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. 2007 Dec;83(7):541–546. doi: 10.1136/sti.2007.026732

Table 3 Behaviour change at follow‐up.

Before After p Value
Number of sexual partners N (%) N (%)
 ⩾2 in past 6 months 66/401 (16.4) 23/401 (5.8) <0.001
 ⩾2 in past 2 months 23/401 (5.7) 15/401 (3.7) <0.02
Unprotected sexual intercourse N (%) N (%)
 Any partner type 230/242 (95) 217/244 (89) 0.021
 With primary partners 195/207 (94) 192/214 (90) 0.152
 With non‐primary partners 44/44 (100) 25/30 (83) NA
Episodes of sexual intercourse by partner type
 Primary partners (n = 207) (n = 217)
  All episodes
   Mean (SD) 9.9 (10.1) 12.2 (16.9) 0.825
   SE 0.7 1.2
   Median 6.0 8.0
  Unprotected episodes 0.001
   Mean (SD) 10.3 (12.7) 11.2 (14.3)
   SE 0.9 1.0
   Median 6.0 8.0
  Average rate of unprotected episodes (%) 100 92
 Non‐primary partners (n = 44) (n = 30)
  All episodes
   Mean (SD) 6.59 (12.64) 6.9 (9.47) 0.001
   SE 1.9 1.7
   Median 2.0 2.5
  Unprotected episodes 0.002
   Mean 6.14 (11.90) 3.4 (4.6)
   SE 1.79 0.84
   Median 2.0 1.5
  Average rate of unprotected episodes (%) 93 49
Proportion reporting any STI symptoms 159/401 (39.7%) 61/401 (15.3%) <0.02

NA, not available as numbers insufficient for robust analysis.