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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2017 Oct;21(10):3026–3034. doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1855-x

Table II.

Partner characteristics by concurrency among sexual partners reported by MSM with recent (acute or early) HIV infection enrolled in the San Diego Primary Infection Resource Consortium (2002-2015).

Partner Characteristics No concurrent partners
(N=311)
≥1 concurrent partner
(N=388)
Total
(N=699)
Median partnership duration (in months) 0.03 IQR=0.03-0.99 2.95 IQR=0.13-11.77 0.79 IQR=0.03, 6.97
Relationship typea
 Main partner 42 16.4 73 23.0 115 20.1
 Regular partner 12 4.7 42 13.3 54 9.4
 Friend/acquaintance 51 19.9 114 36.0 165 28.8
 One-time partner 64 25.0 44 13.9 108 18.9
 Anonymous (unknown) partner 81 31.6 39 12.3 120 20.9
 Trade partner 6 2.3 5 1.6 11 1.9
HIV serostatus
 HIV-negative 105 34.7 174 45.8 279 40.9
 HIV-positive 57 18.8 66 17.4 123 18.0
 HIV status unknown 141 46.5 140 36.8 281 41.1
Age mixing
 >10 years younger than participant 54 17.6 103 27.0 157 22.8
 Within 10 years of the participant’s age 187 60.9 233 61.0 420 61.0
 >10 years older than participant 66 21.5 46 12.0 112 16.3
Race/ethnicity mixing
 Different race/ethnicity than the participant 151 49.2 207 54.3 358 52.0
 Same race/ethnicity as the participant 156 50.8 174 45.7 330 48.0
Met partner via the Internet 135 44.1 203 52.3 338 48.7
Any CAI with partner 152 49.8 200 51.6 352 50.8
Illicit drug use during sex with partner
 Any illicit drug useb 98 34.2 120 31.2 218 32.4
 Marijuana 34 12.5 52 13.6 86 13.1
 Amyl nitrite (poppers) 52 18.6 68 17.7 120 18.1
 Methamphetamine 55 19.8 61 15.9 116 17.5
 Ecstasy 12 4.4 10 2.6 22 3.4
 Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) 16 5.8 22 5.7 38 5.8
 Cocaine 10 3.7 10 2.6 20 3.1
 Ketamine 3 1.1 1 0.3 4 0.6
 Heroin 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Numbers may not sum to column total due to missing data; percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding or omission of one category for binary variables.

Abbreviations: MSM=men who have sex with men; IQR=interquartile range; CAI=condomless anal intercourse

a

Missing for 126 partners (not collected from 2003 to 2003 during Wave 1).

b

Excludes marijuana.