Table 2.
Sexual risk behaviors by gender and marital status
| Cohabiting women (N = 145) |
Married women (N = 16) |
Cohabiting men (N = 139) |
Married men (N = 22) |
Differences by
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| % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | p-value | p-value | |
| CSP, past 6 monthsa | ||||||
| Yes | 7.1% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 14.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) | .088* | .034* |
| No | 92.9% (131) | 100.0% (16) | 86.0% (117) | 100.0% (22) | ||
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| Thinks primary partner knows about CSPb | ||||||
| Yes | 40.0% (4) | 27.8% (5) | ||||
| No | 60.0% (6) | 62.2% (13) | ||||
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| Thinks primary partner has had CSP, past 6 monthsa,c | .020* | |||||
| Yes | 13.4% (19) | 18.8% (3) | 5.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | .004** | |
| No | 33.8% (48) | 56.3% (9) | 40.7% (55) | 68.2% (15) | .080 | |
| Don’t know | 52.8% (75) | 25.0% (4) | 54.1% (73) | 31.8% (7) | .896 | |
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| Thinks secondary partner has had CSP, past 6 monthsb | ||||||
| Yes | 70.0% (7) | 47.4% (9) | ||||
| No | 20.0% (2) | 21.1% (4) | ||||
| Don’t know | 10.0% (1) | 31.6% (6) | ||||
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| Condom use, primary partnera,c | .759 | |||||
| Never | 79.6% (113) | 93.8% (15) | 84.6% (115) | 81.8% (18) | .369 | |
| Sometimes | 16.9% (24) | 0.0% (0) | 12.5% (17) | 18.2% (4) | .513 | |
| Always | 3.5% (5) | 6.3% (1) | 2.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) | .317 | |
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| Condom use, secondary partnerb,d | ||||||
| Never | 0.0% (0) | 15.8% (3) | ||||
| Sometimes | 0.0% (0) | 10.5% (2) | ||||
| Always | 100.0% (10) | 73.7% (14) | ||||
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| Alcohol use with sex (either partner drunk at last sex with primary partner)b | ||||||
| Yes | 21.3% (30) | 6.3% (1) | 13.3% (18) | 4.5% (1) | .009** | .138 |
| No | 78.7% (111) | 93.7% (15) | 86.7% (117) | 95.5% (21) | ||
Differences by gender calculated using McNemar’s test. Differences by marital status (cohabiting versus married) calculated using chi-squared statistics and Fisher’s exact test (in the case of one or more empty cells).
CSP = concurrent sexual partner(s), i.e. sexual partner(s) in addition to regular sexual partner or spouse(s) and not including wives of polygamous men
p < .05
p < .01
p < .001
Among those who reported sex in past 6 months.
Among those who reported CSP in past 6 months. No married women or men were asked this question as none reported CSP in past 6 months.
For first wife reported, for polygamous men who reported 2 or more wives. Excludes response of 1 woman who reported a cohabiting, polygamous relationship and that her partner had CSP.
For first CSP reported, for participants who reported 2 or more CSP.