Table 2.
Characteristics of those with any concurrency among those reporting a sexual partner in past 12 months
| Males (N = 340) |
Females (N = 19) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of overlapping partnerships | ||
| Two | 283 (83.2%) | 19 (100%) |
| Three | 57 (16.8%) | 0 |
| Type of relationships1 | ||
| All are spouses (polygynous) | 110 (32.4%) | - |
| Spouse and/or regular partners only | 171 (50.3%) | 14 (73.7%) |
| Spouse/regular with casual partner | 53 (15.6%) | 4 (21.1%) |
| All are casual partners | 6 (1.8%) | 0 |
| Concurrent partnership still ongoing | ||
| Yes | 247 (72.7%) | 8 (42.1%) |
| Condom use at last sex with concurrent partners | ||
| Did not use with any | 206 (60.6%) | 11 (57.9%) |
| Used with some | 108 (31.8%) | 5 (26.3%) |
| Used with all | 26 (7.6%) | 3 (15.8%) |
| Condom use at last sex by type of relationship | ||
| Among those with spousal concurrent partners only | ||
| Did not use with any | 100 (90.9%) | - |
| Used with some | 9 (8.2%) | - |
| Used with all | 1 (0.9%) | - |
| Among those with regular non-spousal concurrent partners2 | ||
| Did not use with any | 92 (53.8%) | 7 (50.0%) |
| Used with some | 64 (37.4%) | 4 (28.6%) |
| Used with all | 15 (8.8%) | 3 (21.4%) |
| Among those with a casual concurrent partner3 | ||
| Did not use with any | 14 (23.7%) | 3 (75.0%) |
| Used with some | 35 (59.3%) | 1 (25.0%) |
| Used with all | 10 (16.9%) | 0 |
| HIV seropositive4 | ||
| Overall | 28 (8.2%) | 7 (36.8%) |
| Among those with 2 concurrent partnerships | 23 (8.2%) | 7 (36.8%) |
| Among those with 3 concurrent partnerships | 5 (8.8%) | - |
| Among those with spousal concurrent partners only | 4 (3.7%) | - |
| Among those with regular non-spousal concurrent partners | 16 (9.4%) | 5 (35.7%) |
| Among those with a casual concurrent partner | 8 (13.8%) | 2 (50.0%) |
| HIV seroprevalence in spouse5 | ||
| Overall | 25 (8.3%) | 4 (66.7%) |
| Among those with 2 concurrent partnerships | 21 (8.5%) | 4 (66.7%) |
| Among those with 3 concurrent partnerships | 4 (7.4%) | - |
| Among those with spousal concurrent partners only | 15 (9.0%) | - |
| Among those with regular non-spousal concurrent partners | 8 (7.4%) | 3 (60.0%) |
| Among those with a casual concurrent partner | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (100%) |
1Missing information on type of partner for 1 woman.
2Among those with any regular non-spousal concurrent partners but no casual partners (N = 171).
3Among those with any casual concurrent partners (N = 59).
4Missing HIV status for 2 men.
5Among those with a spouse in the study population: 301 wives of 230 men in concurrent partnerships, and 6 husbands of 6 women in concurrent partnerships.