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Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 1318)

From: Contact with HIV prevention services highest in gay and bisexual men at greatest risk: cross-sectional survey in Scotland

Ā 

n

%

Demographics

Ā Ā 

Survey location

Ā Ā 

Edinburgh

559

42.2

Glasgow

759

57.6

Survey venue

Ā Ā 

Bar

1243

94.3

Sauna

75

5.7

Sexual orientation

Ā Ā 

Gay

1180

90.1

Bisexual

113

8.6

Straight

17

1.3

Age

Ā Ā 

16-25 years

378

29.0

26+ years

926

71.0

Area of residence

Ā Ā 

Glasgow

538

41.9

Edinburgh

449

34.9

Rest of Scotland

204

15.9

Rest of UK

67

5.2

Overseas

27

2.1

Ethnicity

Ā Ā 

White (UK, Irish or other)

1272

96.7

Minority ethnic group*

44

3.3

Qualifications

Ā Ā 

Secondary

195

15.9

Further/vocational

460

37.5

Degree/post-graduate

571

46.6

Frequency of gay scene use

Ā Ā 

Once month or less

327

25.5

2/3 times a month

354

27.7

1/2 times a week

432

33.8

4/5 times a week

167

13.0

HIV treatment optimism 1ā€ 

Ā Ā 

Disagree

938

74.2

Agree

327

25.8

HIV treatment optimism 2ā€ 

Ā Ā 

Disagree

1056

83.5

Agree

209

16.5

Sexual Health

Ā Ā 

HIV test in the past 12 months

Ā Ā 

No

667

51.9

Yes

618

48.1

Other sexually transmitted infection (STI) test in the past 12 months

Ā Ā 

No

711

54.3

Yes

599

45.7

HIV status (oral fluid specimen result)

Ā Ā 

HIV-negative

1077

81.9

HIV-positive

46

3.5

Did not provide oral fluid specimenā€”

192

14.6

Sexual Risk Behaviour in the past 12 months

Ā Ā 

Number of sexual partners

Ā Ā 

Less than 10

927

72.7

10 or more

348

27.3

Number of anal sex partners

Ā Ā 

Less than 10

1126

89.3

10 or more

135

10.7

Number of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) partners

Ā Ā 

0/1 partner

1127

87.6

2 or more partners

160

12.4

UAI with casual partners

Ā Ā 

No

1023

79.5

Yes

264

20.5

UAI with partners of unknown/discordant HIV status

Ā Ā 

No

966

75.1

Yes

321

24.9

STI

Ā Ā 

No

1202

91.7

Yes

109

8.3

  1. *Black African, Black Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Arab, Latin American & Other/Mixed.
  2. ā€  HIV treatment optimism 1 - 'I am less worried about HIV infection now that treatments have improved', HIV treatment optimism 2 - 'I believe that new drug therapies make people with HIV less infectious'.
  3. ā€” An additional 4 samples were not returned from the laboratory.