Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics of 632 male/transwoman participants recruited in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Denpasar (January–December 2014)

VariablesAll (n=632)Clinic based (n=301)Outreach (n=331)p Values¶
n (%)n (%)n (%)
City of recruitment <0.001
 Jakarta153 (24.2)0 (0.0)153 (46.2)
 Yogyakarta221 (35.0)43 (14.3)178 (53.8)
 Denpasar258 (40.8)258 (85.7)0 (0.0)
Median age (IQR)*, in years27 (24–33)27 (24–32)27 (23–35)0.64
Age group <0.001
 16–24 years201 (31.8)82 (27.2)119 (35.9)
 25–34 years290 (45.9)165 (54.8)125 (37.8)
 ≥35 years141 (22.3)54 (17.9)87 (26.3)
Risk group <0.001
 Male sex workers167 (26.4)62 (20.6)105 (31.7)
 Men who have sex with men339 (53.6)210 (69.8)129 (39.0)
 Transwomen*97 (15.4)3 (1.0)94 (28.4)
 Heterosexuals who are not sex workers29 (4.6)26 (8.6)3 (0.9)
Being notified of possibility contracting STI from partner(s)† <0.001
 No463 (73.3)256 (85.1)207 (62.5)
 Yes169 (26.7)45 (14.9)124 (37.5)
Time between last sex contact and the day of consultation <0.001
 0 days45 (7.1)14 (4.7)31 (9.4)
 1–3 days208 (32.9)54 (17.9)154 (46.5)
 4–7 days114 (18.0)55 (18.3)59 (17.8)
 >7 days265 (41.9)178 (59.1)87 (26.3)
Urogenital symptoms‡ 0.001
 No523 (82.8)233 (77.4)290 (87.6)
 Yes109 (17.3)68 (22.6)41 (12.4)
Reported history of STI§0.37
 No414 (65.5)192 (63.8)222 (67.1)
 Yes136 (21.5)72 (23.9)64 (19.3)
 Unsure82 (13.0)37 (12.3)45 (13.6)
Reported past antibiotics use§0.11
 No423 (66.9)200 (66.5)223 (67.4)
 Yes139 (22.0)60 (19.9)79 (23.9)
 Unsure70 (11.1)41 (13.6)29 (8.8)
  • *Median value with IQR.

  • †In the preceding 3 months, including the day of consultation.

  • ‡Reported genital discharge and/or genital pain at the day of consultation.

  • §In the preceding 3 months, not including the day of consultation.

  • ¶p Values calculated using χ2 test for categorical variables or Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables.

  • STI, sexually transmitted infection.