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Table 1 Questions

From: Comparing databases: determinants of sexually transmitted infections, HIV diagnoses, and lack of HIV testing among men who have sex with men

Variable

EMIS

SMON (translation)

SOAP (translation)

Age

How old are you?

What is your age?

Year of birth

Residence

What are the first two digits of your home post-code?

What are the first three digits of your home post-code?

Post-code (4 digits)

Ethnicity

Which country were you born in?

Which cultural background did you grow-up with?

Ethnic group

Number of partners

How many different non-steady male partners have you had sex with in the last 12 months?

How many different non-steady male partners have you had sex with in the last 6 months?

How many persons have you had sexual contact with in the last 6 months?

Condom use last partner

Did he [the non-steady sex partner you most recently had sex with] use a condom during AI?

Did he [the non-steady sex partner you most recently had sex with] use a condom during AI?

Did you use condom(s) during the last sexual contact?

Drug use

When was the last time you consumed X? (recode: yes/no w/i 6 mo)

X – How often did you use in the last 6 months?

Intravenous drug use

STI

When were you last diagnosed with X?

(recode: y/n w/i 12 mo)

In the last 12 months, did you receive a positive STI diagnosis? (X yes/no)

Laboratory diagnosis

HIV

Have you ever received an HIV test result? (status in answer options)

Have you ever been tested for HIV? + What was the result?

Diagnosis/Earlier HIV-test

  1. AI anal intercourse, STI sexually transmitted infection, HIV human immunodeficiency virus