Table 3 HIV knowledge, uptake of HIV services among, and HIV and syphilis prevalence men who have sex with men and transgender women in Port Moresby, Lae and Mt. Hagen
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) | |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV | 400 | 352 | 111 | ||||||
Yes | 153 | 38.3 | 37.6 (31.6–43.6) | 163 | 46.3 | 43.8 (37.7–49.9) | 51 | 45.9 | 48.3 (37.6–58.9) |
No | 247 | 61.8 | 62.4 (56.4–68.4) | 189 | 53.7 | 56.2 (50.1–62.3) | 60 | 54.0 | 51.7 (41.1–62.4) |
Last contact with peer outreach | 394 | 341 | 107 | ||||||
Never | 124 | 31.5 | 34.4 (28.5–40.4) | 84 | 24.6 | 25.9 (20.4–31.5) | 53 | 49.5 | 51.1 (40.3–62.0) |
≤3 month | 69 | 17.5 | 15.2 (10.9–19.5) | 49 | 14.4 | 10.7 (7.2–14.3) | 12 | 11.2 | 10.9 (4.3–17.4) |
4–12 months | 152 | 38.6 | 38.7 (32.7–44.8) | 159 | 46.6 | 44.3 (38.1–50.5) | 33 | 30.8 | 26.8 (17.4–36.1) |
More than 12 months ago | 49 | 12.4 | 11.6 (7.6–15.6) | 49 | 14.4 | 19.1 (13.8–24.3) | 9 | 8.4 | 11.3 (3.9–18.6) |
Given free condoms, last 12 months | 397 | 350 | 110 | ||||||
Yes | 271 | 68.3 | 64.4 (58.4–70.4) | 188 | 53.7 | 48.1 (41.9–54.3) | 52 | 47.3 | 42.7 (32.2–53.2) |
No | 126 | 31.7 | 35.6 (29.6–41.6) | 162 | 46.3 | 51.9 (45.7–58.1) | 58 | 52.7 | 57.3 (46.8–67.8) |
Experienced at least one self-reported STD symptom in the last 12 months | 400 | 352 | 111 | ||||||
Yes | 111 | 27.8 | 27.8 (22.3–33.3) | 108 | 30.7 | 31.5 (25.8–37.2) | 28 | 25.2 | 19.3 (11.4–27.1) |
No | 289 | 72.3 | 72.2 (66.7–77.7) | 244 | 69.3 | 68.5 (62.8–74.2) | 83 | 74.8 | 80.7 (72.9–88.6) |
Ever tested for HIV | 400 | 352 | 111 | ||||||
Yes | 162 | 40.5 | 41.8 (35.7–47.8) | 127 | 36.1 | 32.1 (26.4–37.8) | 29 | 26.1 | 28.7 (19.0–38.5) |
No | 238 | 59.5 | 58.2 (52.2–64.3) | 225 | 63.9 | 67.9 (62.2–73.6) | 82 | 73.9 | 71.3 (61.5–81.0) |
Time since last HIV test | 162 | 127 | 29 | ||||||
In the last 6 months | 72 | 44.4 | 42.4 (32.9–52.0) | 43 | 33.9 | 37.4 (27.0–47.8) | 15 | 51.7 | 47.8 (26.6–69.0) |
6–12 months ago | 37 | 22.8 | 21.6 (13.8–29.5) | 30 | 23.6 | 21.2 (12.9–29.5) | 8 | 27.6 | 31.3 (11.1–51.4) |
More than 12 months ago | 53 | 32.7 | 35.9 (26.6–45.2) | 54 | 42.5 | 41.4 (30.9–51.9) | 6 | 20.7 | 20.9 (3.6–38.3) |
HIV Status | 390 | 349 | 109 | ||||||
Positive | 30 | 7.7 | 8.5 (5.0–11.9) | 22 | 6.3 | 6.9 (3.6–10.3) | 2 | 1.8 | 1.3 (0.0–3.2) |
Negative | 360 | 92.3 | 91.5 (88.1–95.0) | 327 | 93.7 | 93.1 (89.7–96.4) | 107 | 98.2 | 98.7 (96.8–100.0) |
Syphilis status | 397 | 352 | 111 | ||||||
Active infection | 17 | 4.3 | 4.0 (1.7–6.4) | 29 | 8.2 | 8.3 (4.8–11.7) | 3 | 2.7 | 2.5 (0.0–5.7) |
No active infection | 380 | 95.7 | 96.0 (93.6–98.3) | 323 | 91.8 | 91.7 (88.3–95.2) | 108 | 97.3 | 97.5 (94.3–100.0) |