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Table 4 Behavioral outcomes and program exposure for MSM cases with program monitoring and survey data, n = 520

From: Effectiveness of a combination prevention strategy for HIV risk reduction with men who have sex with men in Central America: a mid-term evaluation

 

Costa Rica (n = 29)

El Salvador (n = 123)

Guatemala (n = 140)

Nicaragua (n = 88)

Panama (n = 140)

Outcomes, %

All partners

84.6

77.9

84.9

89.2

88.8

Regular partners

48.6

59.3

60.1

55.7

60.7

Casual partners

31

34.1

58.7

37.5

41.4

Condom use at last sex

89.7

80.3

89.6

89.8

84.1

Condom and lubricant use at last sex

65.5

30.3

59.4

43.2

64.5

Received an HIV test, past 12 months

48.3

69.9

72.5

68.2

72.1

Combination Prevention program exposure

Mean number of behavioral exposures

3.35

2.41

1.8

2.43

1.44

 No behavioral exposure, %

0

3.3

11.6

5.7

6.4

 1–2 interactions, %

55.2

67.5

70.3

71.6

80.7

 3–5 interactions, %

20.7

19.5

12.3

14.8

12.1

 >5 interactions, %

24.1

9.8

5.8

8

0.7

Mean number of biomedical exposures

0.0

0.23

0.41

0.23

0.16

 No biomedical exposure, %

0.0

82.9

70.3

78.4

84.3

 1 biomedical service, %

0.0

13.8

22.5

20.5

15.0

 > 1 biomedical service, %

0

3.3

7.2

1.1

0.7

Mean number of complementary exposures

0.04

0.08

0.01

0.08

0.07

Exposure to behavioral + biomedical, %

0.0

13.8

18.1

15.9

9.3

Exposure to behavioral + complementary, %

3.4

7.3

0.7

8

4.3

Exposure to biomedical + complementary, %

0.0

7.3

0.7

6.8

7.1

Combination prevention exposure, %

0.0

7.3

0.7

6.8

4.3