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Table 2 Sex practice of the participants who had sex in the last six months

From: Sexual risk behaviour, marriage and ART: a study of HIV-positive people in Papua New Guinea

 

Male (n = 66)

Female (n = 77)

Overall (N = 143)

p (χ2)c

Had sex with regular partner

86% (57)

81% (63)

84% (120)

0.461 (0.544)

  Consistent condom use during vaginal sex with regular partnera

   

0.088 (2.936)

   Yes

54% (31)

39% (24)

46% (55)

 

   No

46% (26)

61% (38)

54% (64)

 

  Condom use at last vaginal sex with regular partnera

   

0.085 (2.971)

   Yes

70% (40)

55% (34)

62% (74)

 

   No

30% (17)

45% (28)

38% (45)

 

  Had opposite-sex anal sex with regular partnerb

   

0.887 (0.020)

   Yes

9% (5)

10% (6)

9% (11)

 

   No

91% (52)

90% (57)

91% (109)

 

Had sex with casual partner

15% (10)

21% (16)

18% (26)

0.384 (0.757)

  Consistent condom use during vaginal sex with casual partner

   

0.646 c

   Yes

33% (2)

50% (8)

45% (10)

 

   No

67% (4)

50% (8)

55% (12)

 

  Condom use at last vaginal sex with casual partner

   

0.631 c

   Yes

67% (4)

62% (10)

64% (14)

 

   No

33% (2)

38% (6)

36% (8)

 

  Had opposite-sex anal sex with casual partner

   

0.538 c

   Yes

20% (2)

6% (1)

12% (3)

 

   No

80% (8)

94% (15)

89% (23)

 

  Had same-sex anal sex with casual partner

   

-

   Yes

50% (5)

-

50% (5)

 

   No

50% (5)

-

50% (5)

 

Had any anal sex

17% (11)

9% (7)

13% (18)

0.173 (1.854)

  1. a One female participant did not answer the question on frequency of condom use during vaginal sex with regular partner in the last six months.
  2. b As none had sex with same-sex regular partners in the last six months, only opposite-sex anal sex was reported with regular partner.
  3. c Pearson chi-square test was used for all variables except consistent condom use and having had opposite-sex anal sex with casual partner for which Fisher exact test was used.