Table 1

 Studies on indicators of male same sex sexual behaviour

Prevalence of selected characteristics of male same sex sexual behaviour, 1990–2004*
Ever sex with a man, lifetime. No of studies (range of results)Anal sex with another man, lifetime. No of studies (range of results)Sex with a man, last year. No of studies (range of results)
*Some studies used men attending STI clinics as the study sample.
†ND, no data.
Africa
    East-South1 (60.0)1 (8.4)ND
    West-CentralND†NDND
    Total1 (60.0)1 (8.4)ND
Asia
    East5 (3.5–15.0)NDND
    South21 (0.01–58.8)3 (0.2–25.0)4 (7.2–22.0)
    South East3 (3.4–11.6)1 (2.8)1 (4.3)
    Total29 (0.01–58.8)4 (0.2–25.0)5 (4.3–22.0)
Caribbean3 (1.0–18.0)NDND
Eastern Europe and Central Asia2 (6.0–27.0)NDND
Latin America16 (2.5–48.5)4 (5.8–9.2)2 (1.0–7.6)
Middle East and North AfricaNDNDND
Total51 (0.01–60.0)9 (0.2–25.0)7 (1.0–22.0)