| a) MSM by self-perceived HIV status1,2 | b) MSM providing information on current PrEP use1,2,3 | ||||
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 | MSM participants | HIV negative/unknown | HIV positive | MSM participants | Current PrEP use | No current PrEP use |
 | n = 1408 | n = 1288 | n = 120 | n = 1230 | n = 242 | n = 988 |
Recruitment location | ||||||
 Bar/pub | 72.9% (1026/1408) | 72.6% (935/1288) | 75.8% (91/120) | 72.4% (891/1230) | 70.7% (171/242) | 72.9% (720/988) |
 Club | 22.7% (320/1408) | 23.1% (298/1288) | 18.3% (22/120) | 23.2% (28/1230) | 24.0% (58/242) | 23.0% (227/988) |
 Sauna | 4.4% (62/1408) | 4.3% (55/1288) | 5.8% (7/120) | 4.4% (54/1230) | 5.4% (13/242) | 4.2% (41/988) |
Provided oral fluid sample | ||||||
 No | 38.3% (539/1408) | 38.3% (493/1288) | 38.3% (46/120) | 37.5% (461/1230) | 35.1% (85/242) | 38.1% (376/988) |
 Yes | 61.7% (869/1408) | 61.7% (795/1288) | 61.7% (74/120) | 62.5% (769/1230) | 64.9% (157/242) | 61.9% (612/988) |
HIV Ab result5 | ||||||
 Indeterminate | 0.5% (4/855) | 0.1% (1/784) | 4.2% (3/71) | 0.1% (1/758) | 0.7% (1/153) | 0.0% (0/605) |
 Negative | 91.2% (780/855) | 99.1% (777/784) | 4.2% (3/71) | 99.1% (751/758) | 97.4% (149/153) | 99.5% (602/605) |
 Positive | 8.3% (71/855) | 0.8% (6/784) | 91.6% (65/71) | 0.8% (6/758) | 2.0% (3/153) | 0.5% (3/605) |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
Age | ||||||
 Mean [Standard deviation] | 37 [11.2] | 37 [11.1] | 44 [10.0] | 37 [11.1] | 35 [9.2] | 37 [11.5] |
 Median [Interquartile range] | 35 [29–45] | 35 [28–44] | 45 [37–51] | 35 [28–44] | 33 [28–41] | 35 [29–45] |
Age-group | ||||||
 18–24 | 10.0% (139/1392) | 10.8% (138/1276) | 0.9% (1/116) | 10.8% (132/1220) | 8.7% (21/241) | 11.3% (111/979) |
 25–34 | 37.6% (523/1392) | 39.1% (499/1276) | 20.7% (24/116) | 38.5% (470/1220) | 22.6% (106/241) | 37.2% (364/979) |
 35–44 | 27.4% (381/1392) | 27.3% (348/1276) | 28.5% (33/116) | 27.5% (336/1220) | 35.3% (85/241) | 25.6% (251/979) |
 ≥ 45 | 25.1% (349/1392) | 22.8% (291/1276) | 50.0% (58/116) | 23.1% (282/1220) | 12.0% (29/241) | 25.8% (253/979) |
Ethnic group | ||||||
 White | 75.5% (1062/1406) | 75.5% (971/1286) | 75.8% (91/120) | 75.5% (927/1228) | 71.9% (174/242) | 76.4% (753/986) |
 Black | 4.1% (57/1406) | 3.9% (50/1286) | 5.8% (7/120) | 3.9% (48/1228) | 3.3% (8/242) | 4.1% (40/986) |
 South East Asian | 2.2% (31/1406) | 2.4% (31/1286) | 0.0% (0/120) | 2.3% (28/1228) | 2.9% (7/242) | 2.1% (21/986) |
 Asian | 4.3% (61/1406) | 4.6% (59/1286) | 1.7% (2/120) | 4.6% (57/1228) | 5.4% (13/242) | 4.5% (44/986) |
 Latin American | 4.9% (69/1406) | 4.4% (57/1286) | 10.0% (12/120) | 4.5% (55/1228) | 5.4% (13/242) | 4.3% (42/986) |
 Mixed/Other | 9.0% (126/1406) | 9.2% (118/1286) | 6.7% (8/120) | 9.2% (113/1228) | 11.2% (27/242) | 8.7% (86/986) |
UK-born | ||||||
 No | 45.6% (642/1386) | 46.4% (589 /1269) | 45.3% (53/117) | 46.1% (559/1213) | 49.6% (118/238) | 45.2% (441/975) |
 Yes | 53.7% (744/1386) | 53.6% (680/1269) | 54.7% (64/117) | 53.9% (654/1213) | 50.4% (120/238) | 54.8% (534/975) |
Residence | ||||||
 London | 81.0% (1133/1399) | 80.2% (1026/1280) | 89.9% (107/119) | 80.1% (980/1223) | 84.1% (201/239) | 79.2% (779/984) |
 Outside London | 11.6% (162/1399) | 12.0% (153/1280) | 7.6% (9/119) | 12.0% (147/1223) | 8.4% (20/239) | 12.9% (127/984) |
 Outside UK | 7.4% (104/1399) | 7.9% (101/1280) | 2.5% (3/119) | 7.9% (96/1223) | 7.5% (18/239) | 7.9% (78/984) |
Current employment | ||||||
 No | 12.6% (175/1393) | 12.2% (155/1274) | 16.8% (20/119) | 12.0% (146/1218) | 10.0% (24/240) | 12.5% (122/978) |
 Yes | 87.4% (1218/1393) | 87.8% (1119/1274) | 83.2% (99/119) | 88.0% (1072/1218) | 90.0% (216/240) | 87.5% (856/978) |
Education since age 16 | ||||||
 0–2 years | 16.1% (222/1377) | 15.6% (196/1260) | 22.2% (26/117) | 15.5% (187/1205) | 10.9% (26/238) | 16.7% (161/967) |
  ≥ 2 years/still full-time | 83.9% (1155/1377) | 84.4% (1064/1260) | 77.8% (91/117) | 84.5% (1018/1205) | 89.1% (212/238) | 83.4% (806/967) |
Service engagement and outcomes | ||||||
SHC visit in the last year | ||||||
 No | 30.0% (416/1389) | 32.0% (406/1269) | 8.3% (10/120) | 32.2% (392/1216) | 2.9% (7/241) | 39.5% (385/975) |
 Yes | 70.1% (973/1389) | 68.0% (863/1269) | 91.7% (110/120) | 67.8% (824/1216) | 97.1% (234/241) | 60.5% (590/975) |
Last HIV test | ||||||
 Last 3 months | 46.6% (642/1378) | 47.0% (597/1269) | 41.3% (45/109) | 47.5% (577/1214) | 88.8% (213/240) | 37.4% (364/974) |
 Between 3–12 months ago | 24.6% (339/1378) | 25.7% (326/1269) | 11.9% (13/109) | 25.1% (305/1214) | 7.9% (24/240) | 28.9% (281/974) |
 More than a year ago | 16.9% (233/1378) | 17.8% (226/1269) | 6.4% (7/109) | 18.0% (218/1214) | 0.8% (2/240) | 22.2% (216/974) |
 Over 5 years ago | 7.7% (106/1378) | 5.0% (63/1269) | 39.5% (43/109) | 5.0% (60/1214) | 0.4% (1/240) | 6.1% (59/974) |
 Never | 4.2% (58/1378) | 4.5% (57/1269) | 0.9% (1/109) | 4.5% (54/1214) | 0.0% (0/240) | 5.5% (54/974) |
 ≥ 4 HIV tests in the last year | ||||||
 No | 80.8% (996/1248) | 79.1% (924/1168) | 7.2% (72/80) | 78.8% (879/1116) | 42.0% (99/236) | 88.6% (780/880) |
 Yes | 20.2% (252/1248) | 20.9% (244/1168) | 10.0% (8/80) | 21.2% (237/1116) | 58.1% (137/236) | 11.4% (100/880) |
 ≥ 4 STI tests in the last year | ||||||
 No | 82.4% (1053/1278) | 82.0% (956/1166) | 86.6% (97/112) | 81.8% (918/1123) | 50.0% (116/232) | 90.0% (802/891) |
 Yes | 17.6% (225/1278) | 18.0% (210/1166) | 13.4% (15/112) | 18.3% (205/1123) | 50.0% (116/232) | 10.0% (89/891) |
STI diagnosis in the last year | ||||||
 No | 75.4% (1036/1375) | 76.4% (960/1256) | 63.9% (76/119) | 76.5% (921/1204) | 41.1% (99/241) | 85.4% (822/963) |
 Yes | 24.7% (339/1375) | 23.6% (296/1256) | 36.1% (43/119) | 23.5% (283/1204) | 58.9% (142/241) | 14.6% (141/963) |
Sexual risk and prevention behaviours | ||||||
CAS in the last 3Â months | ||||||
 No | 48.5% (668/1378) | 49.5% (625/1262) | 37.1% (43/116) | 49.7% (603/1213) | 17.1% (41/240) | 57.8% (562/973) |
 Yes | 51.5% (710/1378) | 50.5% (637/1262) | 62.9% (73/116) | 50.3% (610/1213) | 82.9% (199/240) | 42.2% (411/973) |
 ≥ 5 CAS partners in the last year | ||||||
 No | 77.9% (968/1242) | 79.4% (904/1138) | 61.5% (64/104) | 79.3% (867/1093) | 39.9% (93/233) | 90.0% (774/860) |
 Yes | 22.1% (274/1242) | 20.6% (234/1138) | 38.5% (40/104) | 20.7% (226/1093) | 60.1% (140/233) | 10.0% (86/860) |
Chemsex in the last year6 | ||||||
 No | 82.5% (1105/1340) | 83.7% (1025/1225) | 69.6% (80/115) | 83.8% (988/1179) | 66.0% (153/232) | 88.2% (835/947) |
 Yes | 17.5% (235/1340) | 16.3% (200/1225) | 30.4% (35/115) | 16.2% (191/1179) | 34.1% (79/232) | 11.8% (112/947) |
Ever used PEP | ||||||
 No | 83.8% (1156/1380) | 83.8% (1062/1268) | 83.9% (94/112) | 83.8% (1023/1221) | 58.6% (140/239) | 89.9% (883/982) |
 Yes | 16.3% (224/1380) | 16.3% (206/1268) | 16.1% (18/112) | 16.2% (198/1221) | 41.4% (99/239) | 10.1% (99/982) |
Purchase of antibiotics to prevent STIs7 | ||||||
 No | 94.2% (1257/1335) | 94.9% (1154/1216) | 86.6% (103/119) | 95.0% (1106/1165) | 87.2% (204/234) | 96.9% (902/931) |
 Yes | 5.8% (78/1335) | 5.1% (62/1216) | 13.5% (16/119) | 5.0% (59/1165) | 12.8% (30/234) | 3.1% (29/931) |
PrEP use in the last year | ||||||
 No | . | 77.9% (954/1224) | . | 78.1% (952/1219) | 12.0% (29/241) | 94.4% (923/978) |
 Yes | . | 22.1% (270/1224) | . | 21.9% (267/1219) | 88.0% (212/241) | 5.6% (55/978) |
Current PrEP use | ||||||
 No | . | 80.3% (988/1230) | . | . | . | . |
 Yes | . | 19.7% (242/1230) | . | . | . | . |