Baseline characteristics of men using the Working Men’s Project, 1994 to 2003
| n = 823 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| IQR, interquartile range; NSU, non-specific urethritis. | ||
| *Past STI based on self report | ||
| †Gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, genital herpes, genital warts, syphilis. | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| Range | 15–59 | |
| Mean (SD) | 25.4 (5.4) | |
| Under 18 | 12 (1.5) | |
| Missing | 0 | |
| Country of birth | ||
| UK | 304 (37.2) | |
| Other western Europe | 207 (25.3) | |
| Eastern/Central Europe | 42 (5.1) | |
| South/Central America | 128 (15.6) | |
| Asia | 27 (3.3) | |
| Australia | 46 (5.6) | |
| Africa | 43 (5.3) | |
| Other | 21 (2.6) | |
| Missing | 5 | |
| Orientation | ||
| Homosexual | 625 (77.1) | |
| Bisexual | 145 (17.9) | |
| Heterosexual | 41 (5.1) | |
| Missing | 12 | |
| Months in sex work | ||
| Range | 0–240 | |
| Median (IQR) | 10 | |
| Missing | 24 | |
| Age sex work | ||
| 16 or under | 4 (0.5) | |
| 17–19 | 66 (8.0) | |
| 20–29 | 611 (74.2) | |
| 30 or older | 142 (17.3) | |
| Range | 15–59 | |
| Median (IQR) | 24.5 | |
| Missing | 0 | |
| Past STI* | ||
| Gonorrhoea | 178 (21.6) | |
| Chlamydia/NSU | 160 (19.5) | |
| Genital herpes | 36 (4.4) | |
| syphilis | 16 (1.9) | |
| Any† | 390 | |