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. 2006 Dec;82(6):439–443. doi: 10.1136/sti.2006.020412

Table 3 Association of having sex or meeting sex partner at bathhouses and sex clubs with other venues.

Other venues Had sex or met sex partner at bathhouses and sex clubs†
Yes No (%) No No (%) p Value
Bars and clubs
 Yes 132 (40.0) 434 (43.3) 0.291
 No 198 (60.0) 568 (56.7)
Motels
 Yes 8 (2.6) 21 (2.1) 0.628
 No 304 (97.4) 978 (97.9)
Streets 0.003*
 Yes 8 (2.6) 73 (7.3)
 No 301 (97.4) 927 (92.7)
Internet 0.762
 Yes 79 (25.3) 244 (24.5)
 No 233 (74.7) 753 (75.5)
Parks
 Yes 18 (5.8) 47 (4.7) 0.445
 No 294 (94.2) 954 (95.3)
Dancehalls
 Yes 2 (0.7) 10 (1.0) 0.571
 No 307 (99.3) 991 (99.0)

*p value<0.05.

†Had sex or met sex partners during the period when syphilis infection probably occurred (critical period).