Table 2.
Sexual experiences reported by Black MSM (n = 793) at last male-partnered sexual event by relationship to partner
| Partner relationship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Black MSM | Main partner | Casual partner | New partner | |||||
| % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |
| Orgasmeda | 76.9 | (599) | 86.5 | (122)x | 77.3 | (255)y | 72.1 | (222)y |
| Highly pleasuredb | 66.1 | (524) | 82.1 | (119)x | 67.5 | (228)y | 57.1 | (177)z |
| Kissed | 76.0 | (603) | 91.0 | (132)x | 75.1 | (254)y | 70.0 | (217)y |
| Cuddled | 61.5 | (488) | 89.7 | (130)x | 63.0 | (213)y | 46.8 | (145)z |
| Felt love for partnera | 27.5 | (198) | 95.6 | (129)x | 20.9 | (60)y | 3.0 | (9)z |
| Felt loved by partnera | 27.8 | (192) | 97.0 | (129)x | 20.7 | (55)y | 2.7 | (8)z |
| Verbalized love to partnera | 23.6 | (186) | 88.9 | (128)x | 14.9 | (50)y | 2.6 | (8)z |
Values denoted with a different letter within a given horizontal row significantly differed from one another (p < .05) based on logistic regression analyses adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics (age, education, sexual orientation, and geographic setting); participants who neglected to report 1+ sociodemographic characteristic(s) were excluded from regression analyses
a
Excludes participants who endorsed “unsure” or “not sure” response option
b
Represents participants who rated their most recent male-partnered sexual event as “quite a bit” or “extremely” pleasurable