Gender difference in the characteristics of and high-risk behaviours among non-injecting heterosexual methamphetamine users in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

Table 5 High-risk sexual behaviours related to MA use among MA users

Variable	Total (n=398)	Male (n=288)	Female (n=110)	X²	P value
Had sex with multiple partners during MA use	364 (91.5)	279 (96.9)	85 (77.3)	39.147	p<0.001
Exchanged sex partners during MA use	261 (65.6)	210 (72.9)	51 (46.4)	24.862	p<0.001
Had sex with commercial sex workers(CSWs) during MA use		277 (96.2)
Number of CSWs as sex partners per MA use, M (SD), range		1.9 (0.7), 1-4
Condom use in sex with CSWs
Never		200 (72.2)
Usually		58 (20.9)
Always		19 (8.9)
Changing condoms when changing CSWs
Never		67 (87.0)
Usually		3 (3.9)
Always		7 (9.1)

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