Table 4.

Comparison of risky sexual behavior among Nigerian naval personnel who had experienced transfers

Variable	Posted abroad (N = 118)	Local transfer (N = 273)	P value
Had ever had sex with a female sex worker	52 (39.1%)	81 (32.8%)	0.030*
Had sex with a sex worker in 6 months preceding survey	6 (25%)	18 (22.2%)	0.027*
Did not use a condom during last sexual encounter with a sex worker	22 (42.3%)	41 (52%)	0.027*
Had sex with multiple partners (2 or more persons)	62 (52.2%)	100 (36.6%)	0.004*
Mean number of non-primary sex partners	2.8	2.0	0.003*

* These are significant