Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Vox Sang. 2013 Mar 20;105(2):91–99. doi: 10.1111/vox.12028

Table 3.

Disclosed behaviors using ACASI by case-control status.

Disclosed behaviours and exposure intervals Case Control
n % n %
Total 341 100% 791 100%
Potential Job Exposure, ever 50 15% 33 4%
Body Piercing, ever 63 18% 96 12%
Tattoos, ever 74 22% 106 13%
Acupuncture, ever 26 8% 47 6%
Manicure or Shave in salon/barber shop, ever 201 59% 371 47%
Medical procedures in the last 12 months 116 34% 152 19%
Surgery in the last 12 months 103 30% 126 16%
Endoscopy in the last 12 months 36 11% 40 5%
IVDU or sexual partner of IVDU, ever 30 9% 10 1%
Blood Transfusion/Sex partner with blood transfusion, ever 35 10% 42 5%
Inmate, ever 8 2% 6 1%
Sex with inmate, ever 19 6% 13 2%
MSM 118 35% 15 2%
MSM, unprotected sex last 12 months 23 7% 6 1%
Sexual partner of MSM, ever 142 42% 13 2%
Sex with person with potential job exposure, ever 31 9% 41 5%
Sex with HIV+ person, ever 49 14% 7 1%
2 or more heterosexual partners, protected sex, last 12 months 18 5% 28 4%
Sex with sex worker, protected sex, last 12 months 6 2% 3 0%
Sex with unknown person, protected sex, last 12 months 23 7% 15 2%
Sex with sex worker/unknown or ≥2 heterosexual partners, unprotected sex, last 12 months 100 29% 94 12%