Table 1 Characteristics of men who have sex with men and transgender women at enrollment into the TRUST/RV368 cohort in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria
Participant Characteristics (N = 1786) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Site | |
 Abuja | 1324 (74.1) |
 Lagos | 462 (25.9) |
Age categories | |
 16–19 years | 255 (14.3) |
 20–24 years | 752 (42.1) |
 25–29 years | 503 (28.2) |
 30–34 years | 171 (9.6) |
 35 and older | 94 (5.3) |
 Missing | 11 (0.6) |
Sexual orientation | |
 Gay or homosexual | 530 (29.7) |
 Bisexual | 1238 (69.3) |
 Other | 2 (0.1) |
 Refusal/don’t know /missing | 16 (0.9) |
Gender identity | |
 Male | 1424 (79.7) |
 Female | 180 (10.1) |
 Both/Other | 163 (9.1) |
 Refusal/don’t know/missing | 19 (1.1) |
Education level | |
 None/Primary education only | 87 (4.9) |
 Junior secondary only | 96 (5.4) |
 Senior secondary | 920 (51.5) |
 Higher than senior secondary | 661 (37.0) |
 Refusal/don’t know/missing | 22 (1.2) |
Marital status | |
 Single/never married | 1612 (90.3) |
 Married/cohabitating with a woman | 92 (5.2) |
 Cohabitating with a man | 23 (1.3) |
 Divorced/separated/widowed/other | 44 (2.5) |
 Refusal/don’t know/missing | 15 (0.84) |
Ever disclosed MSM status to healthcare worker | |
 No | 1204 (67.4) |
 Yes | 565 (31.6) |
 Refusal/don’t know | 5 (0.3) |
 Missing | 12 (0.7) |
Access to condoms | |
 Gets condoms for free | 531 (29.7) |
 Buys condoms | 683 (38.2) |
 Gets for free and buys them | 502 (28.1) |
 Neither buys condom nor gets them for free | 43 (2.4) |
 Refusal/don’t know/missing | 27 (1.5) |
Episodes of heavy drinking in the past 30 days | 143 (8.0) |
Social Cohesion | |
 Low social cohesion | 911 (51.0) |
 Medium social cohesion | 347 (19.4) |
 High social cohesion | 528 (29.6) |
Knowledge of HIV risks | |
 a.) What type of sex is associated with highest HIV transmission risk? | |
  All types of sex carry equal risk | 1027 (57.5) |
  Anal sex | 384 (21.5) |
  Vaginal sex | 237 (13.3) |
  Oral | 60 (3.4) |
  Refusal/Don’t know | 62 (3.5) |
  Missing | 16 (0.9) |
 b.) What type of anal sex is associated with the highest HIV transmission risk? | |
  All types of anal sex carry equal risk | 784 (43.9) |
  Receptive anal sex | 735 (41.2) |
  Insertive anal sex | 169 (9.5) |
  Refusal/don’t know | 78 (4.4) |
  Missing | 20 (1.1) |
Any STI test in the past 12 months | |
 No | 1179 (66.0) |
 Yes | 592 (33.2) |
 Refusal/don’t know | 3 (0.2) |
 Missing | 12 (0.7) |
Any STI diagnosis in the past 12 months | |
 No | 1358 (76.0) |
 Yes | 388 (21.7) |
 Refusal/don’t know | 9 (0.5) |
 Missing | 31 (1.7) |
How worried have you been about HIV in the past 12 months? | |
 Not at all worried | 846 (47.4) |
 Somewhat/ a little worried | 468 (26.2) |
 Very worried | 452 (25.3) |
 Refusal/don’t know/missing | 20 (1.1) |
Ever previously tested for HIV? | |
 No | 358 (20.0) |
 Yes, once | 422 (23.6) |
 Yes, more than once | 989 (55.4) |
 Refusal/don’t know/missing | 17 (1.0) |
Self-reported HIV status | |
 Negative | 883 (49.4) |
 Positive | 487 (27.3) |
 Unknown | 416 (23.3) |
HIV rapid test results | |
 Negative | 936 (52.4) |
 Positive | 842 (47.1) |
 Missing | 8 (0.5) |
Sexual network density | |
 Smaller network density | 561 (31.4) |
 Larger network density | 956 (53.5) |
 Unknown network density | 269 (15.1) |