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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)