Table 2.
Sexual and substance use behaviors, stratified AUDIT alcohol use categories among MSM living in Moscow, Russia (N=1,376)
| Abstinence/Low use (n=651) | Hazardous use (n=446) | Harmful/Dependent use (n=279) | Total (N=1376) | P-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | col % | n | col % | n | col % | n | col % | |
| SEXUAL BEHAVIORS (last 12 months) | |||||||||
| Age of first sex (n=1356) | 0.00 | ||||||||
| <=18 years | 353 | 55.3 | 260 | 58.6 | 174 | 63.5 | 787 | 58.0 | |
| 19–25 years | 263 | 41.2 | 159 | 35.8 | 80 | 29.2 | 502 | 37.0 | |
| >25 years | 22 | 3.4 | 25 | 5.6 | 20 | 7.3 | 67 | 4.9 | |
| Number of Male Partners | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| One or less | 195 | 30.0 | 89 | 20.0 | 57 | 20.4 | 341 | 24.8 | |
| 2 to 4 | 170 | 26.1 | 137 | 30.7 | 66 | 23.7 | 373 | 27.1 | |
| >=5 | 286 | 43.9 | 220 | 49.3 | 156 | 55.9 | 662 | 48.1 | |
| Number Of Male One Night Stands (n=1207) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| One or less | 279 | 50.7 | 165 | 40.7 | 98 | 38.9 | 542 | 44.9 | |
| 2 to 4 | 131 | 23.8 | 99 | 24.4 | 52 | 20.6 | 282 | 23.4 | |
| 5 or more | 140 | 25.5 | 141 | 34.8 | 102 | 40.5 | 383 | 31.7 | |
| Number Of Boyfriends (n=1282) | 0.01 | ||||||||
| One or less | 443 | 74.6 | 275 | 65.3 | 185 | 69.3 | 903 | 70.4 | |
| 2 to 4 | 125 | 21.0 | 107 | 25.4 | 63 | 23.6 | 295 | 23.0 | |
| 5 or more | 26 | 4.4 | 39 | 9.3 | 19 | 7.1 | 84 | 6.6 | |
| Consistent Condom Use, Anal Sex (n=1355) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Always/Almost always | 447 | 70.5 | 254 | 57.1 | 143 | 51.8 | 844 | 62.3 | |
| Half/Rarely/Never | 187 | 29.5 | 191 | 42.9 | 133 | 48.2 | 511 | 37.7 | |
| Number Of Female Partners (n=478, among those who have female partners) | 0.09 | ||||||||
| One | 50 | 28.1 | 43 | 24.3 | 21 | 17.1 | 114 | 23.8 | |
| 2 or more | 128 | 71.9 | 134 | 75.7 | 102 | 82.9 | 364 | 76.2 | |
| Consistent Condom Use, Vaginal Sex (n=439) | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Always/Almost always | 88 | 52.7 | 66 | 40.5 | 33 | 30.3 | 187 | 42.6 | |
| Half/Rarely/Never | 79 | 47.3 | 97 | 59.5 | 76 | 69.7 | 252 | 57.4 | |
| Sold Sex (n=1328) | 84 | 13.5 | 100 | 22.7 | 80 | 29.9 | 264 | 19.9 | < 0.001 |
| Purchased Sex (n=1331) | 70 | 11.2 | 99 | 22.4 | 77 | 28.8 | 246 | 18.5 | < 0.001 |
| Drug And/Or Alcohol Use, Prior To/During Sex (n=1329) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| None | 215 | 34.6 | 42 | 9.6 | 11 | 4.1 | 268 | 20.2 | |
| Alcohol only | 344 | 55.3 | 323 | 73.6 | 208 | 77.6 | 875 | 65.8 | |
| Drugs only | 25 | 4.0 | 6 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.9 | 36 | 2.7 | |
| Both alcohol and drugs | 38 | 6.1 | 68 | 15.5 | 44 | 16.4 | 150 | 11.3 | |
| Sex In Public Place (n=1336) | 173 | 27.6 | 190 | 43.1 | 124 | 46.3 | 487 | 36.5 | < 0.001 |
| Engaged In Group Sex (n=1334; ref: no)* | 136 | 21.8 | 124 | 28.1 | 86 | 32.2 | 346 | 25.9 | < 0.001 |
| SUBSTANCE USE | |||||||||
| Recreational Drug Use, Last 12 Months (n=1365; ref: no)* | 143 | 22.3 | 149 | 33.6 | 107 | 38.4 | 399 | 29.2 | < 0.001 |
| Injected Drugs, Last Month (n=398; ref: no) | 3 | 2.1 | 9 | 6.1 | 10 | 9.3 | 22 | 5.5 | 0.04 |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE | |||||||||
| HIV infection (study diagnosis; n=1,173; ref: negative) | 77 | 13.9 | 55 | 14.3 | 46 | 19.6 | 178 | 15.2 | 0.11 |
| Syphilis infection (study diagnosis; n=1,167; ref: negative) | 20 | 3.6 | 22 | 5.7 | 16 | 6.8 | 58 | 5.0 | 0.12 |
Note:
*
Recreational drug use was defined as use of any drugs for recreational purposes (including poppers), for fun or to relax in the last 12 months?;