Risk behavior

High prevalence states

Low prevalence states

Total

p value

No. of MSM (%)

4320 (68.5)

1987 (31.5)

6307

-

Sexual acts per week (Mean, 95%CI)

8.1 (8.3 - 8.6)

4.2 (4.1 - 4.4)

6.8 (6.8 - 7.0)

<0.001

Years of sex work (Mean, 95% CI)

10.2 (9.9 - 10.4)

6.7 (6.5 - 7.0)

9.0 (8.9 - 9.2)

<0.001

Age at initiation of sex work (Mean, 95% CI)

22.6 (22.5 - 22.8)

23.9 (23.6 - 24.1)

23.0 (22.9 - 23.1)

<0.001

Irregular partners (%)^*

524 (12.1)

707 (36.6)

1251 (19.8)

<0.001

Alcohol use (%)

2080 (56.7)

454 (23.9)

2534 (45.6)

<0.001

Illiteracy (%)

1057 (22.9)

449 (22.9)

1506 (23.9)

2.7

Never employed (%)

773 (18.0)

369 (18.7)

1142 (18.3)

0.5