Table 3.
Demographic characteristics, drug use, venues and sexual practices with the sex partners* from 793 male blood donors who answered all the social matrix questions, according to the three classes.
| Partners’ Characteristics* | Class-1 | Class-2 | Class-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| n=468 (59.0%) | n=117 (14.8%) | n=208 (26.2%) | |
| Partner’s age | |||
| Age disparity of ≥ ten years for one or more partners | 24 (5.1) | 40 (34.2)† | 12 (5.8) |
| Partner’s type | |||
| Main partner | 465 (99.4)† | 65 (55.6) | 65 (31.2) |
| Friend partner | 29 (6.2) | 41 (35) | 61 (29.3) |
| Acquaintance partner | 7 (1.5) | 45 (38.5) | 80 (38.5) |
| One time partner | 1 (0.2) | 36 (30.8) | 63 (30.3) |
| Anonymous or sex worker partner | - | 47 (40.2)† | 46 (22.1) |
| Intravenous drug user (IVDU)‡ | |||
| IVDU or partner IVDU | 6 (1.3) | 10 (8.5) | 15 (7.2) |
| Partner’s MSM | - | 103 (88.0)† | - |
| Partner’s HIV Status | |||
| Don’t know partner’s HIV status | 56 (12) | 94 (80.3)† | 133 (63.9) |
| HIV positive partner’s | 7 (1.5) | 20 (17.1)† | 4 (1.9) |
| Venue where met their partners | |||
| Meet in the bar/carnival | 42 (9.0) | 54 (46.2)† | 63 (30.3) |
| Meet in the street, park, library, public transportation | 59 (12.6) | 34 (29.1) | 49 (23.6) |
| Meet in a parties, clubs, political function or church | 132 (28.2) | 27 (23.1) | 79 (38) |
| Meet in the date service (Internet/Newspaper ads) | 9 (1.9) | 43 (36.8)† | 34 (16.3) |
| Meet some other way/work | 243 (51.9) | 43 (36.8) | 85 (40.9) |
| Unprotected sexual intercourse | |||
| Unprotected vaginal sex | 364 (77.8)† | 27 (23.1) | 139 (66.8)† |
| Unprotected heterosexual anal sex | 114 (24.4) | 17 (14.5) | 85 (40.9)† |
*
Partner’s characteristics were based on the criteria of having at least one partner with such characteristic
†
Variables that most clearly define the profile classes’ profile
‡
IVDU criteria were defined as lifetime intravenous drug users or lifetime sexual partners of intravenous drug users.