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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2012 Feb;16(2):350–359. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9982-2

Table 2.

Behavioral Characteristics of Men who have Sex with Men in Hyderabad India (n=387).

Characteristic (N) %
Sex Position (386)
 Receptive 64.5
 Dual 15.0
 Insertive 20.5
Age at First Sex with Man (362)
 12-14 yrs 8.3
 15-17 yrs 48.6
 18-20 yrs 40.6
 Over 20 yrs 2.5
Ever Pay Money or Gift for Sex (379)
 No 77.8
 Yes 22.2
Ever Receive Money or Gift for Sex (382)
 No 34.6
 Yes 65.4
Last Anal Sex with man (368)
 1-2 days 15.8
 3-7 days 60.6
 > 7 days 23.6
Unprotected Anal Intercourse (381)
 Sometime/never 50.9
 Always/often 49.1
Lubricant Use (359)
 Sometime/never 83.6
 Always/often 16.4
History of Alcohol Use (369)
 No 35.2
 Yes 64.8
Frequency of Alcohol Use (200)
 Daily 15.0
 4 or more times a week 19.5
 2 to 3 times a week 22.0
 2 to 4 Times a month 28.5
 Once a month 15.0
STI Diagnosed in Last 6 Months (313)
 No 73.2
 Yes 26.8
Currently with an STI (323)
 No 84.5
 Yes 15.5
Frequency of Cleaning Under Foreskin/Penis (230)
 Everyday 47.8
 2-4 times a week 14.3
 Once a week 26.1
 1 or less a month 11.7
When is Foreskin/Penis Cleaned (270)
 After Sex 0.7
 After Sex/Bathing 14.1
 Bathing 85.2
HIV Status (387)
 Negative 81.4
 Positive 18.6
CD4 Count (43)
 <200 27.9
 200-350 37.2
 350-500 23.3
 >500 11.6
*

Data Missing: 1 for sex position, 25 for age at first sex with man, 8 for giving money/gifts for sex, 5 for receiving money/gifts for sex, 19 for last anal sex, 6 for UAI, 28 for lubricant, 18 for alcohol, 39 for alcohol frequency, 74 for STI in last 6 months, 64 for current STI, 57 for cleaning frequency, 17 for time of cleaning, 27 for CD4 count. Total for sub-categories may not add to 100% due to missing data.

Values reflective of participants with history of active alcohol use

Values reflective of HIV infected participants who followed up for CD-4 testing (n=200).