Results from PLACE assessments in Karaganda, Kazakhstan in 2002 and 2003: characteristics of individuals socialising at venues at busy times (Phase 3)
| 2002 | 2003 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men, % (n = 897) | Women, % (n = 752) | Men, % (n = 458) | Women, % (n = 420) | |
| NA, not applicable (question not asked of respondents). | ||||
| 18–24 years old | 42.3 | 56.4 | 45.6 | 47.4 |
| Married or cohabiting | 41.7 | 32.0 | 42.7 | 39.9 |
| Employed full time | 51.6 | 36.1 | 49.8 | 41.9 |
| Students | 18.0 | 20.8 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Visit the site every day | 31.2 | 29.4 | 32.9 | 32.8 |
| Ever met a new partner at the venue | 28.5 | 36.2 | 33.0 | 40.8 |
| New sex partner in past 4 weeks | 41.8 | 42.3 | 50.7 | 51.1 |
| Two or more partners in past 4 weeks | 40.3 | 42.2 | 49.3 | 52.7 |
| New sex partner in past year | 70.8 | 59.2 | 78.4 | 65.3 |
| Gay sex in past 4 weeks | 1.1 | NA | 2.9 | NA |
| Commercial sex in past 3 months | 26.9 | 30.1 | 24.0 | 36.0 |
| Ever used a condom | 18.4 | 22.4 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| Had a condom at the time of interview | 9.8 | 14.4 | 25.2 | 26.2 |
| Injected drugs in past 6 months | 20.6 | 6.2 | 36.9 | 8.3 |
| Injected drugs in past 6 months and had a new partner in past 4 weeks | 16.0 | 5.7 | 19.2 | 4.9 |
| Injected drugs in past 6 months and had commercial sex in past 3 months | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 |