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. 2012 Aug 24;7(8):e43071. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043071

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)
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Raw respondent driven sampling data were adjusted according to the network size and homophily.