Table 7.

Characteristics related with condom use

Condoms	N (%)	Missing
Lifetime condom use on oral sex (n=2183)		7
Always	49 (2.3)
Often/occasionally/rarely/never	2106 (96.8)
Rather not say	21 (1.0)
Lifetime condom use on anal intercourse (n=2183)		202
Always	652 (32.9)
Often/occasionally/rarely/never	1318 (66.5)
Rather not say	11 (0.6)
Reasons for not using condom on anal intercourse (n=1318)*
With steady partner	870 (66.2)	3
With steady partner after testing for HIV and both were negative	629 (47.9)	5
With a ‘reliable’ person	523 (39.8)	3
Being too aroused	487 (37.1)	6
Condom reduces pleasure	360 (27.4)	5
With a partner who declares he is HIV negative	303 (23.1)	7
Not having condoms at that moment	261 (19.9)	5
If the participant has used alcohol or drugs	226 (17.2)	5
Condom interrupts sexual intercourse	201 (15.3)	5
Does not like using condoms	205 (15.6)	5
Condom makes the participant lose erection	188 (14.3)	4
With a partner who does not want to use	124 (9.4)	5
Being in a sex venue without condoms available	59 (4.5)	6
Condoms are expensive	40 (3.0)	6
With a partner who declares undetectable viral load†	19 (9.5)	5
Allergy to latex	24 (1.8)	6
Other reasons	77 (5.8)	–

*Percentage of participants that answered ‘yes’ at each option after excluding missing answers. The remaining participants answered no, did not know or rather not say.

†Among men who have sex with men who reported sexual intercourse with HIV-positive men in the previous 12 months.