Table 1.
Sample characteristics by engagement in transactional sex (N = 580).
| Transactional sex |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, N (%) | Yes | No | pa | |
| Overall | 580 (100) | 81 (14.0) | 493 (85.0) | |
| Age (years) | 0.045 | |||
| 18–24 | 84 (14.5) | 20 (24.7) | 64 (13.0) | |
| 25–29 | 103 (17.8) | 16 (19.8) | 87 (17.7) | |
| 30–39 | 180 (31.0) | 17 (21.0) | 162 (32.9) | |
| 40–49 | 139 (24.0) | 20 (24.7) | 110 (24.1) | |
| ≥50 | 54 (9.3) | 7 (8.6) | 47 (9.5) | |
| Sexual orientation | 0.362 | |||
| Gay | 487 (84.0) | 70 (86.4) | 417 (84.6) | |
| Bisexual | 69 (11.9) | 7 (8.6) | 61 (12.4) | |
| Born in France | 0.238 | |||
| Yes | 450 (77.6) | 60 (74.1) | 389 (78.9) | |
| No | 113 (19.5) | 20 (24.7) | 93 (18.9) | |
| Employment status | 0.003 | |||
| Employed | 388 (66.9) | 42 (51.9) | 345 (70.0) | |
| Unemployed | 84 (14.5) | 19 (23.5) | 65 (13.2) | |
| Student | 81 (14.0) | 17 (21.0) | 64 (13.0) | |
| Current relationship status | 0.394 | |||
| Single | 378 (65.2) | 51 (63.0) | 326 (66.1) | |
| Relationship with a man | 172 (29.7) | 28 (34.6) | 144 (29.2) | |
| Condomless receptive anal intercourse | 0.014 | |||
| 0 partners | 340 (58.6) | 39 (46.9) | 300 (60.9) | |
| ≥1 partners | 226 (39.0) | 42 (51.9) | 184 (37.3) | |
| Condomless insertive anal intercourse | 0.046 | |||
| 0 partners | 371 (64.0) | 43 (53.1) | 327 (66.3) | |
| ≥1 partners | 193 (33.3) | 34 (42.0) | 158 (32.1) | |
| Any condomless anal intercourse | 0.006 | |||
| 0 partners | 269 (46.4) | 26 (32.1) | 242 (49.1) | |
| ≥1 partners | 289 (49.8) | 51 (63.0) | 237 (48.1) | |
| Substance use during sex | 0.004 | |||
| No | 272 (46.9) | 27 (33.3) | 244 (49.5) | |
| Yes | 293 (50.5) | 54 (66.7) | 239 (48.5) | |
| Participation in group sex | <0.0001 | |||
| No | 198 (34.1) | 14 (17.3) | 184 (37.3) | |
| Yes | 378 (65.2) | 67 (82.7) | 309 (62.7) | |
| HIV status | 0.262 | |||
| Negative | 444 (76.6) | 60 (74.1) | 384 (77.9) | |
| Positive | 58 (10.0) | 11 (13.6) | 47 (9.5) | |
| Any STI | 0.022 | |||
| No | 451 (77.8) | 55 (67.9) | 391 (79.3) | |
| Yes | 129 (22.2) | 26 (32.1) | 102 (20.7) | |
STI: sexually transmitted infection.
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Chi square analysis.