Table 1 Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of MSM and Transgender women living with and without HIV also stratified on HIV Status
Characteristics | Study population (N = 271) | HIV positive (N = 118) | HIV negative (N = 153) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (± SD) | 28.8 (± 8.06) | 30.9 (± 0.70) | 27.0 (± 0.59) | < 0.001 |
Age categories in years n (% ages) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 25 | 90 (33.2) | 23 (19.5) | 67 (43.8) | < 0.001 |
 25–29 | 84 (31.0) | 38 (32.2) | 46 (30.1) | |
 30–34 | 36 (13.3) | 19 (16.1) | 17 (11.1) | |
 ≥ 35 | 61 (22.5) | 38 (32.2) | 23 (15.0) | |
Marital status n (% ages) | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Unmarried | 211 (77.9) | 79 (66.9) | 132 (86.4) | |
 Married | 53 (19.6) | 34 (28.8) | 19 (12.4) | |
 Separated/divorced | 7 (2.5) | 05 (4.3) | 02 (1.2) | |
Smoking history | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Current status: n (% ages) |  |  |  |  |
  Yes | 210 (77.5) | 99 (83.9) | 111 (72.5) | 0.02 |
 Age at smoking initiation in years mean (± SD) | 16.5 (± 4.9) | 15.5 (± 4.2) | 18.0 (± 95.7) | < 0.001 |
 Average number of cigarettes/day n (% ages) |  |  |  |  |
  < 10 | 118 (56.2) | 50 (50.0) | 68 (64.8) | 0.02 |
  10–20 | 65 (31.0) | 34 (34.0) | 31 (29.5) | |
  > 20 | 27 (12.8) | 16 (16.0) | 6(5.7) | |
 Duration of smoking in years Mean (± SD) | 12.4 (± 8.5) | 14.83 (± 9.0) | 10.15 (± 7.7) | < 0.001 |
  < 5 years n (%) | 60 (28.6) | 16 (16.0) | 44 (39.6) | < 0.001 |
  5–10 years n (%) | 51 (24.3) | 21 (21.0) | 30 (27.0) |  |
  11–15 years n (%) | 64 (30.5) | 39 (39.0) | 26 (23.4) |  |
  > 15 years n (%) | 35 (16.6) | 24 (24.0) | 11 (9.9) |  |
Sexual behaviors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Sexual identity n (% ages) |  |  |  |  |
  Bisexual | 58 (21.4) | 34 (29.8) | 24 (17.4) | 0.008 |
  Homosexual | 156 (57.6) | 55 (45.0) | 101 (64.7) | |
  Transgender | 57 (21.0) | 33 (25.2) | 24 (17.9) | |
 Sex worker characteristics n (%) | 215 (79.3) | 91 (77.1) | 124 (81.0) | 0.43 |
 Age first had sexual intercourse (in years) mean (± SD) | 16.42 (± 4.7) | 15.13 (± 3.8) | 17.44 (± 5.1) | < 0.001 |
 Duration of sex-work in-years mean (± SD) | 12.42 (8.2) | 15.76 (8.3) | 9.8 (7.1) | < 0.001 |
 Anal receptive sexual partners the last 6 months n (% ages)* |  |  |  |  |
  < 25 | 23 (8.5) | 4 (3.6) | 19 (13.9) | < 0.001 |
  25–50 | 31 (11.4) | 4 (3.6) | 27 (19.7) |  |
  51–100 | 83 (30.6) | 33 (30.0) | 50 (36.5) |  |
   > 100 | 110 (40.6) | 69 (62.7) | 41 (29.9) |  |
 Condom use during anal receptive sex n (%) |  |  |  |  |
  Consistent use | 60 (22.1) | 12(10.2) | 48 (31.4) |  |
  Inconsistent use | 163 (60.1) | 95 (80.5) | 68 (44.4) | < 0.001 |
  Never use | 48 (17.7) | 11 (9.3) | 37 (24.2) |  |
 Preferred role at anal sex |  |  |  |  |
  Mainly receptive | 243 (89.7) | 113 (95.8) | 130 (85.02) |  |
  Mainly insertive | 28 (10.3) | 5 (4.2) | 23 (15.0) | 0.004 |
Presence of other STI | 160 (59.0) | 88 (74.6) | 72 (47.1) | < 0.001 |
History of anal warts during previous 6Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 205 (68.8) | 104 (79.4) | 101 (60.5) | < 0.001 |