Often HIV epidemics first emerge among IDU populations, spread quickly across the IDU group, and then work their way into other population groups through sexual transmission. The median age of first drug use was 16 (in Malé) and 17 (in Addu). The age of first drug use ranged from 9 years old (in both sites) to 32 years old (in Malé) and 43 years old (in Addu). IDU’s reported that they first injected age at median age of 22. The age of first injection ranged from 12 to 42 years old in Malé and 15 to 48 years old in Addu.
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The 2008 BBS found that 34% and 50% of youth in Malé and Laamu (Gan), respectively, said they had had sex. Their median age of sexual début was 20 years old. In both sites, most first sexual encounter were with girlfriend/boyfriend, followed by wife/husband. In both sites, 1% had experienced forced sex (abuse) as their sexual début. In Malé, 17% and in Laamu 34% said they had engaged in pre-marital sex. Condom use during pre-marital sex was below 50% in both sites. In Laamu, 8% of the youth interviewd during the 2008 BBS said they had had group sex, while in Malé only 1% claimed to have engaged in group sex.
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The 2008 BBS found that FSW’s in Malé began engaging in sex work between the ages of 15 and 37 (median age of first commercial sex was 19), had sold sex for a median of 5 years and had a median of 4 clients per week. FSW in Addu began engaging in sex work between ages of 12 and to 26 (median age of first commercial sex was 17), had sold sex for 13 years, and had a median of 2 clients per week.
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The 2008 Biological and Behavioural Survey (BBS) research found that most (75%) of MSM contacted in Malé, Laamu and Addu also have sex with women. This suggests that MSM in the Maldives may disguise their homosexual preferences by engaging in heterosexual behaviour.
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