Table 1 Baseline characteristics of male sex workers (n = 227) in Mexico City
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age, years | 24 (20–27), Median (IQR) |
Highest educational attainment | |
Primary or secondary school | 92 (40.53) |
High school | 77 (33.92) |
College or post-graduate | 41 (18.06) |
Marital status | |
Single | 171 (75.33) |
Married/free union | 42 (18.50) |
Divorced/separated | 2 (0.88) |
Stable non-paying partner | 97 (42.73) |
Sexual behaviors | |
Number of male clients in the past week | 4.55 (4.98), % Mean (SD) |
Number of female clients in the past week | 2.53 (6.03) % Mean (SD) |
Number of people individual had vaginal or anal or oral sex with last week | 3 (1–6), Median (IQR) |
Intoxicated while having sex with any of three most recent clients | 49 (21.59) |
Used drugs before having sex with any of three most recent clients | 49 (21.59) |
Consistently used condoms during sex in past month | 65 (28.63) |
Had insertive anal sex with any of three most recent clients | 94 (41.41) |
Had receptive anal sex with any of three most recent clients | 116 (51.10) |
Had receptive and insertive anal sex with any of three most recent clients | 58 (25.55) |
STI prevalence confirmed via laboratory testing | |
Positive STI test result | |
HIV | 73 (32.16) |
Chlamydia | 23 (10.13) |
Gonorrhea | 4 (1.76) |
Active syphilis | 42 (18.50) |
Hepatitis B | 20 (8.81) |
Hepatitis C | 2 (0.88) |
Any STI (except HIV) | 76 (33.48) |
Any STI (including HIV) | 116 (51.10) |
Symptoms of STIs based on self reporta | |
Presence of burning during urination or penile discharge | 15 (6.61) |
Presence of sores, ulcers, or rash in or around the penis or rectum | 21 (9.25) |