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Table 3 Sexual Behaviours: Weighted frequencies for trans people in Ontario, Canada

From: High heterogeneity of HIV-related sexual risk among transgender people in Ontario, Canada: a province-wide respondent-driven sampling survey

 

All trans people n = 433

Female-to-Male spectrum n = 227

Male-to-Female spectrum n = 205

Aboriginal n = 35

Non-aboriginal white n = 333

Non-aboriginal racialized n = 62

 

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Sex partner number, lifetime

     0

14

(10, 25)

16

(6, 24)

15

(8, 25)

14

(0, 26)

14

(10, 25)

19

(4, 40)

     1

13

(6, 19)

19

(8, 30)

10

(3, 16)

4

(0, 14)

13

(6, 19)

18

(4, 32)

     2–4

19

(11, 24)

18

(11, 21)

23

(13, 31)

24

(9, 61)

19

(11, 24)

16

(3, 30)

     5–9

20

(15, 30)

13

(6, 20)

22

(17, 36)

6

(0, 15)

20

(15, 30)

8

(2, 19)

     10–19

17

(11, 25)

23

(14, 32)

12

(4, 18)

31

(0, 60)

17

(11, 25)

22

(5, 44)

     20–49

8

(4, 12)

7

(4, 12)

9

(3, 15)

15

(4, 30)

8

(4, 12)

7

(1, 17)

     50 + 

8

(3, 12)

6

(2, 11)

10

(3, 17)

6

(0, 15)

8

(3, 12)

11

(0.2, 23)

Sex partners, lifetime

     Trans men

18

(13, 26)

18

(10, 25)

9

(4, 14)

5

(0, 15)

18

(13, 26)

8

(3, 19)

     Non-trans men

42

(32, 50)

45

(34, 57)

40

(29, 52)

54

(26, 79)

42

(32, 50)

46

(24, 67)

     Trans women

16

(9, 22)

11

(5, 19)

19

(11, 29)

14

(4, 29)

16

(9, 22)

15

(3, 31)

     Non-trans women

72

(62, 80)

66

(52, 77)

68

(55, 79)

45

(22, 70)

72

(62, 80)

54

(32, 76)

     Genderqueer persons

25

(18, 35)

32

(21, 42)

12

(6, 20)

16

(4, 33)

25

(18, 35)

24

(10, 41)

Sex partner number, past yr

     0

39

(33, 51)

25

(15, 36)

51

(40, 64)

35

(12, 64)

39

(33, 51)

22

(7, 39)

     1

35

(26, 43)

43

(31, 54)

26

(15, 36)

24

(3, 55)

35

(26, 43)

39

(17, 59)

     2–4

17

(12, 25)

20

(12, 30)

12

(6, 20)

9

(0.7, 23)

17

(12, 25)

13

(4, 30)

     5 + 

8

(3, 11)

12

(5, 21)

11

(4, 19)

31

(3, 63)

8

(3, 11)

26

(6, 49)

Sex partners, past yr

     Trans men

8

(4, 13)

10

(5, 16)

4

(1, 7)

3

(0, 11)

8

(4, 13)

7

(2, 13)

     Non-trans men

26

(15, 36)

21

(13, 31)

23

(13, 32)

45

(14, 67)

26

(15, 36)

23

(9, 46)

     Trans women

11

(5, 16)

7

(2, 13)

14

(6, 23)

6

(0.1, 17)

11

(5, 16)

13

(2, 29)

     Non-trans women

34

(26, 42)

44

(32, 53)

24

(15, 34)

14

(0.5, 34)

34

(26, 42)

39

(22, 65)

     Genderqueer persons

8

(4, 14)

14

(6, 21)

3

(1, 5)

5

(0, 13)

8

(4, 14)

12

(3, 26)

Sexual behaviours, past yr *

     Received oral sex

47

(37, 56)

60

(46, 71)

37

(26, 48)

61

(32, 85)

47

(37, 56)

66

(43, 83)

     Gave oral sex

51

(41, 60)

61

(48, 73)

45

(35, 57)

57

(30, 86)

51

(41, 60)

72

(55, 88)

     Receptive partner in anal sex

24

(16, 30)

28

(16, 38)

29

(19, 41)

40

(13, 70)

24

(16, 30)

47

(21, 65)

     Insertive partner in anal sex

18

(11, 24)

26

(16, 36)

14

(7, 22)

7

(0.1, 21)

18

(11, 24)

44

(19, 63)

     Receptive partner in genital sex

40

(32, 51)

57

(46, 68)

16

(8, 27)

17

(3, 40)

40

(32, 51)

51

(28, 69)

     Insertive partner in genital sex

46

(36, 55)

55

(43, 66)

32

(21, 44)

23

(3, 49)

46

(36, 55)

49

(27, 76)

Fluid-exposed sexual behaviours, past yr **

     High-risk receptive anal sex

2

(0.3, 4)

0

(0, 0.1)

4

(1, 8)

4

(0, 14)

2

(0.3, 4)

2

(0, 6)

     High-risk insertive anal sex

2

(0.1, 4)

0

(−−, --)

4

(0.3, 9)

0

(−−,--)

2

(0.1, 4)

1

(0, 5)

     High-risk receptive genital sex

6

(1, 11)

7

(1, 14)

3

(0, 14)

4

(0, 13)

6

(1, 11)

0.4

(0, 2)

     High-risk insertive genital sex

9

(4, 15)

0.6

(0, 3)

16

(8, 26)

0

(−−,--)

9

(4, 15)

4

(0.2, 10)

HIV-related sexual risk, past yr

     No risk (no sex)

38

(31, 49)

25

(15, 36)

50

(39, 63)

35

(14, 61)

38

(31, 49)

19

(6, 37)

     Low/moderate risk

48

(38, 57)

69

(57, 79)

31

(20, 40)

60

(34, 83)

48

(38, 57)

76

(58, 90)

     High risk

14

(7, 19)

7

(1, 14)

19

(10, 30)

4

(0, 14)

14

(7, 19)

5

(1, 11)

Had sex while drunk or high, past yr

32

(22, 40)

42

(29, 53)

22

(13, 33)

47

(14, 73)

32

(22, 40)

39

(17, 58)

Ever done sex work or exchange sex

14

(8, 20)

15

(8, 23)

16

(9, 25)

35

(6, 62)

14

(8, 20)

13

(1, 32)

Current sex worker

3

(0.2, 6)

2

(0, 7)

2

(0.4, 4)

8

(0.1,19)

3

(0.2, 6)

0.2

(0,0.6)

  1. * Genital and anal sex could involve penetration with flesh genitals, prostheses or toys, or fingers or hands.
  2. ** High-risk sexual behaviours are defined as involving flesh genitals (no prostheses or toys) and fluid exposure, other than with a long-term seroconcordant monogamous partner.