Table 1.
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of men at last act of anal intercourse with a male sexual partner, stratified by condom use, among participants of an online HIV prevention survey, United States, March-April 2009.
| Characteristics |
|
Used condomsa
(N=927) n (%) |
Did not use condomsa
(N=3052) n (%) |
Total(N=3979) n (%) |
| Race/ethnicity b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Black/African-American | 150 (16.3) | 354 (11.7) | 504 (12.8) |
|
|
Latino/Hispanic | 365 (39.8) | 962 (31.8) | 1327 (33.7) |
|
|
White/Caucasian | 281 (30.6 | 1375 (45.5) | 1656 (42.0) |
|
|
Otherc | 122 (13.3) | 331 (11.0) | 453 (11.5) |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
≤ High school diploma/GED | 394 (43.4) | 1269 (42.0) | 1663 (42.3) |
|
|
> High school diploma/GED | 516 (56.7) | 1752 (58.0) | 2268 (57.7) |
| Age (years), median (range)b |
|
21.0 (18-65) | 22.0 (18-65) | 21.0 (18-65) |
| Sexual identity b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heterosexual/straight | 669 (72.6) | 2366 (78.2) | 3035 (76.9) |
|
|
Homosexual/gay | 236 (25.6) | 628 (20.8) | 864 (21.9) |
|
|
Otherd | 17 (1.8) | 32 (1.1) | 49 (1.2) |
| Number of male sex partners in last 12 months, median (range)b |
|
5.0 (1-365) | 3.0 (1-365) | 4 (1-365) |
| Type of MRMSP b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main | 448 (52.1) | 2039 (71.1) | 2487 (66.7) |
|
|
Casual | 412 (47.9) | 829 (28.9) | 1241 (33.3) |
| Race/ethnicity of MRMSP b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Black/African-American | 157 (17.2) | 360 (12.0) | 517 (13.2) |
|
|
Latino/Hispanic | 298 (32.7) | 793 (26.4) | 1091 (27.9) |
|
|
White/Caucasian | 366 (40.2) | 1592 (53.1) | 1958 (50.1) |
|
|
Otherc | 90 (9.9) | 256 (8.5) | 346 (8.8) |
| Racial concordance with MRMSP e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes | 500 (55.4) | 1695 (56.9) | 2195 (56.5) |
|
|
No | 403 (44.6) | 1286 (43.1) | 1689 (43.5) |
| Age of MRMSP, median (range)b |
|
23 (18-70) | 24 (18-70) | 23 (18-70) |
| Age discrepancy with MRMSP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participant is at least 5 years younger | 232 (25.0) | 740 (24.3) | 972 (24.4) |
|
|
Participant is within 5 years in age | 612 (66.0) | 2045 (67.0) | 2657 (66.8) |
|
|
Participant is at least 5 years older | 83 (9.0) | 267 (8.8) | 350 (8.8) |
| MRMSP is an exchange partner f |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes | 28 (3.1) | 64 (2.1) | 92 (2.3) |
|
|
No | 888 (96.9) | 2977 (97.9) | 3865 (97.7) |
| High or buzzed during sex g |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes | 225 (25.3) | 681 (23.2) | 906 (23.7) |
|
|
No | 665 (74.7) | 2259 (76.8) | 2924 (76.3) |
| HIV status of MRMSP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
HIV positive | 32 (5.3) | 116 (5.0) | 148 (5.1) |
|
|
HIV negative | 577 (94.8) | 2186 (95.0) | 2763 (94.9) |
aColumn percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding; missing values were not included.
b P value ≤.05.
cOther races include Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan Native, multiple, and other races.
dOther sexual identities include bisexual and other.
eA participant is racially concordant with MRMSP if he/she reports the same race/ethnicity as the MRMSP.
fExchange partner is defined as a partner with whom the participant had sex in exchange for things they needed (eg, money, drugs, food, shelter, or transportation).
gIncludes being high or buzzed with alcohol, drugs not prescribed by a doctor, or both during sex.