Table 3.
Responses to past-month HIV Risk-Taking Behaviour Scale items for total sample
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Injection drug use items | |
| Injected drugs | 8 (1.3%) |
| Used needle after someone else | 2 (0.3%) |
| Number of people who have used a needle before you | |
| None/does not inject | 597 (99.5%) |
| One | 3 (0.5%) |
| Number of people who used a needle after you | |
| None/does not inject | 595 (99.2%) |
| One or more | 5 (0.83%) |
| Cleans needles before re-using | |
| Does not re-use or does not inject | 593 (98.8%) |
| Cleans every time | 6 (1.0%) |
| Does not clean every time | 1 (0.2%) |
| Uses bleach to clean needles before reusing | |
| Does not re-use or does not inject | 593 (98.8%) |
| Bleaches every time | 4 (0.7%) |
| Does not always bleach | 3 (0.3%) |
| Sexual risk behavior items | |
| Number of regular, casual, or paid sex partners | |
| None | 93 (15.5%) |
| One person | 326 (54.3%) |
| Two or more people | 181 (30.2%) |
| Condom use with regular partners | |
| No regular partner/no sex | 120 (20.0%) |
| Used condom every time | 153 (25.5%) |
| Did not use condom every time | 327 (54.5%) |
| Condom use with casual partners | |
| No casual partner/no sex | 263 (43.8%) |
| Used condom every time | 173 (28.8%) |
| Did not use condom every time | 164 (27.3%) |
| Condom use with paid partners | |
| No paid sex/no sex | 579 (96.5%) |
| Condom use 1 time with paid partner(s) | 4 (0.7%) |
| Condom use more than 1 time with paid partner(s) | 17 (2.8%) |
| Number of times had anal sex | |
| None | 495 (82.5%) |
| One time | 45 (7.5%) |
| More than one time | 60 (10.0%) |