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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Sep 18;27(11):955–966. doi: 10.1177/0956462415602418

Table 2.

Sexual Health and Risk-Taking Among Sexually Active Trans Masculine Adults Who Have Sex with Men in Massachusetts (n=173).

Total Social Gender
Transition
No Social Gender
Transition
Comparing TMSM with
and without social gender
transition
N=173 N=143 N=30

HIV & STI HISTORY N % N % N % χ2 (df) p-value
Last Tested for HIV
 Never 20 11.6 13 9.1 7 23.3 46.13 (2) <0.001
 Within Last 6 Months 69 39.9 63 44.1 6 20.0
 6 Months Ago or More 84 48.6 67 46.9 17 56.7
HIV Status
 Negative 165 95.4 137 95.8 28 93.3 1.65 (1) 0.20
 Don’t Know 8 4.6 6 4.2 2 6.7
STI Diagnosis – Lifetime
 Never Received a Positive STI Diagnosis 163 94.2 134 93.7 29 96.7 4.83 (1) 0.03
 Received a Positive STI Diagnosis 10 5.8 9 6.3 1 3.3
Heard of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
 No 71 41.0 54 37.8 17 56.7 20.77 (1) <0.0001
 Yes 102 59.0 89 62.2 13 43.3
SEXUAL HISTORY & BEHAVIOR
Number of Sex Partners Last 6 Months
 0 to 2 Partners 116 67.1 90 62.9 26 86.7 17.20 (1) <0.0001
 3 or More Partners 57 32.9 53 37.1 4 13.3
Gender of Sexual Partners – Lifetime
 Cisgender Male 173 100.0 143 100.0 30 100.0 --- ---
 Cisgender Female 158 91.3 134 93.7 24 80.0 40.15 (1) <0.0001
 Transgender Man (FTM) 84 48.6 71 49.7 13 43.3 1.28 (1) 0.26
 Transgender Woman (MTF) 37 21.4 31 21.7 6 20.0 0.25 (1) 0.62
 Gender Nonconforming (Female assigned sex at birth; FAB) 95 54.9 83 58.0 12 40.0 17.02 (1) <0.0001
 Gender Nonconforming (Male assigned sex at birth; MAB) 43 24.9 36 25.2 7 23.3 0.28 (1) 0.60
Gender of Most Recent Sexual Partner
 Cisgender Male 49 28.3 33 23.1 17 56.7 78.45 (6) <0.0001
 Cisgender Female 72 41.6 66 46.2 5 16.7
 Transgender Man (FTM) 28 16.2 24 16.8 4 13.3
 Transgender Woman (MTF) 4 2.3 4 2.8 0 0.0
 Gender Nonconforming (Female assigned sex at birth; FAB) 16 9.2 13 9.1 3 10.0
 Gender Nonconforming (Male assigned sex at birth; MAB) 3 1.7 2 1.4 1 3.3
 Intersex Person 1 0.6 1 0.7 0 0.0
Sexual Risk with Cisgender Male – Last Sexual Encounter
 Protected Anal or Vaginal Sex 35 20.2 24 17.1 11 36.0 2.59 (1) 0.10
 Condomless Anal or Vaginal Sex 14 8.1 8 5.7 6 19.3