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. 2006 Feb 15;6:31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-31

Table 3.

Annual probability of acquiring and transmitting HIV for men having sex with men who sell sex and who do not sell sex and for women who sell sex

Men who sell sex to men (N = 1776)
Variable* For acquiring HIV through sex with men For transmitting HIV through sex with women For transmitting HIV through sex with men who do not sell sex

Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive vaginal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex

P 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24
R 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.0015 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.015 0.0004
F 0.53 0.35 0.53 0.11 0.33 0.13 0.53 0.53 0.12
E 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.70 0.90
N 3.09 1.59 3.09 29.69 29.69 29.69 3.09 3.09 3.31
M 55.81 19.86 4.97 1.02 0.03 0.07 54.30 3.46 1.42
I 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.12 0.12 0.12
Annual probability per 1000 143.86 0.85 1.17 9.34 2.09 0.17 22.00 20.94 0.35

Total 146 12 43

Men who sell sex to men frequently (N = 1098)

Variable* For acquiring HIV through sex with men For transmitting HIV through sex with women For transmitting HIV through sex with men who do not sell sex

Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive vaginal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex

P 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
R 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.0015 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.015 0.0004
F 0.57 0.38 0.57 0.122 0.40 0.222 0.57 0.57 0.12
E 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.70 0.90
N 2.85 1.56 2.85 29.14 29.14 29.14 2.85 2.85 3.31
M 76.89 27.02 4.34 0.74 0.02 0.03 75.50 2.95 1.21
I 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.12 0.12 0.12
Annual probability per 1000 168.87 1.08 0.89 6.88 1.35 0.07 27.98 16.42 0.31

Total 171 8 45

Men who sell sex to men infrequently (N = 678)

Variable* For acquiring HIV through sex with men For transmitting HIV through sex with women For transmitting HIV through sex with men who do not sell sex

Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive vaginal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex

P 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22
R 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.0015 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.015 0.0004
F 0.47 0.27 0.47 0.10 0.30 0.09 0.47 0.47 0.12
E 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.70 0.90
N 4.00 1.94 4.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 4.00 4.00 3.31
M 23.07 8.92 5.22 1.48 0.05 0.13 21.57 3.72 1.52
I 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.12 0.12 0.12
Annual probability per 1000 87.68 0.53 1.75 12.61 3.28 0.30 11.13 28.24 0.35

Total 90 16 40

Men who have sex with men but do not sell sex (N = 4885)

Variable* For acquiring HIV through sex with men For transmitting HIV through sex with women For transmitting HIV through sex with men who sell sex

Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive vaginal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive anal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex

P 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
R 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.0015 0.015 0.0004 0.001 0.015 0.0004
F 0.51 0.12 0.51 0.16 0.22 0.10 0.57 0.53 0.35
E 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.70 0.90
N 3.89 3.31 3.89 34.09 34.09 34.09 2.85 3.09 1.59
M 10.64 4.35 13.13 2.26 0.05 0.05 2.95 2.27 0.81
I 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.24 0.24 0.24
Annual probability per 1000 53.87 1.24 5.18 11.31 2.08 0.07 0.46 5.97 0.03

Total 60 13 6

Women who sell sex (N = 6648)

Variable* For acquiring HIV through sex with men For transmitting HIV through sex with men

Receptive vaginal sex Receptive anal sex Receptive oral sex Insertive vaginal sex Insertive anal sex
P 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.16 0.16
R 0.0015 0.015 0.0004 0.0007 0.001
F 0.63 0.59 0 0.63 0.59
E 0.80 0.70 0.90 0.80 0.70
N 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51
M 171.78 0.17 0.43 171.78 0.17
I 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.08 0.08
Annual probability per 1000 21.27 0.25 0.03 21.77 0.04
Total 22 22

*P is average HIV prevalence among sex partners of the group for which the probability is being estimated; R is risk of HIV transmission per act of unprotected sex; F is fraction of sex acts in which condom was used; E is effectiveness of condoms; N is average number of sex acts per partner in a year; M is average number of sex partners in a year; I is proportion of the susceptible group that is already infected with HIV.