Table 6.
Differences in HIV-discordant gay male couples’ use of certain risk-reduction strategies within and outside of their relationships
| Sample size: 58 couples / 116 MSM | Main partner | Casual MSM partner a | Both partner types | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 116 MSM | 28 MSM | 28 MSM | ||||
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| Risk-reduction strategy | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Engagement of UAI | ||||||
| Pleasure > risk * | 25 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| Strategic positioning ** | 37 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 18 |
| Knowledge HIV+ person is on ARTs and/or has undetectable viral load | 28 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| No UAI: Safer sex | ||||||
| Condoms always for anal sex | 44 | 38 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| Oral sex only | 36 | 31 | 15 | 54 | 5 | 18 |
Note.
a
Not all couples had both men self-reporting that they had sex with a casual MSM partner within the previous three months.
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01