] | ||
Female partners‡ | Regular | 823 (50.9) | 706 (44.1) |
[48.5 - 53.3] | [41.7 - 46.5] | ||
Paid | 656 (40.6) | 99 (6.2) | |
[38.2 - 43.0] | [5.0 - 7.4] | ||
Age at first sex with a man (years) | Mean ± SD | 16.4 ± 2.5 | 17.1 ±2.7 |
[16.3 - 16.6] | [16.9 - 17.4] | ||
Duration of sex with men (years) | Mean ± SD | 11.1 ± 7.7 | 10.1 ±7.5 |
[10.6 - 11.6] | [9.4 - 10.9] | ||
Membership in MSM community-based organization | No | 1,571 (97.1) | 552 (34.7) |
[96.2 - 97.9] | [32.3 - 37.0] | ||
Yes | 47 (2.9) | 1,040 (65.3) | |
[2.1 - 3.8] | [63.0 - 67.7] | ||
HIV status | Negative | 1,338 (82.7) | 1,296 (81.0) |
[80.8 - 84.5] | [79.1 - 82.9] | ||
Positive | 280 (17.3) | 304 (19.0) | |
[15.5 - 19.2] | [17.1 - 20.9] | ||