Demographic and behavioural characteristics of male sex workers attending the Clinique de Confiance
| All visits, N=96 | First visits, N=33 | Repeat visits, N=63 | p Value* | |
| Median age, years | 27 | 25 | 29 | 0.03 |
| Country of origin (%) | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 89 (92.7) | 29 (87.9) | 60 (95.2) | 0.19 |
| Other (West Africa) | 7 (7.3) | 4 (12.1) | 3 (4.8) | |
| Attended school (%) | 84 (87.5) | 30 (90.9) | 54 (85.7) | 0.46 |
| Regular partner (%) | 59 (62.1) | 23 (69.7) | 36 (58.1) | 0.27 |
| HIV test in the past (%) | ||||
| Never | 28 (29.2) | 18 (54.5) | 10 (15.9) | <0.001 |
| Once | 27 (28.1) | 9 (27.3) | 18 (28.6) | |
| Two times | 20 (20.8) | 3 (9.1) | 17 (27.0) | |
| At least three times | 21 (21.9) | 3 (9.1) | 18 (28.6) | |
| Knows his HIV status (%) | 62 (64.6) | 14 (42.4) | 62 (76.2) | 0.001 |
| Reason for attending the clinic | <0.001 | |||
| Check-up | 16 (16.7) | 16 (48.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Illness | 55 (57.3) | 9 (27.3) | 46 (73.0) | |
| Pick-up of medicine | 9 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (14.3) | |
| Buying lubricant gel | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | |
| HIV test | 3 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.8) | |
| Others | 12 (12.5) | 8 (24.2) | 4 (6.3) | |
| Duration of sex work, years (%) | 0.02 | |||
| <3 | 23 (24.0) | 14 (42.4) | 9 (14.3) | |
| 3–4 | 18 (18.7) | 6 (18.2) | 12 (19.0) | |
| 5–9 | 26 (27.1) | 6 (18.2) | 20 (31.7) | |
| ≥10 | 29 (30.2) | 7 (21.2) | 22 (34.9) | |
| Median duration of sex work, years | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0.004 |
| Median number of clients during last working day | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.54 |
| Median price paid by last client, in CFA† | 6000 | 10 000 | 5000 | 0.36 |
| Use of lubricant gel (%) | 69 (71.9) | 18 (54.5) | 51 (80.9) | 0.006 |
| Condom use with clients (%) | 0.02 | |||
| Always | 66 (68.7) | 17 (51.5) | 49 (77.8) | |
| Often | 22 (22.9) | 12 (36.4) | 10 (15.9) | |
| Sometimes | 6 (6.2) | 4 (12.1) | 2 (3.2) | |
| Never | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.2) | |
| Consistent condom use with clients during last working day (%)‡ | 80 (86.0) | 24 (72.7) | 56 (93.3) | 0.006 |
| Condom use with regular partner§ (%) | 0.47 | |||
| Always | 35 (59.3) | 13 (56.5) | 22 (61.1) | |
| Often | 13 (22.0) | 7 (30.4) | 6 (16.7) | |
| Sometimes | 5 (8.5) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (8.3) | |
| Never | 6 (10.2) | 1 (4.3) | 5 (13.9) | |
| Consistent condom use with partner during last week‡ § (%) | 31 (81.6) | 11 (78.6) | 20 (83.3) | 0.71 |
| STI symptoms in the previous 12 months (%) | 55 (57.3) | 17 (51.5) | 55 (60.3) | 0.41 |
| Drug use, ever (%) | ||||
| None | 85 (88.5) | 29 (87.9) | 56 (88.9) | 0.72 |
| Injectable | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | |
| Soft drugs | 10 (10.4) | 4 (12.1) | 6 (9.5) | |
↵* Pearson χ2 test for comparison of proportions between first and repeat visits, Kruskal–Wallis rank test for comparison of medians.
↵† US$1=500 West African Franc (franc CFA) (2007).
↵‡ Defined as the proportion of FSW who always used condoms during the last working day (clients) or during the last week (regular partner).
↵§ Only for MSW having a regular partner (N=59).
FSW, female sex workers; MSW, male sex workers; STI, sexually transmitted infections.