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. 2013 May;103(5):896–902. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300970

TABLE 2—

Change on Sexual Behavior and Cognitive Variables From Baseline to 3-Month Follow-Up Among Minority Participants in Real Men Are Safe and Its Cultural Adaptation: April 2010—June 2011

REMAS-CA (n = 54)
REMAS (n = 63)
Change in REMAS vs REMAS-CA
Baseline, % (No.) or Mean ±SD Follow-Up, No. (%) or Mean ±SD Baseline, No. (%) or Mean ±SD Follow-Up, No. (%) or Mean ±SD OR or RRa (95% CI), Difference in %, or B P
Had anal/vaginal sexual intercourse
 Regular and casual partners 96 83 97 94 2.77 (0.65, 11.80) .17
 Regular partners 72 61 71 75 2.28 (0.87, 5.96) .09
 Casual partners 40 27 41 43 1.98 (0.86, 4.59) .11
Ever used condomsb
 Regular and casual partners 47 (45) 54 (41) 37 (55) 35 (49) –9
 Regular partners 38 (37) 40 (33) 27 (41) 24 (38) –5
 Casual partners 61 (18) 77 (13) 52 (23) 42 (24) –26
High (80%) condom usec 28 (18) 69 (13) 18 (23) 25 (24) –34
Sexual occasions, no.
 All partners 27.3 ±33.7 18.4 ±28.1 24.0 ±27.6 16.5 ±23.4 1.06 (0.69, 1.63) .79
 Regular partners 19.9 ±29.4 15.9 ±27.2 16.3 ±23.9 10.1 ±14.5 0.76 (0.48, 1.20) .23
 Casual partners 5.9 ±11.8 1.9 ±4.2 7.8 ±18.9 6.4 ±19.7 2.95 (1.01, 9.17) .04
 Casual partnersc 11.8 ±14.5 3.8 ±5.4 13.6 ±23.5 11.2 ±25.2 2.81 (0.81, 9.67) .07
Unprotected sexual occasions, no.
 All partners 19.9 ±30.2 16.0 ±27.5 20.4 ±26.6 13.7 ±20.9 0.94 (0.59, 1.51) .81
 Regular partners 15.2 ±25.3 14.4 ±26.0 15.0 ±23.9 8.9 ±13.8 0.64 (0.39, 1.07) .09
 Casual partners 3.0 ±8.6 0.8 ±3.2 5.4 ±14.7 4.8 ±16.1 4.94 (1.06, 23.09) .02
 Casual partnersc 6.2 ±11.6 1.6 ±4.4 9.4 ±18.6 8.4 ±20.7 4.56 (0.84, 24.73) .04
Condom use skills
 Male condom 4.3 ±1.9 5.3 ±1.6 3.9 ±1.4 5.7 ±1.2 0.22 .01
 Female condom 2.4 ±1.8 3.3 ±1.7 2.0 ±1.5 4.6 ±1.3 0.44 .001
Condom Barriers Scaled
 Total 3.4 ±0.7 3.6 ±0.6 3.4 ±0.7 3.5 ±0.7 –0.05 .49
 Partner barriers 3.5 ±0.9 3.6 ±0.9 3.4 ±1.0 3.6 ±1.0 –0.02 .79
 Effects on sexual experience 2.9 ±0.9 3.3 ±0.8 3.1 ±0.9 3.2 ±0.9 –0.12 .13
 Access/availability 4.0 ±0.8 4.0 ±0.6 4.0 ±0.7 4.2 ±0.6 0.11 .2
 Motivational barriers 3.1 ±0.9 3.5 ±0.9 2.9 ±0.9 3.3 ±1.0 –0.09 .25

Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; REMAS–CA = Real Men Are Safe–Culturally Adapted; RR = relative risk.

a

ORs apply to the “Had anal/vaginal sexual intercourse” categories, and RRs apply to the sexual occasions categories.

b

Among sexually active participants.

c

Among participants who reported sexual intercourse with casual partners at baseline or follow-up; REMAS-CA, n = 25; and REMAS, n = 36.

d

Higher scores = fewer perceived barriers.