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Table 2 Characteristics of those with any concurrency among those reporting a sexual partner in past 12 months

From: Concurrent sexual partnerships and associated factors: a cross-sectional population-based survey in a rural community in Africa with a generalised HIV epidemic

 

Males

(N = 340)

Females

(N = 19)

Number of overlapping partnerships

  

   Two

283 (83.2%)

19 (100%)

   Three

57 (16.8%)

0

Type of relationships 1

  

   All are spouses (polygynous)

110 (32.4%)

-

   Spouse and/or regular partners only

171 (50.3%)

14 (73.7%)

   Spouse/regular with casual partner

53 (15.6%)

4 (21.1%)

   All are casual partners

6 (1.8%)

0

Concurrent partnership still ongoing

  

   Yes

247 (72.7%)

8 (42.1%)

Condom use at last sex with concurrent partners

  

   Did not use with any

206 (60.6%)

11 (57.9%)

   Used with some

108 (31.8%)

5 (26.3%)

   Used with all

26 (7.6%)

3 (15.8%)

Condom use at last sex by type of relationship

  

Among those with spousal concurrent partners only

  

   Did not use with any

100 (90.9%)

-

   Used with some

9 (8.2%)

-

   Used with all

1 (0.9%)

-

Among those with regular non-spousal concurrent partners 2

  

   Did not use with any

92 (53.8%)

7 (50.0%)

   Used with some

64 (37.4%)

4 (28.6%)

   Used with all

15 (8.8%)

3 (21.4%)

Among those with a casual concurrent partner 3

  

   Did not use with any

14 (23.7%)

3 (75.0%)

   Used with some

35 (59.3%)

1 (25.0%)

   Used with all

10 (16.9%)

0

HIV seropositive 4

  

   Overall

28 (8.2%)

7 (36.8%)

   Among those with 2 concurrent partnerships

23 (8.2%)

7 (36.8%)

   Among those with 3 concurrent partnerships

5 (8.8%)

-

   Among those with spousal concurrent partners only

4 (3.7%)

-

   Among those with regular non-spousal concurrent partners

16 (9.4%)

5 (35.7%)

   Among those with a casual concurrent partner

8 (13.8%)

2 (50.0%)

HIV seroprevalence in spouse 5

  

   Overall

25 (8.3%)

4 (66.7%)

   Among those with 2 concurrent partnerships

21 (8.5%)

4 (66.7%)

   Among those with 3 concurrent partnerships

4 (7.4%)

-

   Among those with spousal concurrent partners only

15 (9.0%)

-

   Among those with regular non-spousal concurrent partners

8 (7.4%)

3 (60.0%)

   Among those with a casual concurrent partner

2 (7.7%)

1 (100%)

  1. 1Missing information on type of partner for 1 woman.
  2. 2Among those with any regular non-spousal concurrent partners but no casual partners (N = 171).
  3. 3Among those with any casual concurrent partners (N = 59).
  4. 4Missing HIV status for 2 men.
  5. 5Among those with a spouse in the study population: 301 wives of 230 men in concurrent partnerships, and 6 husbands of 6 women in concurrent partnerships.