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. 2016 Sep 23;18(9):e227. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5707

Table 2.

Risk behaviors reported at the highest-risk event and during the preceding 6 months.

Risk behaviors
N=465
Direct response in survey
(HREa)
n (%)
Text responses
(about HRE)
n (%)
Behavior in the
preceding 6 months
n (%)
Anal intercourse

Any anal intercourse 384 (82.6) - -

Any receptive anal intercourse 317 (68.2) - -

Any insertive anal intercourse 174 (37.4) - -

Receptive anal intercourse only with a condom 39 (8.4) - -

Condom slippage or breakage during receptive anal intercourse 25 (5.4) 10 (2.2) -

Insertive anal intercourse only with a condom 35 (7.5) - -

Condom slippage or breakage during insertive anal intercourse 12 (2.6) - -

Any condomless anal intercourse 322 (69.2) - 272 (58.5)

Any receptive condomless anal intercourse 280 (60.2) - 241 (51.8)

Receptive condomless anal intercourse with ejaculation 177 (38.1) 31 (6.7) 189 (40.6)

Receptive condomless anal intercourse (ejaculation unspecified) - 13 (2.8) -

Receptive condomless anal intercourse withdrawal 103 (22.1) 8 (1.7) -

Any insertive condomless anal intercourse 136 (29.2) 8 (1.7) 191 (41.1)

Unspecified condomless anal intercourse - 34 (7.3) -
Other sex activities identified as potentially leading to infection

Receptive oral sex with ejaculation in mouth 76 (16.3) 5 (1.1) -

Receptive oral sex (ejaculation unspecified) - 20 (4.3) -

Blood-related (eg, fisting, sharing toys) - 21 (4.5) -

Semen-related (eg, ejaculate as lubricant, nudging or dipping) - 13 (2.8) -

Wound, sore, or infection 109 (23.4) 50 (10.8) -

Risk implied although not specified - 28 (6.0) -
Nonsexual risk

Injecting drug use—without sharing equipment 36 (7.7) - 35 (6.5)

Injecting drug use—with shared equipment 4 (0.9) 2 (0.4) 7 (0.2)

Tattoo, medical, or other blood to blood - 5 (1.1) -
Could not identify likely risk 59 (12.7) - -

aHRE: highest-risk event.