Table 3.
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of men who had oral and/or anal sex with new (first-time) male partners in their most recent sexual encounter by venue type. United States online sample, 2004–2005, n = 2865*, Bivariate analyses
| Venue where participant met their most recent sex partner(s)
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χ2 | df | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar, dance club, party, or event (n = 361) | Bathhouse (n = 104) | Internet (n = 1788) | Park, outdoors or other public place (n = 202) | All other (n = 341) | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
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| Race in two categories | ||||||||
| Non-White (n = 531) | 70 (20) | 14 (15) | 347 (20) | 32 (16) | 68 (20) | 3.17 | 4 | 0.53 |
| White (n = 2190) | 284 (80) | 81 (85) | 1393 (80) | 166 (84) | 266 (80) | |||
| Participant’s HIV serostatus | ||||||||
| HIV-negative or status unknown (n = 2134) | 297 (89) | 73 (87) | 1355 (84) | 140 (77) | 269 (87) | 15.4 | 4 | < .01 |
| HIV-positive (n = 398) | 37 (11) | 11 (13) | 267 (16) | 42 (23) | 41 (13) | |||
| Sexual orientation | ||||||||
| Gay (n = 2448) | 327 (91) | 87 (92) | 1555 (88) | 187 (93) | 292 (86) | 8.84 | 4 | 0.07 |
| Bisexual (n = 317) | 34 (9) | 8 (8) | 211 (12) | 15 (7) | 49 (14) | |||
| Substance use before or during last encounter | ||||||||
| Alcohol (n = 690) | 243 (67) | 43 (45) | 299 (17) | 43 (21) | 62 (18) | 437 | 4 | < .001 |
| Drank enough alcohol to feel drunk (n = 270) | 119 (33) | 23 (24) | 89 (5) | 18 (9) | 21 (6) | 292 | 4 | < .001 |
| Methamphetamine (n = 245) | 21 (6) | 11 (12) | 181 (10) | 20 (10) | 12 (4) | 21.5 | 4 | < .001 |
| Marijuana (n = 169)a | 26 (7) | 2 (2) | 117 (7) | 11 (5) | 13 (4) | 7.51 | 4 | 0.11 |
| Poppers (n = 299) | 34 (9) | 7 (7) | 196 (11) | 41 (20) | 21 (6) | 28.5 | 4 | < .001 |
| Participant’s relationship status | ||||||||
| Single (n = 2203) | 321 (89) | 84 (88) | 1410 (80) | 151 (75) | 237 (70) | 47.4 | 4 | < .001 |
| Main partner/spouse (n = 549) | 39 (11) | 11 (12) | 347 (20) | 51 (25) | 101 (30) | |||
| Number of sex partners during last sexual encounter | ||||||||
| One (n = 2399) | 298 (83) | 84 (88) | 1598 (90) | 125 (62) | 294 (86) | 136 | 4 | < .001 |
| Two or more (n = 366) | 63 (17) | 11 (12) | 168 (10) | 77 (38) | 47 (14) | |||
| Sexual behavior during last sexual encounter | ||||||||
| Oral sex only (no anal sex, n = 1218) | 155 (43) | 47 (49) | 710 (40) | 77 (38) | 229 (67) | 88.7 | 4 | < .001 |
| Oral ejaculation, gave or received (n = 332) | 28 (18) | 7 (15) | 186 (26) | 18 (23) | 83 (36) | 20.5 | 4 | < .001 |
| Any anal sex (n = 1478) | 195 (55) | 47 (49) | 1022 (58) | 121 (60) | 93 (28) | 110 | 4 | < .001 |
| Protected anal sex (n = 740) | 114 (59) | 26 (58) | 501 (50) | 54 (45) | 45 (50) | 7.80 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Unprotected anal sex (n = 718) | 80 (41) | 19 (42) | 509 (50) | 65 (55) | 45 (50) | |||
| Participant disclosed his HIV serostatus to his last sexual partner | ||||||||
| No (n = 1293) | 211 (60) | 39 (41) | 643 (37) | 154 (81) | 246 (75) | 279 | 4 | < .001 |
| Yes (n = 1396) | 140 (40) | 55 (59) | 1082 (63) | 36 (19) | 83 (25) | |||
| Nested among those reporting anal sex (n = 1419) | ||||||||
| No (n = 604) | 100 (53) | 17 (38) | 338 (34) | 92 (82) | 57 (66) | 130 | 4 | < .001 |
| Yes (n = 815) | 87 (47) | 28 (62) | 651 (66) | 20 (18) | 29 (34) | |||
| Knowing last sexual partner’s HIV serostatus | ||||||||
| No (n = 1476) | 222 (62) | 46 (48) | 779 (45) | 170 (88) | 259 (78) | 239 | 4 | < .001 |
| Yes (n = 1247) | 134 (38) | 49 (52) | 967 (55) | 23 (12) | 74 (22) | |||
| Nested among those reporting anal sex (n = 1435) | ||||||||
| No (n = 700) | 109 (57) | 20 (44) | 412 (41) | 97 (86) | 62 (70) | 107 | 4 | < .001 |
| Yes (n = 735) | 82 (43) | 25 (56) | 586 (59) | 16 (14) | 26 (30) | |||
| Participant’s HIV testing patterns (non-HIV positive men only, n = 2121) | ||||||||
| Tested within last year (n = 1344) | 196 (66) | 50 (68) | 863 (64) | 85 (62) | 150 (56) | 16.9 | 8 | 0.03 |
| Tested more than a year ago (n = 506) | 73 (25) | 18 (25) | 315 (23) | 33 (24) | 67 (25) | |||
| Never tested (n = 271) | 26 (9) | 5 (7) | 170 (13) | 20 (14) | 50 (19) | |||
*
Some variables have missing data
a
Fisher’s exact tests for 2 × 2 differences also not significant