Table 2:
Sexual risk factors, substance use and testing behaviors by use of social media for sexual networking
| Overall (N=205) | MSM who used social media for sexual networking in the last year (N=157) | MSM who did not use social media for sexual networking in the last year (N=48) | |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
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| Lifetime number of male sex partnersa | |||
| Median | 8 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Range | 1–500 | 1–500 | 1–90 |
| Had CAIb at last sexual intercoursec | |||
| Yes | 116 (63) | 93 (66.4) | 23 (52.3) |
| No | 68 (37) | 47 (33.6) | 21 (47.7) |
| Had multiple anal sexual partners, last 3 monthsd | |||
| Yes | 110 (53.9) | 88 (56.4) | 22 (45.8) |
| No | 94 (46.1) | 68 (43.6) | 26 (54.2) |
| Had anonymous anal sexual partners, last 3 months | |||
| Yes | 101 (49.3) | 80 (51) | 21 (43.8) |
| No | 104 (50.7) | 77 (49) | 27 (56.2) |
| Used alcohol before or during anal sex, last 3 months | |||
| Yes | 56 (27.3) | 43 (27.4) | 13 (27.1) |
| No | 149 (72.7) | 114 (72.6) | 35 (72.9) |
| Ever exchanged anal sex for money or goods | |||
| Yes | 67 (32.7) | 45 (28.7) | 22 (45.8) |
| No | 138 (67.3) | 112 (71.3) | 26 (54.2) |
| Ever had sex with a woman | |||
| Yes | 81 (39.5) | 57 (36.3) | 24 (50) |
| No | 124 (60.5) | 100 (63.7) | 24 (50) |
| Current hazardous alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C score >=4) | |||
| Yes | 130 (63.4) | 96 (61.1) | 34 (70.8) |
| No | 75 (36.6) | 61 (38.9) | 14 (29.2) |
| Ever used illicit drugs (injection and non-injection) | |||
| Yes | 58 (28.3) | 45 (28.7) | 13 (27.1) |
| No | 147 (71.7) | 112 (71.3) | 35 (72.9) |
| Ever tested for HIV | |||
| Yes | 141 (68.8) | 114 (72.6) | 27 (56.2) |
| No | 64 (31.2) | 43 (27.4) | 21 (43.8) |
| Ever tested for other STIe | |||
| Yes | 96 (46.8) | 77 (49) | 19 (39.6) |
| No | 109 (53.2) | 80 (51) | 29 (60.4) |
a
For lifetime number of male sex partners, N=201
b
CAI: condomless anal intercourse
c
For CAI at last sexual intercourse, N=184
d
For multiple anal sexual partners, last 3 months, N=204
e
other STI includes: syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, HPV, HBV, HCV