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Table 2 Sexual behaviors of men who have sex with men and transgender women in Port Moresby, Lae and Mt. Hagen

From: One size does not fit all: HIV prevalence and correlates of risk for men who have sex with men, transgender women in multiple cities in Papua New Guinea

  PORT MORESBY LAE MOUNT HAGEN
  Valid Sample proportion (unweighted) Population proportion (weighted) Valid Sample proportion (unweighted) Population proportion (weighted) Valid Sample proportion (unweighted) Population proportion (weighted)
  N = 400 % % (95% CI) N = 352 % % (95% CI) N = 111 % % (95% CI)
Age first had anal sex with a man or TG (years) 376    332    108   
 10–14 33 8.8 7.1 (4.2–10.0) 28 8.4 7.5 (4.3–10.7) 2 1.9 3.0 (0.0–7.1)
 15–19 143 38.0 37.7 (31.6–43.9) 123 37.0 40.7 (34.4–47.1) 54 50.0 47.9 (37.1–58.7)
 20–24 108 28.7 30.3 (24.4–36.2) 103 31.0 29.4 (23.7–35.1) 36 33.3 32.9 (22.7–43.2)
 25–29 65 17.3 17.6 (12.7–22.5) 45 13.6 14.5 (9.8–19.0) 9 8.3 10.3 (3.5–17.1)
 30 or older 27 7.2 7.3 (4.0–10.7) 33 9.9 7.9 (4.8–11.0) 7 6.5 5.9 (1.1–10.8)
Total number of male or TGW partners in the last 6 months 400    352    111   
 1–2 partners 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
 3–4 partners 35 8.8 10.7 (6.6–14.8) 3 0.9 0.7 (0.0–1.5) 1 0.9 1.4 (0.0–4.3)
 5–9 partners 132 33.0 32.1 (26.5–37.8) 119 33.8 32.1 (26.4–37.8) 34 30.6 26.1 (17.0–35.1)
 10 or more partners 233 58.3 57.2 (51.1–63.3) 230 65.3 67.2 (61.4–72.9) 76 68.5 72.5 (63.2–81.8)
Used internet or mobile apps to meet partners, last 6 months 399    351    111   
 Yes 85 21.3 23.2 (17.9–28.4) 98 27.9 24.3 (19.1–29.4) 45 40.5 42.6 (32.0–53.2)
 No 314 78.7 76.8 (71.6–82.1) 253 72.1 75.7 (70.6–80.9) 66 59.5 57.4 (46.8–68.0)
Partner concurrency in the last 6 months 197    187    67   
 Yes 157 79.7 73.2 (64.8–81.6) 150 80.2 77.9 (70.5–85.2) 53 79.1 75.9 (63.7–88.2)
 No 40 20.3 26.8 (18.4–35.2) 37 19.8 22.1 (14.8–29.5) 14 20.9 24.1 (11.8–36.3)
Had vaginal/anal sex with a woman in the last 6 months 400    352    111   
 Yes 294 73.5 72.8 (67.4–78.3) 302 85.8 86.8 (82.8–90.9) 95 85.6 84.1 (76.2–91.9)
 No 106 26.5 27.2 (21.7–32.6) 50 14.2 13.2 (9.1–17.2) 16 14.4 15.9 (8.1–23.8)
Had a main male partner, last 6 months 378    339    103   
 Yes 152 40.2 39.4 (33.2–45.5) 72 21.2 20.0 (15.0–24.9) 20 19.4 22.7 (13.1–32.3)
 No 226 59.8 60.6 (54.5–66.8) 267 78.8 80.0 (75.1–85.0) 83 80.6 77.3 (67.7–86.9)
Condom use with main male partner(s), last 6 months 152    71    20   
 Always 31 20.4 20.4 (12.4–28.4) 17 23.9 16.8 (7.1–26.5) 6 30.0 32.6 (7.8–57.4)
 Sometimes 76 50.0 50.3 (40.2–60.3) 32 45.1 49.8 (35.5–64.1) 5 25.0 16.8 (0.0–34.3)
 Never 45 29.6 29.3 (20.2–38.5) 22 31.0 33.4 (19.6–47.2) 9 45.0 50.6 (24.5–76.8)
Usual sexual position with main male partner 151    71    20   
 Receptive 36 23.8 23.8 (15.4–32.2) 21 29.6 25.5 (13.6–37.4) 3 15.0 10.7 (0.0–25.9)
 Insertive 101 66.9 65.9 (56.3–75.4) 46 64.8 68.1 (55.2–81.1) 14 70.0 68.6 (43.9–93.3)
 Both 14 9.3 10.3 (3.9–16.7) 4 5.6 6.3 (0.0–13.3) 3 15.0 20.7 (0.0–43.1)
Had a casual male partner, last 6 months 378    339    103   
 Yes 216 57.1 54.8 (48.4–61.1) 236 69.6 66.9 (60.9–72.9) 68 66.0 66.4 (55.9–76.8)
 No 162 42.9 45.2 (38.9–51.6) 103 30.4 33.1 (27.1–39.1) 35 34.0 33.6 (23.2–44.1)
Condom use with casual male partner(s), last 6 months 216    236    68   
 Always 41 19.0 18.3 (11.7–24.9) 55 23.3 24.5 (17.9–31.2) 21 30.9 31.7 (18.8–44.5)
 Sometimes 80 37.0 37.8 (29.7–46.0) 99 41.9 40.8 (33.3–48.3) 11 16.2 11.8 (3.8–19.8)
 Never 95 44.0 43.9 (35.4–52.3) 82 34.7 34.7 (27.4–41.9) 36 52.9 56.5 (43.0–70.1)
Sold sex in the last 6 months 378    339    103   
 Yes 195 51.6 51.6 (45.3–58.0) 143 42.2 38.5 (32.4–44.5) 37 35.9 33.0 (22.7–43.4)
 No 183 48.4 48.4 (42.0–54.7) 196 57.8 61.5 (55.5–67.6) 66 64.1 67.0 (56.6–77.3)
Paid a man or TGW for sex in the last 6 months 378    339    103   
 Yes 43 11.4 9.3 (5.9–12.7) 42 12.4 12.9 (8.6–17.1) 13 12.6 11.7 (4.6–18.8)
 No 335 88.6 90.7 (87.3–94.1) 297 87.6 87.1 (82.9–91.4) 90 87.4 88.3 (81.2–95.4)
Condom use at last anal sex with a man or TGW 398    352    101   
 Yes 109 27.4 26.9 (21.5–32.4) 92 26.1 26.3 (20.9–31.8) 33 32.7 32.5 (22.1–43.0)
 No 289 72.6 73.1 (67.6–78.5) 260 73.9 73.7 (68.2–79.1) 68 67.3 67.5 (57.0–77.9)
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