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Table 1 Comparison of subgroups in terms of partner numbers for different partner characteristics in the last 12 months

From: HIV risk perception and testing behaviours among men having sex with men (MSM) reporting potential transmission risks in the previous 12 months from a large online sample of MSM living in Germany

Type of risk

HIV testing in the previous 12 months

Never tested for HIV

 

n = 775 n (%)

n = 396 n (%)

p-value

Sex with…

2 to 5 partners

164 (21.2)

149 (37.7)

0.000

6 to 10 partners

184 (23.8)

111 (28.1)

11 to 50 partners

341 (44.1)

113 (28.6)

>50 partners

84 (10.9)

22 (5.6)

Anal intercourse with…

2 to 5 partners

272 (35.1)

221 (55.8)

0.000

6 to 10 partners

180 (23.2)

84 (21.2)

11 to 50 partners

279 (36.0)

76 (19.2)

>50 partners

44 (5.7)

15 (3.8)

Condomless anal intercourse with…

2 to 5 partners

550 (71.0)

310 (78.3)

0.002

6 to 10 partners

113 (14.6)

46 (11.6)

11 to 50 partners

100 (12.9)

28 (7.1)

>50 partners

12 (1.6)

12 (3.0)

Condomless anal intercourse with a partner of unknown HIV status

1–2 times

226 (29.2)

109 (27.7)

0.823

3–10 times

388 (50.2)

194 (49.4)

At least once per month

91 (11.8)

51 (13.0)

(Almost) every week

68 (8.8)

39 (9.9)