Table III.
HIV Sexual Behavior Characteristics of Labor Migrants in St. Petersburg, Russia (n=499)a
| Variable | Overall Sample | Eastern European Migrants | Central Asian Migrants | Pb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIDS THEORY-BASED PREDICTOR SCALES AND SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH WELL-BEING SCALES | ||||
| HIV risk knowledge | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | <0.001 |
| Safer sex behavioral intentions | 11.5 | 12.6 | 11.1 | <0.001 |
| Safer sex perceived norms | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | n.s. |
| Safer sex self-efficacy | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | n.s. |
| Social Provisions Scale (SPS) | 75.7 | 82.0 | 73.0 | <0.001 |
| Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) | 16.8 | 15.3 | 17.5 | 0.006 |
| Perceived discrimination | 15.7 | 13.5 | 16.7 | <0.001 |
| PROPORTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS ENGAGING IN SEX AND HAVING MULTIPLE OR COMMERCIAL PARTNERS, PAST 3 MONTHS | ||||
| % (n) reporting sex in the past 3 months | 69% (326) | 91% (128) | 60% (198) | <0.001 |
| % (n) reporting sex with multiple partners in the past 3 months | 30% (140) | 39% (55) | 26% (85) | 0.003 |
| % (n) reporting paying for sex in the past 3 months | 9% (42) | 9% (13) | 9% (29) | n.s. |
| % (n) reporting selling sex in the past 3 months | 3% (14) | 1% (1) | 4% (13) | 0.061 |
| NUMBER OF FEMALE PARTNERS, PAST 3 MONTHS AND PAST YEAR | ||||
| Mean (median) # of female sexual partners, past year | 3.5 (1) | 4.9 (2) | 2.9 (1) | <0.001 |
| Mean (median) # of female sexual partners, past 3 months | 1.9 (1) | 3.0 (1) | 1.5 (1) | <0.001 |
| Mean (median) # of female partners in home country, past 3 months | 0.9 (0) | 1.2 (1) | 0.8 (0) | 0.011 |
| Mean (median) # of female partners in St Petersburg, past 3 months | 0.9 (0) | 1.6 (1) | 0.6 (1) | <0.001 |
| SEXUAL BEHAVIOR WITH PERMANENT PARTNERS | ||||
| % (n) reporting a permanent partner | 46% (223) | 74% (106) | 34% (117) | <0.001 |
| % (n) reporting one permanent partner onlyc | 11% (52) | 18% (26) | 8% (26) | <0.001 |
| % (n) reporting sex with multiple permanent partners, past 3 months.d | 11% (64) | 15% (21) | 9% (31) | 0.064 |
| % (n) having a permanent partner in St. Petersburg, past 3 months | 30% (142) | 48% (67) | 22% (75) | <0.001 |
| Among them, mean (median) # of intercourse acts | 37.7 (25) | 43.7 (27) | 32.3 (22) | n.s. |
| Among them, mean (median) percentage of condom use | 35.0 (10) | 26.8 (0) | 42.2 (25) | 0.064 |
| SEXUAL BEHAVIOR WITH CASUAL PARTNERS | ||||
| % (n) reporting sex with a casual partner in the past 3 months | 14% (69) | 22% (31) | 11% (38) | 0.002 |
| Among them, mean (median) # of casual partners | 2.1 (1) | 2.6 (1) | 1.8 (1) | n.s. |
| Among them, mean (median) # of commercial partnerse | 2.0 (0) | 0.2 (0) | 3.5 (0) | 0.036 |
| Among them, mean (median) # of intercourse acts | 8.8 (2) | 9.3 (2) | 8.4 (1.5) | 0.041 |
| Among them, mean (median) percentage of condom use | 52.2 (50) | 53.6 (50) | 51.1 (50) | n.s. |
| Among them, % (n) reporting unprotected sex | 62% (43) | 58% (18) | 66% (25) | n.s. |
| REPORTING HISTORY OF HAVING HAD AN STD, % (n) | 9% (46) | 18% (26) | 6% (20) | <0.001 |
a
Total sample size was 499; however, there were missing data (usually, 3% or less) on all of the variables.
b
Significance was evaluated by Pearson’s Chi Square for categorical data and by Mann Whitney U test for numerical variables.
c
Estimated from data: men who reported having a permanent partner, who reported only 1 total partner, and no casual partners in the past 3 months.
d
Estimated from data: men who reported having a permanent partner, who reported 2 or more total partners, and no casual partners in the past 3 months.
e
One outlier who reported 500 commercial partners was removed from the analysis.