Table 3.
Behavioral characteristics of men who have sex with men recruited through respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and time-location sampling (TLS) in Guatemala city, 2010
| Variables | RDS adjusted N = 07
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TLS adjusted N = 609
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P value | ||||||||||
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| n | N | % | SE | 95 %CI | DEFT | n | N | % | SE | 95 % CI | DEFT | ||
| Disclosure | |||||||||||||
| Disclosed to family same sex attraction | 297 | 498 | 44.6 | 3.70 | 37.5, 52.0 | 1.7 | 396 | 604 | 61.8 | 5.47 | 50.9, 72.8 | 2.8 | 0.01 |
| Past 12 months behaviors (unless otherwise noted) | |||||||||||||
| Sex w/women | 154 | 499 | 46.0 | 4.54 | 37.3, 55.1 | 2.0 | 131 | 608 | 27.1 | 6.78 | 13.6, 40.7 | 3.8 | 0.02 |
| Consistent condom use w/women | 76 | 154 | 45.4 | 5.56 | 35.0, 56.8 | 1.4 | 93 | 131 | 62.1 | 7.37 | 47.2, 77.0 | 1.7 | 0.07 |
| >2 male partners | 292 | 499 | 45.9 | 3.67 | 39.0, 53.4 | 1.6 | 417 | 609 | 60.3 | 5.16 | 50.0, 70.6 | 2.6 | 0.02 |
| Consistent condom for anal sex w/men | 290 | 476 | 62.7 | 3.88 | 55.4, 70.6 | 1.7 | 421 | 602 | 67.0 | 4.51 | 58.0, 76.0 | 2.4 | 0.47 |
| Sold sex | 285 | 499 | 55.6 | 4.46 | 46.9, 64.4 | 2.0 | 256 | 609 | 35.1 | 6.76 | 21.6, 48.6 | 3.5 | 0.01 |
| Participant had concurrent partners | 325 | 499 | 62.4 | 3.75 | 54.8, 69.5 | 1.7 | 211 | 609 | 32.7 | 6.52 | 19.7, 45.7 | 3.4 | <0.001 |
| Used the internet to meet sex partners, past 30 days | 102 | 499 | 18.3 | 2.58 | 13.5, 23.6 | 1.5 | 169 | 606 | 20.4 | 5.37 | 9.7, 31.2 | 3.3 | 0.72 |
| Drug use | 123 | 498 | 21.4 | 2.83 | 16.3, 27.4 | 1.5 | 155 | 603 | 20.9 | 5.06 | 10.8, 31.0 | 3.1 | 0.93 |
| Binge drinking | 244 | 499 | 48.8 | 3.80 | 41.8, 56.7 | 1.7 | 467 | 609 | 63.9 | 7.26 | 49.4, 78.4 | 3.7 | 0.07 |
| HIV status and services | |||||||||||||
| Self-reported HIV positive | 18 | 387 | 5.4 | 1.86 | 2.7, 10.0 | 1.6 | 8 | 494 | 4.5 | 2.98 | 0.0, 10.4 | 3.2 | 0.79 |
| Knows where to request HIV test | 434 | 499 | 79.5 | 3.39 | 72.4, 85.7 | 1.9 | 550 | 608 | 86.2 | 5.31 | 75.5, 96.8 | 3.8 | 0.29 |
| Ever had an HIV test | 401 | 499 | 71.8 | 3.83 | 64.2, 79.2 | 1.9 | 518 | 608 | 78.0 | 4.92 | 68.2, 87.8 | 2.9 | 0.32 |
| Had an HIV test past 12 months | 313 | 496 | 54.5 | 3.90 | 46.3, 61.6 | 1.7 | 415 | 606 | 62.3 | 5.15 | 52.0, 72.5 | 2.6 | 0.23 |
| Participated in HIV prevention past 12 months | 347 | 499 | 61.6 | 3.57 | 54.3, 68.3 | 1.6 | 341 | 609 | 44.3 | 4.65 | 35.0, 53.6 | 2.3 | 0.003 |
| Received services at a clinic or NGO in past 12 months | 417 | 499 | 73.7 | 3.49 | 66.8, 80.5 | 1.8 | 521 | 609 | 79.6 | 4.72 | 70.2, 89.0 | 2.9 | 0.32 |
| HIV knowledgea | 244 | 499 | 43.0 | 2.17 | 38.7, 47.2 | 1.0 | 251 | 609 | 36.9 | 8.03 | 20.9, 53.0 | 4.1 | 0.47 |
Numbers may not add to totals because of missing data. SE standard error, CI confidence interval, DEFT design factor
a
Answered all five items correctly: can a healthy-looking person have HIV; can a person get HIV from mosquito bites; can a person get HIV by sharing a meal with someone who is infected; can having sex with only one faithful, uninfected partner reduce the risk of HIV transmission; can using condoms reduce the risk of HIV transmission?