Table 2 Demographic features of each MSM focus group in Accra, Kumasi, and Manya Krobo
Accra | Kumasi | Manya Krobo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total (Accra) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total (Kumasi) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total (Manya Krobo) | Total (all sites) |
Sample Size (n=) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 137 |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 or less | 88 | 67 | 17 | 71 | 33 | 50 | 33 | 100 | 60 | 17 | 100 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 86 | 25 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 17 | – | 55 | 69 |
26–35 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 14 | 67 | 50 | 67 | – | 32 | 83 | – | 20 | – | – | 17 | – | – | 14 | 75 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 83 | 100 | 45 | 28 |
> 35 | – | 17 | 33 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Education Level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
< Primary 10th | 13 | – | – | – | 50 | 17 | 67 | 13 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | 83 | 33 | 43 | 67 | 25 | 55 | 20 |
Primary 10th | 38 | 17 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 50 | 17 | 25 | 30 | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 3 | 13 |
Diploma | 50 | 83 | 50 | 71 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 63 | 49 | 33 | 75 | – | 83 | – | 33 | 25 | 67 | 41 | – | – | 67 | 43 | – | – | 21 | 39 |
College | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 67 | 25 | 100 | – | 100 | 67 | 75 | 33 | 57 | 25 | 17 | – | – | 33 | 75 | 21 | 27 |
HIV Serostatus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HIV negative | 63 | 67 | 100 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 89 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 83 | 33 | 33 | 75 | 67 | 49 | 75 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 83 | 100 | 91 | 74 |
HIV positive | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Status unknown | 25 | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 25 | 33 | 49 | 25 | 17 | – | – | 17 | – | 9 | 23 |
Decline to answer | 13 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
HIV Testing History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Never Tested | 38 | – | – | 14 | – | – | 17 | – | 9 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 50 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 67 | – | 17 | – | – | 33 | 25 | 12 | 31 |
Tested ≥1 time | 63 | 83 | 100 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 83 | 100 | 89 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 50 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 100 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 75 | 88 | 68 |
Sexual Attraction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men only | 25 | 33 | 17 | 43 | 67 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 55 | 83 | 75 | 100 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 88 | 100 | 80 | 25 | – | 17 | 71 | 17 | – | 24 | 57 |
Men and Women | 75 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 33 | 50 | – | – | 43 | 17 | 25 | – | 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | – | 20 | 75 | 100 | 83 | 29 | 83 | 100 | 76 | 42 |
Women only | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Housing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Renting | 50 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 67 | 17 | 67 | – | 32 | 50 | 13 | 60 | – | – | 17 | – | – | 16 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 42 | 28 |
Live with parents | 38 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 33 | 50 | 33 | 100 | 58 | 50 | 63 | 40 | 100 | 17 | 33 | 25 | – | 41 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 39 | 47 |
Boarding House | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 83 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 43 | – | – | – | 29 | – | – | 6 | 18 |
Squatting | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Home Owner | 13 | 17 | – | 14 | – | 17 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 50 | 12 | 6 |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not Married | 100 | 100 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 88 | 96 |
Married | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 25 | 12 | 4 |