The experience of violence varied greatly by type of violence and by city under study. MSM in Guatemala City reported the highest level of psychological violence (35.6%) and verbal violence (44.9%), while the cities of Panamaด and Colon reported the lowest percentages of these types of violence (10.7 and 12.2% experienced psychological and 7.6 and 6.1% experienced verbal violence, respectively).
Guatemala City, Managua, and San Salvador presented the highest rates of physical violence (25.0, 18.3 and 16.0%, respectively). Regionally, 5% of men reported sexual violence city-level estimates ranged from 7.4% in Managua to 2.0% in Chinandega.