Table 3. Crude and adjusted population* estimates of HIV risk behavior of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Almaty, Kazakhstan (N = 400).
Variable | Subcategory | Crude prevalence % (N) | Weighted prevalence % (95% CI) |
HIV prevalence (by rapid screening test) | 13.3 (53) | 20.2 (10.6–29.8) | |
Circumcised | 44.5 (177) | 34.3 (26.0–43.2) | |
Binge drinking (five or more drinks in one session) in last 30 days | 38.0 (152) | 36.3 (26.6–46.0) | |
Sought partners on internet in last 12 months | 38.2 (153) | 16.4 (11.0–21.8) | |
Had concurrent sexual partnerships with at least two people in the last 12 months | |||
Yes, male and female partners | 16.5 (65.0) | 19.3 (12.0–28.5) | |
Yes, male partners only | 24.0 (94.0) | 9.9 (5.7–14.2) | |
Total number of anal or vaginal sex partners in last 12 months | |||
1 | 25.0 (99) | 44.3 (35.2–55.4) | |
2–5 | 44.0 (174) | 45.4 (35.8–54.4) | |
6 or more | 31.0 (122) | 10.3 (6.5–13.7) | |
Number of main partners in the last 12 months (median 1, range 0–12) | |||
0–1 | 83.1 (329) | 93.2 (89.4–96.2) | |
2 or more | 16.9 (67) | 6.8 (3.8–10.6) | |
Number of casual partners in the last 12 months (median 1.5, range 0–250) | |||
0–1 | 50.0 (198) | 69.4 (59.9–77.8) | |
2 or more | 50.0 (198) | 30.6 (22.1–40.1) | |
Unprotected sex with female partners in the last 12 months | 18.2 (72) | 21.8 (13.3–30.3) | |
Unprotected sex with male partners in the last 12 months | 71.6 (288) | 69.0 (59.2–77.5) | |
Used noninjection drugs in last 12 months | 20.5 (81) | 10.9 (6.2–16.1) | |
Ever injected drugs | 8.3 (33) | 3.9 (1.9–6.1) | |
Ever had anal sex without a condom | 87.5 (345) | 82.5 (74.6–89.6) | |
Unprotected insertive anal sex in last 12 months | 57.8 (232) | 61.0 (52.6–70.4) | |
Unprotected receptive anal sex in last 12 months | 39.0 (156) | 55.5 (45.6–65.4) | |
STI symptoms in last 12 months | 14.2 (55) | 6.0 (3.0–9.7) | |
STI diagnosis in last 12 months | 10.4 (41) | 3.9 (1.9–6.9) | |
Transactional sex in the last 12 months | 26.0 (100) | 12.9 (7.9–19.4) |
Raw respondent driven sampling data were adjusted according to the network size and homophily.