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Table 2 Sexual history and sexually transmitted Infections (visit 2)

From: Feasibility, acceptability, and short-term impact of a brief sexually transmitted infection intervention targeting U.S. Military personnel and family members

Item

Overall (n = 66)

Male (n = 31)

Female (n = 35)

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

Sexually transmitted infections (n, %)

 Chlamydia (positive result)

8

12.1%

6

19.4%

2

5.7%

 Gonorrhea (positive result)

4

6.1%

2

6.5%

2

5.7%

 Testing not performed

2

3.0%

0

0.0%

2

5.7%

Number of lifetime sexual partners (n, %)

 1–10

35

53.0%

11

35.5%

24

68.6%

 11–20

17

25.8%

10

32.3%

7

20.0%

 ≥21

9

13.6%

7

22.6%

2

5.7%

 Prefer not to answer

5

7.6%

3

9.7%

2

5.7%

 How many times did you have sex in the past month? (median, IQR)

3

(1—7.5)

4

(1.5—10)

2

(0—5)

 How many times did you have sex in the past 3 months? (median, IQR)

10

(4- 20)

14

(4—30)

6

(4—15)

Number of sexual partners in the past 3 months (n, %)

 One partner

44

66.7%

19

61.3%

25

71.4%

 More than one partner

15

22.7%

8

25.8%

7

20.0%

 No sex in past 3 months

7

10.6%

4

12.9%

3

8.6%

Vaginal Sex with which type of partner in past 3 months (n, %)

 Spouse or main partner

50

75.8%

22

71.0%

28

80.0%

 Occasional partner

20

30.3%

10

32.3%

10

28.6%

 Sex Worker or one-time partner

7

10.6%

6

19.4%

1

2.9%

Oral Sex with which type of partner in past 3 months (n, %)

 Spouse or main partner

47

71.2%

21

67.7%

26

74.3%

 Occasional partner

17

25.8%

10

32.3%

7

20.0%

 Sex Worker or one-time partner

5

7.6%

4

12.9%

1

2.9%

Anal Sex with which type of partner in past 3 months (n, %)

 Spouse or main partner

5

7.6%

2

6.5%

3

8.6%

 Occasional partner

2

3.0%

1

3.2%

1

2.9%

 Sex Worker or one-time partner

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

How many new sexual partners have you had in the last 3 months? (median, IQR)

 Males

0

(0—1)

0

(0—0)

0

(0—1)

 Females

0

(0—2)

1

(0 – 3)

0

(0—0)

During the past 3 months did you engage in vaginal, oral, or anal sex with more than one person at the same time? (n, %)

 No

59

89.4%

26

83.9%

33

94.3%

 Yes

7

10.6%

5

16.1%

2

5.7%

Past sexual partners (n, %)

 Men

28

42.4%

1

3.2%

27

77.1%

 Women

30

45.5%

29

93.5%

1

2.9%

 Both

7

10.6%

0

0.0%

7

20.0%

 I have never had sex

1

1.5%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

How do you self-identify? (n, %)

 Heterosexual or straight

55

83.3%

29

93.5%

26

74.3%

 Homosexual or gay

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 Bisexual

7

10.6%

1

3.2%

6

17.1%

 Something else

1

1.5%

0

0.0%

1

2.9%

 Not sure

2

3.0%

0

0.0%

2

5.7%

 Prefer not to answer

1

1.5%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

Frequency of alcohol consumption (n, %)

 Daily

3

4.5%

3

9.7%

0

0.0%

 Weekends only

10

15.2%

4

12.9%

6

17.1%

 4 or more times a week

1

1.5%

0

0.0%

1

2.9%

 2–3 times a week

7

10.6%

5

16.1%

2

5.7%

 2–4 times a month

14

21.2%

8

25.8%

6

17.1%

 Monthly or less

19

28.8%

7

22.6%

12

34.3%

 Never

12

18.2%

4

12.9%

8

22.9%

Total number of drinks consumed on typical drinking day (n, %)

 1 or 2

25

37.9%

11

35.5%

14

40.0%

 3 or 4

21

31.8%

11

35.5%

10

28.6%

 5 or 6

10

15.2%

3

9.7%

7

20.0%

 7 or 9

1

1.5%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

 10 or more

1

1.5%

1

3.2%

0

0.0%

 Prefer not to answer

8

12.1%

4

12.9%

4

11.4%