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Table 2 Sex partnerships, unprotected anal intercourse, substance use behaviors, and self-reported STD in the last 12 months

From: Comparison of risk behaviors and socio-cultural profile of men who have sex with men survey respondents recruited via venues and the internet

 

All

Group V

Group I

 
 

(n = 566)

(n = 340)

(n = 226)

Univariate OR

 

Col%

Col%

Col%

(Group I vs. Group V)

Number & type of MSM partner (last 12 months)

    

Number of MSM sex partners

    

   One

31.3

24.4

41.6

1.00

   More than 1

68.7

75.6

58.4

0.45***

Having sex with MSM acquaintances recruited online

    

   No

67.0

79.1

48.7

1.00

   Yes

33.0

20.9

51.3

4.00***

Having sex with male sex workers

    

   No

91.7

94.7

87.2

1.00

   Yes

8.3

5.3

12.8

2.63**

Having provided commercial sex to males

    

   No

96.6

98.5

93.8

1.00

   Yes

3.4

1.5

6.2

4.43**

Anal intercourse with MSM (last 12 months)

    

Engaged in any MSM anal intercourse

    

   No

19.8

20.0

19.5

1.00

   Yes

80.2

80.0

80.5

1.03

Among those who had engaged in any MSM anal intercourse (n = 454), Unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) (last 12 months)

    

Engaged in any MSM UAI

    

   No

58.4

66.2

46.7

1.00

   Yes, UAI

41.6

33.8

53.3

2.23***

Substance use (last 12 months)

    

Used psychoactive substances

    

   No

87.8

84.4

92.9

1.00

   Yes

12.2

15.6

7.1

0.41**

Drank alcohol before sex

    

   No

86.7

83.8

91.2

1.00

   Yes

13.3

16.2

8.8

0.50*

Self-reported STD (last 12 months)

    

Self-reported contraction of STD

    

   No

98.1

99.7

95.6

1.00

   Yes

1.9

0.3

4.4

15.69**

  1. Group V: Venue-recruited MSM; Group I: Internet-recruited MSM.
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.