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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (men who have sex with men) by city

From: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men: results of the first integrated biological and behavioral survey in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Ā 

Ouagadougou

Bobo-Dioulasso

Variables

n (RDS-unadjusted %)

RDS-adjusted % (95% CI)

n (RDS-unadjusted %)

RDS-adjusted % (95% CI)

Current age (years)

ā€ƒ<=24

277 (83.2)

83.6 (79.2ā€“87.2)

246 (74.8)

75.5 (70.6ā€“79.9)

ā€ƒ>ā€‰=ā€‰25

56 (16.8)

16.4 (12.8ā€“20.8)

83 (25.2)

24.5 (20.1ā€“29.4)

Total

333

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329

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Marital status (with a woman)

ā€ƒSingle

313 (94.3)

94.6 (91.6ā€“96.5)

316 (96.3)

96.7 (94.2ā€“98.1)

ā€ƒOthera

19 (5.7)

4.8 (3.0ā€“7.7)

12 (3.7)

3.3 (1.9ā€“5.8)

ā€ƒTotal

332

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328

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Country of birth

ā€ƒBurkina Faso

276 (82.9)

82.9 (78.4ā€“86.6)

275 (83.6)

83.7 (79.3ā€“87.3)

ā€ƒOther countries

57 (17.1)

17.1 (13.4ā€“21.6)

54 (16.4)

16.3 (12.7ā€“27.0)

ā€ƒTotal

333

Ā 

329

Ā 

Childhood environment

ā€ƒUrban

291 (91.5)

91.5 (87.9ā€“94.1)

309 (93.9)

94.1 (91.0ā€“96.2)

ā€ƒRural

27 (8.5)

8.5 (5.9ā€“12.1)

20 (6.1)

5.9 (3.8ā€“9.0)

ā€ƒTotal

318

Ā 

329

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Highest educational level

ā€ƒNone or primary

25 (7.5)

7.5 (5.1ā€“10.9)

39 (11.9)

11.1 (08.4ā€“15.3)

ā€ƒSecondary

242 (72.7)

72.9 (67.9ā€“77.4)

225 (68.4)

68.8 (63.5ā€“73.6)

ā€ƒUniversity

66 (19.8)

19.6 (15.7ā€“24.2)

65 (19.8)

19.8 (15.8ā€“24.5)

ā€ƒTotal

333

Ā 

329

Ā 

Occupation

ā€ƒStudent/pupil

238 (71.5)

71.8 (66.8ā€“76.4)

179 (54.4)

55.2 (49.8ā€“65.0)

ā€ƒEmployed

73 (21.9)

21.6 (17.5ā€“26.3)

129 (39.2)

38.3 (33.2ā€“43.7)

Unemployed

22 (6.6)

6.6 (4.4ā€“9.8)

21 (6.4)

6.5 (4.3ā€“9.8)

ā€ƒTotal

333

Ā 

329

Ā 

Number of biological children

ā€ƒ0

308 (92.5)

92.8 (89.5ā€“95.1)

304 (92.4)

93.1 (89.8ā€“95.3)

ā€ƒ>ā€‰=ā€‰1

25 (7.5)

7.2 (4.9ā€“10.5)

25 (7.6)

6.9 (4.7ā€“12.0)

ā€ƒTotal

333

Ā 

329

Ā 

Gender identity

ā€ƒMan

237 (71.4)

71.6 (66.5ā€“76.2)

201 (61.1)

61.0 (55.5ā€“66.1)

ā€ƒWoman

22 (6.6)

6.6 (4.4ā€“9.8)

75 (22.8)

22.8 (18.6ā€“27.7)

ā€ƒIntersex

73 (22.0)

21.8 (17.6ā€“26.6)

53 (16.1)

16.3 (12.6ā€“20.7)

ā€ƒTotal

332

Ā 

329

Ā 

Sexual orientation

ā€ƒGay/homosexual

170 (51.1)

51.0 (45.6ā€“56.4)

184 (55.9)

56.0 (55.0ā€“61.3)

ā€ƒBisexual

147 (44.1)

44.1 (38.9ā€“49.5)

129 (39.2)

39.2 (34.1ā€“44.6)

ā€ƒHeterosexual

7 (2.1)

2.1 (1.0ā€“4.4)

13 (4.0)

3.9 (2.3ā€“6.6)

ā€ƒTransgender

9 (2.7)

2.7 (1.4ā€“5.2)

3 (0.9)

0.9 (0.3ā€“2.8)

ā€ƒTotal

333

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329

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Had insertive anal sex in the past 12ā€‰months

ā€ƒNo

19 (5.7)

5.7 (3.6ā€“8.7)

66 (20.1)

19.7 (15.8ā€“24.4)

ā€ƒYes

314 (94.3)

94.3 (91.3ā€“96.4)

263 (79.9)

83.0 (75.6ā€“84.2)

ā€ƒTotal

333

Ā 

329

Ā 

Had receptive anal sex in the past 12ā€‰months

ā€ƒNo

113 (33.9)

34.0 (29.1ā€“39.3)

118 (35.9)

36.1 (31.0ā€“41.5)

ā€ƒYes

220 (66.1)

66.0 (60.7ā€“70.9)

211 (64.1)

63.9 (58.5ā€“69.0).

ā€ƒTotal

333

Ā 

329

Ā 

Number of male anal sex partners during the last 12ā€‰months

ā€ƒ1

75 (22.6)

22.7 (18.4ā€“27.5)

93 (28.4)

28.6 (23.9ā€“33.7)

ā€ƒ2ā€“3

133 (40.1)

41.0 (34.9ā€“45.5)

126 (38.4)

38.3 (33.1ā€“43.7)

ā€ƒ>ā€‰=ā€‰4

124 (37.3)

37.2 (32.2ā€“42.6)

109 (33.2)

33.1 (28.2ā€“38.4)

ā€ƒTotal

332

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328

Ā 

At least 2 sexual partners currently

ā€ƒNo

60 (18.1)

17.7 (13.9ā€“22.2)

76 (23.3)

23.3 (19.0ā€“28.2)

ā€ƒYes

272 (81.9)

8.3 (77.8ā€“86.1)

250 (76.7)

76.7 (71.8ā€“81.0)

ā€ƒTotal

332

Ā 

326

Ā 

Tested for STIs during the last 12ā€‰months

ā€ƒNo

242 (73.6)

73.8 (68.8ā€“78.3)

262 (79.6)

79.9 (75.3ā€“83.9)

ā€ƒYes

87 (26.4)

26.2 (21.7ā€“31.2)

67 (20.4)

21.0 (16.1ā€“24.7)

ā€ƒTotal

329

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329

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  1. *Married or cohabiting, divorced, separated