Experience of and factors associated with violence against sexual and gender minorities in nine African countries: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Characteristics of sample

Sample characteristics (N = 3798)
Age
Median (IQR)	26	18–59
Range		18–64
Missing (n, %)	180	4.74
Country	n	%
Botswana	618	16.27
eSwatini	104	2.74
Ethiopia	198	5.21
Kenya	976	25.70
Lesotho	173	4.56
Malawi	197	5.19
South Africa	832	21.91
Zambia	353	9.29
Zimbabwe	347	9.14
Sexual orientation	n	%
Lesbian	907	23.88
Bisexual	734	19.33
Bisexual women	202	5.32
Bisexual men	487	12.82
Gay	1686	44.39
Non-normative	270	7.11
Heterosexual^a	185	4.87
Missing	16	0.42
Gender identity	n	%
Cisgender woman^a	911	23.99
Cisgender man^a	1911	50.32
Transgender woman	383	10.08
Transgender man	284	7.48
Gender non-conforming	188	4.95
Non-normative	32	0.84
Missing	89	2.34
Characteristics	n	%
Not enough money for basic needs (N = 3710)^b	2131	56.11
Living in informal housing or on the street (N = 3780)	235	6.19
Living in rural area (N = 3763)	333	8.77
Accessing HIV care and treatment (N = 3651)	771	20.30
Coerced into marriage (N = 3570)	673	17.72
Living with people who know their SOGI	1256	33.07
Living near people who know their SOGI	899	23.67

IQR Interquartile Range, SOGI sexual orientation and/or gender identity
^aBecause the inclusion criteria were being a sexual minority and/or a gender minority, participants who identified as heterosexual are gender minorities (transgender women or men, or gender non-conforming people), and participants who identified as cisgender are sexual minorities (identified as lesbian, bisexual or gay)
^bN varies due to missing data

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