Table 4 HIV risk, risk behaviors and risk perception of all men who have sex with men (MSM) participants
Characteristics | All (N = 358) | Youth MSM (N = 87) | Other MSM (N = 271) | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sexual orientation | 0.50 | |||
Homosexual | 207 (58) | 53 (61) | 154 (57) | |
Bisexual | 151 (42) | 34 (39) | 117 (43) | |
Number of different sexual partners for the last 1 month (median, IQR) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–9) | 1 (0–2) | < 0.001 |
Number of new sexual partners for the last 1 month (median, IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–9) | 1 (0–2) | < 0.001 |
Having vaginal sex | 135 (38) | 32 (37) | 103 (38) | 0.84 |
Condom use with vaginal sex | 0.04 | |||
Always | 86/135 (64) | 23/32 (72) | 63/103 (61) | |
Most of the time | 25/135 (19) | 3/32 (9) | 22/103 (21) | |
About a half of time | 9/135 (7) | 5/32 (16) | 4/103 (4) | |
Sometimes | 8/135 (6) | 1/32 (3) | 7/103 (7) | |
Never | 7/135 (5) | 0/32 (0) | 7/103 (7) | |
Having oral sex | 316 (88) | 77 (89) | 239 (88) | 0.94 |
Condom use with oral sex | 0.10 | |||
Always | 103/316 (33) | 20/77 (26) | 83/239 (35) | |
Most of the time | 66/316 (21) | 20/77 (26) | 46/239 (19) | |
About a half of time | 40/316 (13) | 13/77 (17) | 27/239 (11) | |
Sometimes | 62/316 (20) | 18/77 (23) | 44/239 (18) | |
Never | 45/316 (14) | 6/77 (8) | 39/239 (16) | |
Having anal sex | 345 (96) | 87 (100) | 258 (95) | 0.04 |
Condom use with anal sex | 0.32 | |||
Always | 202/345 (59) | 44/87 (51) | 158/258 (61) | |
Most of the time | 68/345 (20) | 18/87 (21) | 50/258 (20) | |
About a half of time | 37/345 (11) | 14/87 (16) | 23/258 (9) | |
Sometimes | 28/345 (8) | 8/87 (9) | 20/258 (8) | |
Never | 10/345 (3) | 3/87 (3) | 7/258 (3) | |
Exchanging sex for money | 62 (17) | 38 (44) | 24 (9) | < 0.001 |
Drinking alcohol with sex within 30 days | 0.40 | |||
Never | 76/151 (50) | 26/46 (57) | 50/105 (48) | |
Sometimes | 42/151 (28) | 12/46 (26) | 30/105 (29) | |
About a half of time | 17/151 (11) | 5/46 (11) | 12/105 (11) | |
Most of the time | 12/151 (8) | 1/46 (2) | 11/105 (11) | |
Always | 4/151 (3) | 2/46 (4) | 2/105 (4) | |
Using drug with sex within 30 days | 0.61 | |||
Never | 3/13 (23) | 1/4 (25) | 2/9 (22) | |
Sometimes | 7/13 (54) | 3/4 (75) | 4/9 (44) | |
About a half of time | 2/13 (15) | 0/4 (0) | 2/9 (22) | |
Most of the time | 0/13 (0) | 0/4 (0) | 0/9 (0) | |
Always | 1/13 (8) | 0/4 (0) | 1/9 (11) | |
History of STIs within the past year | 0.94 | |||
Yes | 22 (6) | 6 (7) | 16 (6) | |
Not sure | 13 (4) | 3 (3) | 10 (4) | |
No | 323 (90) | 78 (90) | 245 (90) | |
Type of STIs within the past yearb | ||||
Gonorrhea | 12/22 (55) | 4/6 (67) | 8/16 (50) | 0.65 |
Herpes simplex infection | 6/22 (27) | 2/6 (33) | 4/16 (25) | 1.00 |
Genital wart | 4/22 (18) | 0/6 (0) | 4/16 (25) | 0.54 |
Syphilis | 1/22 (5) | 0/6 (0) | 1/16 (7) | 1.00 |
Unknown | 1/22 (5) | 0/6 (0) | 1/16 (7) | 1.00 |
Sexual partner had STIs within the past year | 0.86 | |||
Yes | 18 (5) | 4 (5) | 14 (5) | |
Not sure | 107 (30) | 28 (36) | 79 (29) | |
No | 233 (65) | 55 (63) | 178 (66) | |
Type of STIs within the past year of sexual partnerb | ||||
Gonorrhea | 8/18 (44) | 3/4 (75) | 5/14 (36) | 0.25 |
HIV | 6/18 (33) | 0/4 (0) | 6/14 (43) | 0.25 |
Genital wart | 2/18 (11) | 0/4 (0) | 2/14 (14) | 1.00 |
Herpes simplex infection | 1/18 (6) | 1/4 (25) | 0/14 (0) | 0.22 |
Syphilis | 1/18 (6) | 0/4 (0) | 1/14 (7) | 1.00 |
Unknown | 8/18 (44) | 3/4 (75) | 5/14 (36) | 1.00 |
Sexual partner had exchanged sex for money within 30 days | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 9 (3) | 7 (8) | 2 (1) | |
Not sure | 89 (25) | 24 (28) | 65 (24) | |
No | 260 (72) | 56 (64) | 204 (75) | |
Sexual partner had used drug within 30 days | 0.31 | |||
Yes | 6 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | |
Not sure | 87 (24) | 51 (35) | 36 (17) | |
No | 265 (74) | 62 (71) | 203 (75) | |
Perceiving own HIV risk as | 0.33 | |||
No or low risk | 267 (74) | 61 (70) | 206 (76) | |
Moderate risk | 73 (20) | 22 (25) | 51 (19) | |
High risk | 18 (5) | 4 (5) | 14 (5) | |
HIV risk determined by the study tool | 0.14 | |||
Low risk | 96 (27) | 19 (22) | 77 (28) | |
Moderate risk | 56 (16) | 10 (12) | 46 (17) | |
High risk | 206 (58) | 58 (67) | 148 (55) | |
False perception of low HIV risk | 172/262 (66) | 43/68 (63) | 129/194 (66) | 0.63 |
Correct risk perception among MSM with low HIV risk | 95/96 (99) | 18/19 (95) | 77/77 (100) | 0.20 |