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Table 1 Distribution of respondents by background characteristics (N = 488)

From: Sexual practices, sexual behavior and HIV risk profile of key populations in Nigeria

Variables

Female Sex Worker (FSW)

n = 188

Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

n = 145

Person Who Inject Drugs (PWID)

n = 155

TOTAL

N = 488

P value

N

%

n

%

n

%

N

%

Gender

 Male

0

0.0

139

95.9

137

88.4

276

56.6

< 0.001

 Female

188

100.0

0

0.0

18

11.6

206

42.2

 Transgender

0.0

0.0

6

4.1

0

0.0

6

1.2

State

 Akwa-Ibom

43

22.9

33

22.8

49

31.6

125

25.6

0.002

 Benue

67

35.6

29

20.0

29

18.7

125

25.6

 Enugu

37

19.7

46

31.7

39

25.2

122

25.0

 Nasarawa

41

21.8

37

25.5

38

24.5

116

23.8

Marital Status

 Currently Married

12

6.4

13

9.0

27

17.4

52

10.7

< 0.001

 Divorced

20

10.6

0

0.0

4

2.6

24

4.9

 Widowed

26

13.8

1

0.7

1

0.6

28

5.7

 Separated

43

22.9

1

0.7

5

3.2

49

10.0

 Never married

71

37.8

104

71.7

102

65.8

277

56.8

 Others

16

8.5

26

17.9

16

10.3

58

11.9