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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=173 | N=143 | N=30 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||