Table 1 Demographic characteristics and condom use behaviour with different types of male sexual partners of MSM in Tamil Nadu, 2009-2010
Indicators | %* (number) | Indicators | %* (number) |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographics | Â | Condom use | Â |
Education | Â | Consistent condom use with all three partners combined | Â |
Illiterate | 6.2 (126) | No | 47.3 (226) |
Up to secondary education | 34.2 (492) | Yes | 52.6 (457) |
Above secondary | 59.5 (1000) | Consistent condom use with regular male partners | Â |
Age (years) | Â | No | 54.6 (556) |
≤ 25 | 33.8 (597) | Yes | 45.3 (703) |
26–35 | 44.3 (728) | Consistent condom use with paying male partners |  |
36–45 | 17.9 (227) | No | 49.1 (577) |
≥46 and above | 3.8 (66) | Yes | 50.8 (848) |
Occupation | Â | Consistent condom use with casual male partners | Â |
Student/unemployed | 7.0 (105) | No | 42.0 (250) |
Self-employed/business/service (govt./pvt) | 47.3 (753) | Yes | 57.9 (592) |
Agricultural/non-agricultural labor | 37.7 (666) | Â | Â |
Masseur | 2.0 (25) | Sexual behavior | Â |
Sex worker | 4.9 (51) | Frequency of receptive sex with regular male partner | Â |
Others | 0.88 (18) | Never/in-frequent | 29.0 (293) |
Marital status | Â | Frequent | 70.9 (956) |
Never married | 75.5 (1228) | No. of times had anal intercourse in past week with paying male partner | Â |
Ever married | 24.5 (390) | <5 | 66.8 (945) |
Self-identity~ |  | ≥5 and above | 33.1 (480) |
Kothi | 79.4 (1320) | Other casual male partners in past month | Â |
Panthi | 1.2 (48) | <7 | 70.4 (667) |
DD | 15.3 (194) | ≥7 and above | 29.5 (199) |
Bisexual | 4.0 (56) | Â | Â |
In debt | Â | Risk perception and Exposure | Â |
No | 51.3 (866) | Feels at risk of acquiring HIV | Â |
Yes | 48.6 (752) | No | 63.9 (1029) |
| Â | Â | Yes | 36.0 (589) |
Substance use | Â | Membership in a community-based organization | Â |
Alcohol consumption (past month) | Â | No | 46.4 (785) |
Everyday | 9.9 (115) | Yes | 53.5 (831) |
At least once a week | 35.4 (621) | Knowledge of STI symptoms | Â |
Less than once a week | 35.2 (538) | Knows <3 symptoms | 12.2 (199) |
Never consumed | 19.3 (344) | Knows 3+ symptoms | 87.7 (1419) |
Drug use | Â | Exposed to any HIV prevention interventions | Â |
No | 88.8 (1528) | No | 8.2 (179) |
Yes | 11.1 (90) | Yes | 91.7 (1439) |
Types of male sexual partners | Â | Â | Â |
Having all three male partners combined | Â | Â | Â |
No | 58.7 (935) | Â | Â |
Yes | 41.3 (683) | Â | Â |
Having regular male partner | Â | Â | Â |
No | 20.2 (359) | Â | Â |
Yes | 79.7 (1259) | Â | Â |
Having paying male partner | Â | Â | Â |
No | 8.6 (145) | Â | Â |
Yes | 91.3 (1473) | Â | Â |
Having casual male partner | Â | Â | Â |
No | 45.5 (752) | Â | Â |
Yes | 54.4 (866) | Â | Â |