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. 2018 Jul 2;218(10):1560–1570. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy349

Table 2.

Self-Reported Sex Behavior and Substance Use and Findings of Urine Drug Screen, by Study Visit

Characteristic Visit 1 Visit 2 P a
Sex behavior
Recent receptive anal intercourse in past 7 d 15 (41) 17 (46) .80
Receptive anal intercourse events in past 30 d, no., mean ± SD 2.8 ± 5.2 3.4 ± 4.9 .96
Any oral sex in past 90 d 34 (92) 24 (65) .004
Oral sex with partner ejaculation in mouth in past 90 d .17
 Never 9 (27) 9 (38)
 Rarely 12 (35) 9 (38)
 Sometimes 4 (12) 4 (17)
 Often 3 (9) 0
 Most of the time 6 (18) 2 (8)
Oral sex with swallowing partner ejaculate in past 90 d .62
 Never 6 (24) 3 (20)
 Rarely 6 (24) 9 (60)
 Sometimes 2 (8) 0
 Often 4 (16) 0
 Most of the time 5 (20) 0
 Always 2 (8) 3 (20)
Substance useb
 Any use 31 (83) 24 (65) .008
 Drug used
  Methamphetamines 24 (65) 21 (57) .08
  Ecstasy 8 (22) 2 (5) .01
  Cocaine 9 (24) 3 (8) .16
  Opiates 1 (3) 1 (3) >.99
  Party drugs 9 (24) 3 (8) .03
  Marijuana 18 (49) 11 (30) .008
  Prescription drugs 5 (14) 2 (5) .08
  Erectile dysfunction drugs 8 (22) 7 (19) .74
  Poppers 12 (32) 10 (27) .32
  Synthetic drugs (e.g. spice, bath salts) 1 (3) 3 (8) .32
Urine drug screen
 Any positive result 16 (43) 16 (43) >.99
 Drug detected
  Methamphetamines 15 (41) 14 (38) .74
  Opiates 1 (3) 0 .32
  Cocaine 3 (8) 2 (5) .56
  Ecstasy 0 1 (3) .32
  Marijuana 3 (8) 10 (27) .008
  Amphetamines 6 (16) 13 (35) .04

Data are no. (%) of participants unless otherwise stated.

aBinary variables were compared using by the McNemar test; continuous variables, using the Wilcoxon signed rank test; ordinal variables, using mixed ordinal logistic regression; and N×N (N > 2) nominal variables, using mixed multinomial logistic regression models.

bIn the past 6 months.