Table 2 The use of apps and sexual behaviors among app-users
First author (Year) | Sexual behaviors | APP users | |
|---|---|---|---|
N/Mean | %/SD | ||
Goedel (2016) Duncan (2016) | App-met IAI partners, P3M | 1.46 | 6.27 |
App-met RAI partners, P3M | 1.07 | 2.45 | |
Rhoton (2016) | HIV status on GSN app | 2.98 | 8.96 |
Ko (2016) | Had online sex partners, P3M | 352 | 88.0 |
Unprotected anal sex online sexual partners, P6M | 228 | 64.8 | |
Unprotected oral sex online sexual partners, P6M | 325 | 88.8 | |
Yeo (2016) | Sexual partnering via apps | Â | Â |
0 | 86 | 40.4 | |
1–3 | 91 | 42.7 | |
> 3 | 36 | 16.9 | |
Winetrobe (2014) Rice (2012) | Number of Grindr-met partners, P1M | 1.84 | 2.92 |
Ever had sex with a partner met on Grindr | 147 | 75.4 | |
Tang (2016) | Number of sex partners found through gay app, P6M | Â | Â |
1–6 | 680 | 82.5 | |
> 6 | 144 | 17.5 | |
Number of IAI with partners met through gay app, P6M | Â | Â | |
0–5 | 629 | 76.3 | |
> 6 | 195 | 23.7 | |
Condomless anal sex with the last partner met through gay app | 338 | 41.0 | |
Not asked for HIV status of the last gay app partner before met in person | 550 | 66.7 | |
Muessig (2013) LeGrand (2014) | Use phone to find sex partners | 11 | 50.0 |
Chow (2016) Chow (2017) | Meeting partners via mobile apps | 723 | 55.0 |
Grosskopf (2014) | Sex with a man met on the app | 35 | 97.9 |
UAI with a man met on the app | 22 | 66.7 | |
Only oral or manual sex with a man met on the app | 11 | 47.8 | |
Cao (2017) | No. of sex partners found through the platform, P6M | Â | Â |
Single | 151 | 31.0 | |
Multiple | 336 | 69.0 | |