Table 2.
Results of the risk assessment among 516 HIV patients in south central Pennsylvania, 2007–2008
| Risk assessment questions | Women (%) N=153 |
Men (%) N=363 |
Total (%) N=516 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General information in the last 12 months | |||
| Pregnancy (answer=”Yes”) | |||
| Can you or your partner become pregnant? | 30 (19.6) | 28 (7.7) | 58 (11.2) |
| Do you or your partner plan on pregnancy? | 3 (2.0) | 2 (0.6) | 5 (1.0) |
| Have had any STD symptoms | 8 (5.2) | 9 (2.5) | 17 (3.3) |
| Have used injection drugs | 1 (0.6) | 5 (1.4) | 6 (1.2) |
| Have shared needles | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) |
| Have been sexually active | |||
| Yes | 92 (60.1) | 247 (68.0) | 339 (65.7) |
| No | 61 (39.9) | 116 (32.0) | 177 (34.3) |
| Sexual practices in the last 12 months among 339 sexually active patients* | |||
| Have had new partner(s) ** | 17 (19.5) | 91 (38.1) | 108 (33.1) |
| Have had any unsafe sexual behaviors | 50 (54.4) | 115 (47.5) | 165 (49.4) |
| Inconsistent condom use | 44 (47.8) | 94 (38.2) | 138 (40.8) |
| Sex under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 12 (13.3) | 45 (18.3) | 57 (17.0) |
| Exchange of sex for money | 2 (2.3) | 6 (2.5) | 8 (2.4) |
| Partner(s) know you have HIV | 81 (88.0) | 209 (86.4) | 290 (86.8) |
| Partner(s) have HIV | 17 (18.7) | 63 (25.7) | 80 (23.8) |
| Partner(s) have sex with other people (Yes or uncertain) | 23 (25.0) | 86 (35.3) | 109 (32.4) |
| Oral sex | |||
| Yes, insertive | --- | 144 (58.8) | 144 (42.9) |
| Yes | 47 (51.6) | 52 (21.2) | 99 (29.5) |
| No | 44 (48.3) | 49 (20.0) | 93 (27.7) |
| Vaginal sex | |||
| Yes | 83 (90.2) | 74 (30.6) | 157 (47.0) |
| No | 9 (9.8) | 168 (69.4) | 177 (53.0) |
| Anal sex | |||
| Yes, insertive | --- | 105 (43.0) | 105 (31.4) |
| Yes | 8 (8.9) | 34 (13.9) | 42 (12.6) |
| No | 82 (91.1) | 105 (43.0) | 187 (56.0) |
Abbreviations: HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; STD: sexually transmitted diseases; %: percentage.
*
Missing responses to some questions were excluded from the analysis.
**
P<0.05, but there were no significant differences in sexual practices between women and men after excluding men who have sex with men.