Research Article
Transactional Sex between Men and Its Implications on HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigeria
Table 2
Factors associated with STI symptoms and HIV infection among men who engage in transactional sex with other men.
| | Selected characteristics | STI symptoms | Total | HIV positive | Total |
| | Age | | | | | | 15–19 yrs | 75 (25.5) | 294 (24.3) | 25 (10.0) | 250 (100.0) | | 20–24 yrs | 147 (25.5) | 577 (47.6) | 72 (15.4) | 467 (46.6) | | 25 yrs and above | 89 (26.1) | 341 (28.1) | 74 (25.9) | 286 (28.5) | | | | | | | | Education | | | | | | None/primary | 13 (37.1) | 35 (2.9) | 6 (17.1) | 35 (3.5) | | Secondary | 218 (24.6) | 886 (73.1) | 118 (16.1) | 735 (73.3) | | Tertiary | 80 (27.5) | 291 (24.0) | 47 (20.2) | 233 (23.2) | | | | | | | | Marital status | | | | | | Married living with spouse | 14 (18.9) | 74 (6.1) | 10 (14.5) | 69 (6.9) | | Married living other sexual partner | 1 (20.0) | 5 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.4) | | Married not living with sexual partner | 2 (40.0) | 5 (0.5) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (0.5) | | Not married living with sexual partner | 42 (40.0) | 105 (8.7) | 21 (22.6) | 93 (9.3) | | Not married, not living with sexual partner | 252 (24.6) | 1023 (84.4) | 139 (16.7) | 832 (83.3) | | | | | | | | Consistent condom use | | | | | | Yes | 85 (25.2) | 337 (27.8) | 121 (17.0) | 708 (70.6) | | No | 226 (25.8) | 875 (72.2) | 50 (16.9) | 295 (29.4) | | | | | | | | Oral sex with another man | | | | | | Yes | 232 (29.9) | 776 (64.0) | 119 (18.3) | 650 (64.8) | | No | 79 (18.1) | 436 (36.0) | 52 (14.7) | 353 (35.2) | | | | | | | | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | Daily | 57 (39.6) | 144 (11.9) | 10 (8.6) | 116 (11.6) | | At least once a week | 69 (27.4) | 252 (20.8) | 32 (14.7) | 217 (21.6) | | Less than once a week | 77 (23.4) | 329 (27.1) | 57 (23.0) | 248 (24.7) | | Never | 108 (22.2) | 487 (40.2) | 72 (17.1) | 422 (42.1) | | | | | | | | Injected drugs | | | | | | Yes | 2 (28.6) | 7 (0.6) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (0.5) | | No | 309 (25.7) | 1205 (99.4) | 170 (17.1) | 997 (99.5) | | | | | | | | Lubricant use | | | | | | Yes | 257 (25.7) | 999 (82.4) | 150 (18.5) | 813 (81.1) | | No | 54 (25.4) | 213 (17.6) | 21 (11.1) | 190 (18.9) | | | | | | | | Ever been forced to have sex with male partner | | | | | | Yes | 120 (32.5) | 369 (30.4) | 59 (19.0) | 311 (31.0) | | No | 191 (22.7) | 843 (69.6) | 112 (16.2) | 692 (69.0) | | | | | | | | Type of anal sex | | | | | | Insertive only | 67 (24.2) | 277 (22.9) | 37 (15.5) | 238 (23.7) | | Receptive only | 49 (19.0) | 258 (21.3) | 38 (19.0) | 200 (19.9) | | Both | 195 (28.8) | 677 (55.9) | 96 (17.0) | 565 (56.3) | | | | | | | | Total | 311 (25.7) | 1212 (100.0) | 171 (17.0) | 1003 (100.0) |
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