Table 1.
Sociodemographic, HIV/STI, substance use, and sexual behavior characteristics of 1,170 men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States.
| Sociodemographics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Recruitment source | |
| 563 (48) | |
| Men-seeking-men websites | 561 (48) |
| Craigslist | 34 (3) |
| Other | 12 (1) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian American | 821 (70) |
| Black/African American | 146 (13) |
| Latino American | 102 (9) |
| Other | 99 (8) |
| Age in years | |
| 18–29 | 524 (45) |
| 30–39 | 148 (13) |
| 40–49 | 220 (19) |
| 50+ | 278 (23) |
| Associate degree or higher education | 728 (63) |
| Own or rent domicile | 896 (77) |
| Urban residence | 1,050 (90) |
| Gay sexual orientation | 1,043 (90) |
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| HIV/STI testing | |
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| HIV test past year | 739 (63) |
| HIV-seropositive | 175 (15) |
| Any STI past three months | 230 (21) |
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| Substance use past three months | |
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| Probable substance abusea | 150 (13) |
| Alcohol use | 905 (78) |
| Any drug use | 569 (51) |
| Marijuana | 358 (32) |
| Poppers | 231 (21) |
| Erectile dysfunction medications | 139 (13) |
| Cocaine | 52 (5) |
| Amphetamines | 51 (5) |
| Other | 149 (13) |
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| Sexual debut | |
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| Age at first sexual contact with a male partner (M, SD) | 17 (7) |
| Age at first anal sex with a male partner (M, SD) | 20 (7) |
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| Sexual risk-taking past three months | |
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| No. of male sexual partners (M, SD) | 4.2 (9) |
| Any UAI | 650 (56) |
| Any serodiscordant UAI | 299 (26) |
Note. Serodiscordant unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) was defined as UAI with a partner of discordant or unknown HIV serostatus.
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≥ 2 on the CAGE Adapted to Include Drugs (CAGE-AID; (Brown & Rounds, 1995).