Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample of MSM with RDS-adjusted proportions (n = 2,211), Rwanda, 2021

Age group (years)

 18–19

181

8·5

[7·0—10·3]

 20–24

840

41·4

[38·4—44·5]

 25–29

573

25·7

[23·1—28·4]

 30 + 

615

24·4

[21·9—27·0]

Province

 East

126

13·4

[11·1—16·1]

 Kigali

1,021

45·7

[42·7—48·8]

 North

303

14·0

[11·9—16·3]

 South

152

12·4

[10·3—14·9]

 West

609

14·5

[13·1—16·1]

Level of education completed

 No education/primary

962

46·8

[43·6—49·9]

 Vocational/secondary/higher

1,157

53·2

[50·1—56·4]

Main occupation

 Not employed

449

19·5

[17·2—22·1]

 Long-term regular work

422

17·4

[15·2—19·8]

 Students

206

11·1

[9·3—13·2]

 Parttime staff/Casual laborer

549

24·8

[22·2—27·5]

 Other

585

27·2

[24·6—30·0]

Current marital status

 Single

1,993

90·0

[87·9—91·8]

 Ever married

217

9·9

[8·1—12·1]

 Refused to answer

1

0·1

[0·0—0·5]

Ever took drugs for any reason

 Yes

365

14·5

[12·6—16·6]

 No

1,846

85·5

[83·4—87·4]

Ever took drugs just before having sex

 Yes

142

4·7

[3·6—6·1]

 No

2,004

95·1

[93·7—96·2]

 Refuse to answer

5

0·2

[0·1—0·5]

Ever injected drugs

 Yes

35

1·1

[0·6—2·1]

 No

2,175

98·9

[97·9—99·4]

 Refuse to answer

1

0·0

[0·0—0·1]

Age at first sexual intercourse with a man (years)

  < 15

143

4·8

[3·8—6·1]

 15–18

832

38·4

[35·4—41·5]

 19–22

694

35·7

[32·7—38·7]

 23–25

251

11·7

[9·8—13·9]

 26 + 

219

9·4

[7·8—11·2]

Circumcised

 Yes

1,971

89·1

[87·1—90·8]

 No

238

10·8

[9·1—12·9]

 Refuse to answer

2

0·1

[0·0—0·2]

median age at circumcision [IQR]

1,971

12 Years

[4–18]

Median number of sexual partners reported in the 12 months prior the survey [IQR]

2,211

3

[2–5]

Ever suffer any violence or abuse because of having sex with other men

 Yes

237

10·3

[8·6—12·3]

 No

1,972

89·7

[87·6—91·4]

 Refuse to answer

2

0·0

[0·0—0·2]

Ever been paid money, goods, or services for sex

 Yes

580

22·6

[20·2—25·2]

 No

1,555

75·7

[73·0—78·2]

 Refuse to answer

16

1·7

[0·9—3·2]

Condom use with all partners (general)

 Consistent

720

37·6

[34·6—40·7]

 Not consistent

1,404

61·1

[58·0—64·1]

 Refused to Answer

27

1·3

[0·8—2·2]

Frequency of alcohol consumption over the last 30 days

 Every day

168

7·5

[6·0—9·3]

 About every day

532

32·5

[29·2—35·9]

 At least once a week

769

50·5

[46·9—54·1]

 At least once a month

134

8·4

[6·6—10·7]

 None

11

0·8

[0·4—1·8]

 Do not know

3

0·3

[0·1—1·1]