Table 3.
Prevalence and HIV test positivity of behaviors at STD clinic visits by HIV-negative MSM patients as reported in the single summary question (N=3,336), 2013–2015
| Prevalence of behavior |
Tested newly HIV positive |
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|---|---|---|
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| Behavior | N (%) | n/N (%)* |
| Choosing Partners | ||
| Avoided sex with HIV-positive men | 2,188 (65.6) | 18/1,822 (1.0) |
| Avoided sex with men of unknown HIV status | 1,732 (51.9) | 18/1,429 (1.3) |
| Condom Use | ||
| Used condoms for anal sex with unknown-status partners | 1,741 (52.2) | 15/1,435 (1.1) |
| Use condoms for anal sex with HIV-positive partners | 1,380 (41.4) | 12/1,123 (1.1) |
| Used condoms for anal sex with all partners | 966 (29.0) | 6/795 (0.8) |
| Sexual Repertoire | ||
| Topped unknown-status partners | 915 (27.4) | 6/765 (0.8) |
| Topped HIV-positive partners | 899 (27.0) | 7/748 (0.9) |
| Only had oral sex or mutual masturbation (no anal sex) with unknown-status partners | 874 (26.2) | 7/708 (1.0) |
| Topped all partners | 646 (19.4) | 2/544 (0.4) |
| Only had oral sex or mutual masturbation (no anal sex) with HIV-positive partners | 411 (12.3) | 1/343 (0.3) |
| ART/PrEP-related behaviors† | ||
| Only had anal sex with HIV-positive partner if partners was taking HIV medicines and/or had undetectable viral load | 74 (14.8) | 0/57 (0.0) |
| Took PrEP | 67 (13.4) | 0/45 (0.0) |
| None of these | 252 (7.6) | 7/199 (3.5) |
Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis
*
n/N = number testing HIV positive (n) out of the number who tested for HIV (N)
†
Data for these 2 categories were only collected for 5 months (categories were added in February 2015)