Table 1.
Demographics by barebacker identification (n = 70) versus non-barebacker identification (n = 157)
| 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