Table 1.
Barebackers (n = 70) | Non-barebackers (n = 157) | Total sample (n = 227) | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Age | 43.09 (8.04) | 42.20 (9.56) | 40.84 (9.10) |
# male partners in past 12 months | 18.80 (44.75) | 21.99 (65.70) | 21.01 (59.94) |
# HIV seropositive male partners in past 12 months | 3.36 (16.15) | 0.85 (2.78) | 1.66 (9.50) |
Treatment optimism (HIV optimism/skepticism)* | 32.73 (4.95) | 34.90 (4.75) | 33.71 (4.85) |
Peer condom use norms | 4.44 (1.10) | 4.55 (0.98) | 4.52 (1.02) |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Sexual identity | |||
Gay | 29 (42) | 65 (42) | 94 (42) |
Bisexual | 29 (42) | 67 (43) | 96 (43) |
Not specified | 12 (18) | 25 (16) | 37 (17) |
Race | |||
White | 29 (42) | 74 (48) | 103 (46) |
Non-white | 41 (59) | 83 (53) | 124 (55) |
Education | |||
High school diploma or below* | 44 (63) | 77 (50) | 121 (54) |
College education or above | 26 (38) | 80 (51) | 106 (47) |
Health insurance | |||
Insured | 65 (93) | 138 (88) | 203 (90) |
Not insured | 5 (8) | 18 (12) | 23 (11) |
Psychosocial factors | |||
STD history | 22 (32) | 46 (30) | 68 (30) |
Depression (CES-D) score 16+ | 37 (53) | 72 (46) | 109 (49) |
Drinking problem (CAGE)** | 46 (66) | 71 (46) | 117 (52) |
Internet | 20 (29) | 42 (27) | 62 (28) |
Bar/club* | 47 (68) | 82 (53) | 129 (57) |
Private sex party** | 23 (33) | 26 (17) | 49 (22) |
Sexual risk in past 12 months | |||
Serodiscordant unprotected receptive anal sex | 3 (5) | 5 (4) | 8 (4) |
Serodiscordant unprotected insertive anal sex** | 10 (15) | 8 (6) | 18 (8) |
Unprotected receptive anal sex* | 16 (23) | 18 (12) | 34 (15) |
Unprotected insertive anal sex** | 35 (50) | 22 (15) | 57 (26) |
Substance use during sex in past 12 months | |||
Club drug use | 12 (18) | 27 (18) | 39 (18) |
Crystal methamphetamine | 11 (16) | 22 (15) | 33 (15) |
Ecstasy | 15 (22) | 24 (16) | 39 (18) |
GHB | 7 (10) | 8 (6) | 15 (7) |
Cocaine | 44 (63) | 83 (53) | 127 (56) |
Ketamine | 8 (12) | 9 (6) | 17 (8) |
Poppers | 11 (16) | 22 (15) | 33 (15) |
Alcohol (sex while drunk)* | 57 (82) | 104 (67) | 161 (71) |
Barebacking | |||
Heard of barebacking** | 70 (100) | 122 (78) | 192 (85) |
Having anal sex with someone and deliberately not using condoms although you are not absolutely sure you are both HIV-uninfected | 66 (95) | 112 (72) | 178 (79) |
Having anal sex with condoms but the condom breaks | 27 (39) | 38 (25) | 65 (29) |
Two people who are in an exclusive (monogamous) relationship and both are HIV-uninfected, having anal sex without condoms | 60 (86) | 100 (64) | 160 (71) |
Having sex without condoms | 64 (92) | 104 (67) | 168 (75) |
**p < 0.01
*p < 0.05