Table 2 Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of MSM and transgender women living with and without HIV in Karachi, Pakistan, by Anal Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (ASIL) status

Age in years mean (± SD)

28.2 (± 7.8)

29.2 (± 7.8)

0.31

Age in categories n (% age)

 < 25

37 (39.8)

53 (26.8)

0.24

 25–29

28 (30.1)

56 (31.5)

 30–34

08 (8.6)

28 (15.7)

 ≥ 35

20 (21.5)

41 (23.0)

Education n (% age)

 None

33 (35.1)

48 (27.0)

0.113

 Middle school or less

27 (28.70)

41 (23.0)

 High school or less

27 (29.8)

77 (43.2)

 Graduate

6 (6.4)

12 (6.8)

Marital status n (% age)

 Unmarried

74 (79.5)

137 (77.0)

0.924

 Married

17 (18.3)

36 (20.2)

 Separated/divorced

02 (2.2)

05 (2.8)

Smoking status n (% age)

0.302

 No

18 (18.9)

43 (24.4)

0.07

 Yes

77 (81.1)

133 (75.6)

Age at smoking initiation in years; mean (± SD)

15.74 (± 4.2)

16.90 (± 4.2)

Average number of cigarettes/day n (% age)

 < 10

 10–20

 > 20

39 (54.2)

25 (34.7)

08 (11.1)

79 (59.4)

40 (30.1)

14 (10.5)

0.758

Duration of smoking in years mean (± SD)

12.0 (± 8.6)

12.5 (± 8.6)

0.68

Alcohol drinking n (% age)

 Yes

 No

27 (28.4)

68 (71.6)

34 (19.3)

142 (80.7)

0.087

HIV status: n (% age)

 Yes

 No

50 (53.8)

43 (46.2)

68 (38.1)

110(61.8)

0.014

Sexual identity: n (% age)

 Bisexual

 Homosexual

 Transgender

17 (18.3)

46 (49.5)

30(32.2)

43 (24.4)

102 (57.3)

33 (18.5)

0.047

Age first had sexual intercourse

 In years mean (± SD)

15.6 (± 4.4)

17.05 (± 4.8)

0.02

 Duration of sex work in years mean (± SD)

12.5 (± 8.2)

12.15 (± 7.9)

0.70

Anal receptive sexual partners the last 6 months n (% age)

 < 25

 25–50

 51–100

  > 100

9 (10.2)

6 (15.7)

26 (35.8)

47 (39.6)

14 (8.8)

25 (15.7)

57 (35.8)

63 (39.6)

0.079

Condom use during anal receptive sex n(% age)

 Consistent use

 Inconsistent use

 Never

8 (8.4)

71 (74.7)

16 (16.8)

52 (29.5)

92 (52.3)

32 (18.2)

 < 0.001

Preferred anal sex role n (% age)

 Mainly receptive

 Mainly insertive

91 (95.8)

4 (4.2)

152 (86.4)

24 (13.6)

0.01*

History of anal warts in the previous 6 months n (% age)

 Yes

 No

71 (74.7)

24 (25.3)

118 (67.0)

66 (33.0)

0.188