Skip to main content

Table 4 Condom use and partner characteristics

From: Conversation about Serostatus decreases risk of acquiring HIV: results from a case control study comparing MSM with recent HIV infection and HIV negative controls

Unprotected anal intercourse

 

Cases

Controls

OR

p-value

CI

UAI with person with unknown HIV status

62% (n = 60)

49% (n = 36)

3.1

0.001

1.56–6.10

  Insertive

57% (n = 40)

43% (n = 29)

1.77

0.21

0.71–4.40

  Receptive

43% (n = 43)

19% (n = 18)

3.3

0.005

1.40–7.64

UAI with HIV positive person

18% (n = 17)

12% (n = 11)

0.6

0.21

0.26–1.35

Inconsistent condom use*

Beginning of new relationship

44% (n = 33)

34% (n = 25)

1.5

0.2

0.79–2.99

During a relationship

77% (n = 33)

71% (n = 25)

1.3

0.4

0.66–2.84

Outside of primary relationship

42% (n = 43)

30% (n = 27)

2.3

0.012

1.20–4.30

With strangers

42% (n = 36)

30% (n = 21)

1.71

0.112

0.88–3.34

With HIV-positive partner

26% (n = 14)

31% (n = 14)

0.8

0.61

0.33–1.91

With acquaintances

62% (n = 49)

43% (n = 31)

2.2

0.016

1.16–4.24

With person met online

55% (n = 17)

22% (n = 8)

4.4

0.005

1.53–12.64

Being always safe**

 

9% (n = 9)

29% (n = 30)

0.23

< 0.000

0.11–0.52

  1. *Never, rarely or mostly used a condom.
  2. **Person always used a condom when having sex outside of a relationship or did not have anal sex in the respective situation.