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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: HIV Med. 2015 Apr;16(0 0):64–76. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12235

Table 4. Numbers of partners according to type of CLS-D, by gender/sexuality among participants reporting at least one episode of CLS-D.

Type of CLS-D according to gender/sexuality group Reported type of sex with at least one partner Number of partners reported

0 1 2 3-5 ≥5 Not answered

MSM (For n=459 reporting CLS-D)

Anal sex with men
Insertive with ejaculation 182 (39.7%) 213 (46.4) 144 (31.4) 20 (4.4) 11 (2.4) 7 (1.5) 64 (13.9)
Insertive, no ejaculation 220 (47.9%) 184 (40.1) 164 (35.7) 27 (5.9) 14 (3.1) 15 (3.3) 55 (12.0)
Receptive 345 (75.2%) 79 (17.2) 243 (52.9) 61 (13.3) 18 (3.9) 23 (5.0) 35 (7.6)

Vaginal sex with women
Insertive with ejaculation 22 (4.8%) 57 (12.4) 12 (2.6) 5 (1.1) 4 (0.9) 1 (0.2) 380 (82.8)
Insertive, no ejaculation 32 (7.0%) 47 (10.2) 21 (4.6) 5 (1.1) 5 (1.1) 1 (0.2) 380 (82.8)

Anal sex with women
Insertive with ejaculation 26 (5.7%) 58 (12.6) 13 (2.8) 5 (1.1) 6 (1.3) 2 (0.4) 375 (81.7)
Insertive, no ejaculation 34 (7.4%) 48 (10.5) 21 (4.6) 8 (1.7) 2 (0.4) 3 (0.7) 377 (82.1)

Heterosexual Men (For n=74 reporting CLS-D)

Vaginal sex with women
Insertive with ejaculation 57 (77.0%) 16 (21.6) 48 (64.9) 6 (8.1) 3 (4.1) 0 (0) 1 (1.4)
Insertive, no ejaculation 26 (35.1%) 37 (50.0) 23 (31.1) 1 (1.4) 1 (1.4) 1 (1.4) 11 (14.9)

Anal sex with women
Insertive with ejaculation 11 (14.9%) 54 (73.0) 7 (9.5) 3 (4.1) 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 9 (12.2)
Insertive, no ejaculation 12 (16.2%) 52 (70.3) 8 (10.8) 4 (5.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 10 (13.5)

Women (For n=164 reporting CLS-D)

Vaginal sex with men 157 (95.7%) 3 (1.8) 142 (86.6) 12 (7.3) 3 (1.8) 0 (0) 4 (2.4)

Anal sex with men 18 (11.0%) 124 (75.6) 16 (9.8) 2 (1.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 22 (13.4)

Note that no attempt has been made to reconcile partner numbers reported in these subsidiary questions with overall CLS-D partner numbers reported in the main question.

Version 2 of TRB questionnaire ONLY.

CLS-D= condomless sex with one or more serodifferent partners; MSM=men who have sex with men.