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Table 1 Unweighted pooled demographic characteristics of Men who have sex with men (MSM), Female sex workers (FSW) and People who inject drugs (PWID), 2010–2014

From: High burden of self-reported sexually transmitted infections among key populations in Mozambique: the urgent need for an integrated surveillance system

Demographic characteristics

MSM (N = 1432)

FSW (N = 1242)

PWID (N = 492)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Survey City

 Maputo

496

34.6

400

32.3

353

71.8

 Beira

583

40.7

411

33.2

 Nampula/Nacalaa

353

24.7

429

34.6

139

28.3

Male Sex (PWID only)

467

94.9

Age

 Median (min-max)

21 (18–59)

21 (15–53)

32 (18–60)

 15–24 (FSW), 18–24 (MSM, PWID)

1134

79.2

888

71.6

92

18.7

 25+

298

20.8

352

28.4

400

81.3

Relationship status

 Single or never married

1198

83.9

798

64.5

289

58.7

 Married/cohabitating (FSW, PWID)

  

87

7.0

103

20.9

 Married/cohabitating, with woman (MSM only)

102

7.1

 Married/cohabitating with man (MSM only)b

48

3.4

 Other (widowed, divorced or separated)

80

5.6

352

28.5

100

20.3

Education Level

 No education or Primary level

238

16.7

458

37.0

210

42.8

 Secondary education or higher

1191

83.3

779

63.0

281

57.2

Currently employed (FSW and PWID only)c

855

59.9

294

23.8

Circumcised (MSM and male PWID only)

919

64.3

  

307

65.7

Ever Pregnant (FSW only)

856

69.2

  1. a MSM and PWID surveys were conducted in the neighboring cities of Nampula/Nacala; FSW survey was conducted in Nampula only
  2. b 2 MSM living with men were legally married to a woman
  3. c FSW employment refers to work aside from sex work