Table 1. Characteristics and bivariate associations of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in urethral, pharyngeal, and rectal infection among MSM in Lima (N=787).
| Urethra | Pharynx | Rectum | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neisseria gonorrhea | Chlamydia trachomatis | Neisseria gonorrhea | Chlamydia trachomatis | Neisseria gonorrhea | Chlamydia trachomatis | ||||||||
| Characteristic | Total | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - |
| Age | 787 (100) | 23 (21, 21) | 27 (23, 33) | 26 (22.5, 31.5) | 27 (23, 33) | 26 (21, 21) | 28 (23, 33) | 25 (23, 32) | 27 (23, 33) | 24 (21, 21) | 28 (23, 33) | 25 (22, 22) | 28 (23, 34) |
| HIV Status | |||||||||||||
| Positive | 424 (53.9) | 12 (2.8) | 412 (97.2) | 10 (2.4) | 414 (97.6) | 42 (9.9) | 382 (90.1) | 18 (4.3) | 406 (95.7) | 42 (9.9) | 382 (90.1) | 79 (18.6) | 345 (81.4) |
| Negative | 363 (46.1) | 7 (1.9) | 356 (98.1) | 18 (5) | 345 (95) | 36 (9.9) | 327 (90.1) | 13 (3.6) | 350 (96.4) | 23 (6.3) | 340 (93.7) | 46 (12.7) | 317 (87.3) |
| Sexual orientation | |||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | 24 (3.05) | 3 (12.5) | 21 (87.5) | 0 (0) | 24 (100) | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) | 0 (0) | 24 (100) | 1 (4.2) | 23 (95.8) | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) |
| Bisexual | 207 (26.3) | 5 (2.4) | 202 (97.6) | 14 (6.8) | 193 (93.2) | 22 (10.6) | 185 (89.4) | 8 (3.9) | 199 (96.1) | 13 (6.3) | 194 (93.7) | 31 (15) | 176 (85) |
| Homosexual | 532 (67.6) | 11 (2.1) | 521 (97.9) | 13 (2.4) | 519 (97.6) | 52 (9.8) | 480 (90.2) | 23 (4.3) | 509 (95.7) | 49 (9.2) | 483 (90.8) | 88 (16.5) | 444 (83.5) |
| Other/Unsure | 24 (3.05) | 0 (0) | 24 (100) | 1 (4.2) | 23 (95.8) | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) | 0 (0) | 24 (100) | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) | 4 (16.7) | 20 (83.3) |
| Sexual role | |||||||||||||
| Activo | 149 (18.9) | 6 (4) | 143 (96) | 12 (8.1) | 137 (91.9) | 14 (9.4) | 135 (90.6) | 2 (1.3) | 147 (98.7) | 5 (3.4) | 144 (96.6) | 9 (6) | 140 (94) |
| Pasivo | 215 (27.3) | 2 (0.9) | 213 (99.1) | 4 (1.9) | 211 (98.1) | 15 (7) | 200 (93) | 12 (5.6) | 203 (94.4) | 22 (10.2) | 193 (89.8) | 47 (21.9) | 168 (78.1) |
| Moderno | 411 (52.2) | 11 (2.7) | 400 (97.3) | 12 (2.9) | 399 (97.1) | 48 (11.7) | 363 (88.3) | 16 (3.9) | 395 (96.1) | 38 (9.3) | 373 (90.7) | 67 (16.3) | 344 (83.7) |
| Other/Unsure | 12 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) |
| Female partners | |||||||||||||
| Any | 57 (7.2) | 0 (0) | 57 (100) | 2 (3.5) | 55 (96.5) | 2 (3.5) | 55 (96.5) | 2 (3.5) | 55 (96.5) | 3 (5.3) | 54 (94.7) | 1 (1.8) | 56 (98.2) |
| None | 730 (92.8) | 19 (2.6) | 711 (97.4) | 26 (3.6) | 704 (96.4) | 76 (10.4) | 654 (89.6) | 29 (4) | 701 (96) | 62 (8.5) | 668 (91.5) | 124 (17) | 606 (83) |
| Sexual behaviors with last 3 partners | |||||||||||||
| ROI | 641 (81.5) | 11 (1.7) | 630 (98.3) | 18 (2.8) | 623 (97.2) | 63 (9.8) | 578 (90.2) | 26 (4.1) | 615 (95.9) | 52 (8.1) | 589 (91.9) | 108 (16.9) | 533 (83.1) |
| No ROI | 146 (18.5) | 8 (5.5) | 138 (94.5) | 10 (6.9) | 136 (93.1) | 15 (10.3) | 131 (89.7) | 5 (3.4) | 141 (96.6) | 13 (8.9) | 133 (91.1) | 17 (11.6) | 129 (88.4) |
| IAI | 534 (67.9) | 18 (3.4) | 516 (96.6) | 24 (4.5) | 510 (95.5) | 55 (10.3) | 479 (89.7) | 15 (2.8) | 519 (97.2) | 37 (6.9) | 497 (93.1) | 74 (13.9) | 460 (86.1) |
| No IAI | 253 (32.1) | 1 (0.4) | 252 (99.6) | 4 (1.6) | 249 (98.4) | 23 (9.1) | 230 (90.9) | 16 (6.3) | 237 (93.7) | 28 (11.1) | 225 (88.9) | 51 (20.2) | 202 (79.8) |
| RAI | 590 (75) | 11 (1.9) | 579 (98.1) | 17 (2.9) | 573 (97.1) | 57 (9.7) | 533 (90.3) | 25 (4.2) | 565 (95.8) | 52 (8.8) | 538 (91.2) | 109 (18.5) | 481 (81.5) |
| No RAI | 197 (25) | 8 (4.1) | 189 (95.9) | 11 (5.6) | 186 (94.4) | 21 (10.7) | 176 (89.3) | 6 (3.1) | 191 (96.9) | 13 (6.6) | 184 (93.4) | 16 (8.1) | 181 (91.9) |
| Any urethral infection | |||||||||||||
| Positive | 44 (5.6) | 15 (34.1) | 29 (65.9) | 1 (2.3) | 43 (97.7) | 9 (20.5) | 35 (79.5) | 13 (29.6) | 31 (70.4) | ||||
| Negative | 743 (94.4) | 63 (8.5) | 680 (91.5) | 30 (4) | 713 (96) | 56 (7.5) | 687 (92.5) | 112 (15.1) | 631 (84.9) | ||||
| Any pharyngeal infection | |||||||||||||
| Positive | 103 (13.1) | 12 (11.7) | 91 (88.3) | 4 (3.9) | 99 (96.1) | 35 (34) | 68 (66) | 31 (30.1) | 72 (69.9) | ||||
| Negative | 684 (86.9) | 7 (1) | 677 (99) | 24 (3.5) | 660 (96.5) | 30 (4.4) | 654 (95.6) | 94 (13.7) | 590 (86.3) | ||||
| Any rectal infection | |||||||||||||
| Positive | 164 (20.8) | 9 (5.5) | 155 (94.5) | 10 (6.1) | 154 (93.9) | 37 (22.6) | 127 (77.4) | 20 (12.2) | 144 (87.8) | ||||
| Negative | 623 (79.2) | 10 (1.6) | 613 (98.4) | 18 (2.9) | 605 (97.1) | 41 (6.6) | 582 (93.4) | 11 (1.8) | 612 (98.2) | ||||
Bold text = p-value <0.05.
IAI, insertive anal intercourse; IOI, insertive oral intercourse; RAI, receptive anal intercourse; ROI, receptive oral intercourse