Table 6.
Participant Sexual HIV Risk-Taking Behavior History by Internet Platform.
| Female Partners | Overall |
Bender |
BGCLive |
Facebook |
Grindr |
Growlr |
Pinterest |
Reddit |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
n = 2,101 |
n = 37 |
n = 99 |
n = 12 |
n = 1,198 |
n = 628 |
n = 2 |
n = 125 |
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| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |||||||||
| Condomless intercourse | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 16.3 [14.7, 17.9] | 13.5 [4.5, 28.8] | 20.2 [12.8, 29.5] | 25.0 [5.5, 57.2] | 17.6 [15.5, 19.9] | 13.4 [10.8, 16.3] | 100 [15.8, 100.0] | 13.6 [8.1, 20.9] | ||||||||
| No | 83.3 [81.7, 84.9] | 86.5 [71.2, 95.5] | 79.8 [70.5, 87.2] | 75.0 [42.8, 94.5] | 82.0 [79.7, 84.1] | 86.1 [83.2, 88.8] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | 86.4 [79.1, 91.9] | ||||||||
| Don’t know | .2 [.1, .6] | .0 [.0, 9.5] | .0 [.0, 3.7] | .0 [.0, 26.5] | .3 [.1, .9] | .2 [.0, .9] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | .0 [.0, 2.9] | ||||||||
| Refuse to answer | .1 [.0, .4] | .0 [.0, 9.5] | .0 [.0, 3.7] | .0 [.0, 26.5] | .1 [.0, .5] | .3 [.0, 1.1] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | .0 [.0, 2.9] | ||||||||
| Last condomless intercourse | ||||||||||||||||
| <1 month ago | 1.4 [1.0, 2.0] | .0 [.0, 9.5] | 3.0 [.6, 8.6] | .0 [.0, 26.5] | 1.0 [.5, 1.7] | 1.9 [1.0, 3.3] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | 2.4 [.5, 6.9] | ||||||||
| ≥1 and <6 months ago | 2.3 [1.7, 3.0] | .0 [.0, 9.5] | 3.0 [.6, 8.6] | .0 [.0, 26.5] | 2.7 [1.8, 3.8] | 1.8 [.9, 3.1] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | 1.6 [.2, 5.7] | ||||||||
| ≥6 months to <1 year ago | 1.3 [.9, 1.9] | .0 [.0, 9.5] | 2.0 [.2, 7.1] | .0 [.0, 26.5] | 1.6 [1.0, 2.5] | 1.1 [.4, 2.3] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | .0 [.0, 2.9] | ||||||||
| ≥1 year to <2 years ago | 2.6 [1.9, 3.3] | 8.1 [1.7, 21.9] | 2.0 [.2, 7.1] | 8.3 [.2, 38.5] | 2.8 [2.0, 3.9] | 1.6 [.8, 2.9] | 100 [15.8, 100.0] | 1.6 [.2, 5.7] | ||||||||
| ≥2 years ago | 8.4 [7.3, 9.7] | 5.4 [.7, 18.2] | 10.1 [5.0, 17.8] | 16.7 [2.1, 48.4] | 9.3 [7.8, 11.1] | 6.5 [4.7, 8.8] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | 8.0 [3.9, 14.2] | ||||||||
| No condomless intercourse | 83.3 [81.7, 84.9] | 86.5 [71.2, 95.5] | 79.8 [70.5, 87.2] | 75.0 [42.8, 94.5] | 82.0 [79.7, 84.1] | 86.1 [83.2, 88.8] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | 86.4 [79.1, 91.9] | ||||||||
| Don’t know/refuse to answer | .6 [.3, 1.1] | .0 [.0, 9.5] | .0 [.0, 3.7] | .0 [.0, 26.5] | .6 [.2, 1.2] | 1.0 [.4, 2.1] | .0 [.0, 84.2] | .0 [.0, 2.9] | ||||||||
| Number of condomless partners | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) |
| Main | 228 | 1.8 [1.6, 1.9] | 2 | 3.0 (NA) | 15 | 1.6 [1.2, 2.0] | 3 | 1.7 [−1.2, 4.5] | 138 | 1.8 [1.6, 2.0] | 55 | 1.8 [1.6, 2.0] | 2 | 1.5 [−4.9, 7.9] | 13 | 1.2 [.9, 1.4] |
| Casual | 203 | 2.1 [1.9, 2.3] | 3 | 1.3 [−.1, 2.8] | 8 | 2.4 [.7, 4.0] | 1 | 2 (NA) | 124 | 2.1 [1.8, 2.3] | 57 | 2.1 [1.7, 2.5] | 0 | NA | 10 | 2.1 [1.0, 3.2] |
| Exchange | 49 | 2.6 [1.6, 3.5] | 0 | NA | 3 | 1.7 [−1.2, 4.5] | 0 | NA | 34 | 2.5 [1.4, 3.5] | 12 | 3.1 [.3, 5.9] | 0 | NA | 0 | NA |
| Male partners | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||||||||
| CAI | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 86.5 [85.0, 88.0] | 81.1 [64.5, 92.0] | 88.9 [81.0, 94.3] | 91.7 [61.5, 99.8] | 87.7 [85.7, 89.5] | 87.9 [85.1, 90.4] | 100 [15.8, 100.0] | 68.0 [59.1, 76.1] | ||||||||
| No | 13.3 [11.9, 14.9] | 18.9 [8.0, 35.2] | 11.1 [5.7, 19.0] | 8.3 [.2, 38.5] | 12.2 [10.4, 14.2] | 12.0 [9.5, 14.8] | NA | 32.0 [23.9, 40.9] | ||||||||
| Don’t know | .1 [0, .4] | NA | NA | NA | .2 [0, .6] | .2 [0, .9] | NA | NA | ||||||||
| Last CAI | ||||||||||||||||
| <1 month ago | 37.8 [35.7, 39.9] | 24.3 [11.8, 41.2] | 42.4 [32.6, 52.8] | 50.0 [21.1, 78.9] | 38.7 [35.9, 41.5] | 37.6 [33.8, 41.5] | 50.0 [1.3, 98.7] | 28.8 [21.1, 37.6] | ||||||||
| ≥1 and <6 months ago | 25.9 [24.0, 27.8] | 29.7 [15.9, 47.0] | 22.2 [14.5, 31.7] | 16.7 [2.1, 48.4] | 27.0 [24.5, 29.6] | 26.3 [22.9, 29.9] | 50.0 [1.3, 98.7] | 16.0 [10.1, 23.6] | ||||||||
| ≥6 months to <1 year ago | 11.0 [9.6, 12.4] | 13.5 [4.5, 28.8] | 10.1 [5.0, 17.8] | 25.0 [5.5, 57.2] | 11.0 [9.3, 12.9] | 10.5 [8.1, 12.9] | NA | 11.2 [6.3, 18.1] | ||||||||
| ≥1 year to <2 years ago | 6.3 [5.3, 7.5] | 8.1 [1.7, 21.9] | 6.1 [2.3, 12.7] | NA | 6.0 [4.7, 7.5] | 7.2 [5.3, 9.5] | NA | 5.6 [2.3, 11.2] | ||||||||
| ≥2 years ago | 5.4 [4.5, 6.5] | 5.4 [.6, 18.2] | 8.1 [3.6, 15.3] | NA | 4.8 [3.6, 6.1] | 6.2 [4.5, 8.4] | NA | 6.4 [2.8, 12.2] | ||||||||
| No CAI | 13.4 [25.9, 29.8] | 18.9 [8.0, 35.2] | 11.1 [5.7, 19.0] | NA | 12.3 [10.5, 14.3] | 12.1 [9.7, 14.9] | NA | 32.0 [23.9, 40.9] | ||||||||
| Don’t know/refuse to answer | .2 [.1, .5] | NA | NA | NA | .3 [.1, .7] | .2 [0, .9] | NA | NA | ||||||||
| Number of CAI partners | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) |
| Main | 1377 | 4.0 [3.8, 4.1] | 25 | 3.0 [2.2, 3.8] | 69 | 4.4 [3.5, 5.3] | 7 | 6.9 [2.5, 11.2] | 796 | 4.1 [3.9, 4.3] | 416 | 3.9 [3.6, 4.2] | 2 | 3 [−9.7, 1.57] | 62 | 2.3 [1.9, 2.7] |
| Casual | 1401 | 9.4 [8.8, 10.0] | 20 | 7.9 [4.6, 11.2] | 60 | 9.6 [6.2, 13.0] | 6 | 18.7 [−5.5, 42.9] | 815 | 9.5 [8.7, 10.3] | 441 | 9.5 [8.4, 10.7] | 2 | 1 (NA) | 57 | 6.7 [4.0, 9.4] |
| Exchange | 319 | 8.8 [7.1, 10.4] | 6 | 2.5 [.7, 4.3] | 25 | 8.7 [1.3, 16.2] | 3 | 17.3 [−32.4, 67.1] | 201 | 7.5 [5.8, 9.3] | 80 | 12.0 [7.8, 16.1] | 1 | 3 (NA) | 3 | 13.3 [−33.3, 60.0] |
Note. CAI = condomless anal intercourse; CI = confidence interval; NA = not applicable.