Demographic characteristics | STI+ (n=41) | STI− (n=59) | p Value* |
---|---|---|---|
Median age (range) | 30 (20–49) | 21 (18–65) | <0.0001 |
Median age at first sex (IQR) | 14 (13–16) | 14 (12–16) | 0.70 |
Median educational level (range) | 9 (0–17) | 10 (3–16) | 0.15 |
Income ≤10 000 pesos (US$230) | 28 (35%) | 51 (65%) | 0.03 |
Unemployed (yes) (n, %) | 12 (29%) | 29 (71%) | 0.04 |
Single (yes) (n, %) | 40 (42%) | 56 (58%) | 0.51 |
Substance abuse | |||
Median days of alcohol consumption per week (range) | 1 (0–7) | 2 (0–7) | 0.27 |
Drug use in the past year (yes) (n, %) | 11 (34%) | 21 (66%) | 0.36 |
Sexual history and behaviours | |||
Inconsistent condom use (yes) (n, %) | 23 (40%) | 34 (60%) | 0.88 |
Median number of male partners in past 30 days (range) | 1 (0–50) | 1 (0–6) | – |
Median number of female partners in past 30 days (range) | 1 (0–15) | 1 (0–6) | 0.69 |
History of sex with tourists (yes) (n, %) | 22 (56%) | 17 (44%) | 0.009 |
History of sex work (yes) (n, %) | 35 (45%) | 43 (55%) | 0.14 |
History of having paid for sex (yes) (n, %) | 18 (39%) | 28 (61%) | 0.72 |
Concurrent sex partners (yes) (n, %) | 38 (42%) | 53 (58%) | 0.62 |
Sexual position, n (%) | |||
Always insertive | 19 (31%) | 42 (69%) | 0.01 |
Receptive or versatile | 22 (56%) | 17 (44%) | |
Sexual identity, n (%) | |||
Gay | 10 (45%) | 12 (55%) | 0.008 |
Bisexual | 12 (52%) | 11 (48%) | |
Transgender | 7 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
Heterosexual | 7 (32%) | 15 (68%) | |
Other | 3 (21%) | 11 (79%) | |
No response | 1 (17%) | 5 (83%) |
Bold typeface indicates statistical significance at p<0.05.
*Two-sample t test for difference in means of continuous variables and χ2 test for categorical variables.
STI, sexually transmitted infection.