Table 1.
Selected socio-demographic, and behavioral characteristics of the 423 study participants enrolled at the largest STI center in Rome (Italy) from April to June 2013.
| MSM | MSW | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n=296 | n=127 | N=423 | |
| Age | |||
| median, years (IQR) | 32.5 (26–40) | 36 (29–46) | 33 (27–41) |
| Education | |||
| middle school or less | 16 (5.4) | 17 (13.4) | 33 (7.8) |
| high school | 136 (45.9) | 63 (49.6) | 199 (47.0) |
| university | 135 (45.6) | 43 (33.9) | 178 (42.1) |
| undetermined | 9 ( 3.1) | 4 (3.1) | 13 (3.1) |
| Occupation | |||
| unemployed | 66 (22.3) | 14 (11.0) | 80 (18.9) |
| employed | 230 (77.7) | 113 (89.0) | 343 (81.1) |
| Marital status | |||
| unmarried | 267 (90.2) | 63 (49.6) | 330 (78.8) |
| married | 3 (1.0) | 34 (26.8) | 37 (8.7) |
| divorced/widower | 6 (2.0) | 14 (11.0) | 20 (4.7) |
| undetermined | 20 (6.8) | 16 (12.6) | 36 (8.6) |
| Type of partnership | |||
| no stable partner | 174 (58.7) | 23 (18.1) | 197 (46.6) |
| stable partner | 88 (29.8) | 71 (55.9) | 159 (37.6) |
| undetermined | 34 (11.5) | 33 (26.0) | 67 (15.8) |
| Duration of relationshipa | |||
| median, months (IQR) | 14.5 (6–48) | 24 (12–60) | 18 (9–60) |
| Age at first sexual intercourse | |||
| median, years (IQR) | 18 (16–20) | 17 (16–18) | 18 (16–19) |
| History of STIb | |||
| no | 139 (47.3) | 64 (51.6) | 203 (48.6) |
| yes | 155 (52.7) | 60 (48.4) | 215 (51.4) |
| Self-reported HIV positivityc | 54 (34.8) | 6 (10.0) | 60 (27.9) |
a
For the participants who declared they had a stable partner
b
both current and previous STIs were considered; data were missing for 5 participants
c
among those reporting history of STI
Note. MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, men who have sex with women; STI, sexually transmitted infections; IQR, interquartile range