HIV and syphilis prevalence, self reported STIs and treatment seeking behaviour
| Waria (n = 241) | MSW (n = 250) | MSM (n = 279) | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Probability that there is no significant difference between groups, Pearson χ2 statistic. | ||||
| †RPR results were missing for 2 waria and 1 MSW. | ||||
| ‡Of those reporting symptoms, with complete data. | ||||
| HIV antibody positive | 53 (22.0) | 9 (3.6) | 7 (2.5) | <0.001 |
| Syphilis seroreactive (RPR ⩾1:1 and RPR <1:16, TPA+)† | 68 (28.2) | 5 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| Syphilis seroreactive (RPR ⩾1:16, TPA+)† | 46 (19.3) | 5 (2.0) | 3 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| Self reported STIs and treatment seeking behaviour | ||||
| Reports symptom of any STI, last 12 months | 66 (27.4) | 72(28.9) | 54 (19.4) | 0.03 |
| Self treated STI symptom‡ | 33 (54.1) | 26 (48.2) | 29 (42.0) | 0.39 |
| Sought medical treatment‡ | 23 (37.7) | 31 (44.9) | 23 (42.6) | 0.70 |