Table 2.
App-met partner and partnership characteristics (N = 166)1
| n | % | |
| Number of app-met partners reported in H-RASP measure | ||
| 1 (most recent partnership) | 96 | 57.8 |
| 2 (second most recent partnership) | 50 | 30.1 |
| 3 (third most recent partnership) | 20 | 12.0 |
| Number of app-met partners reported by app-user type | ||
| GBQ-apps | 148 | 89.2 |
| Other apps | 18 | 10.8 |
| Gender of app-met partners | ||
| Cisgender male | 163 | 98.2 |
| Transgender or nonbinary assigned male at birth | 1 | 0.6 |
| I do not want to answer | 2 | 1.2 |
| Age of app-met partners | ||
| Older than me | 102 | 61.4 |
| About the same age | 54 | 32.5 |
| Younger than me | 7 | 4.2 |
| I do not know | 1 | 0.6 |
| I do not want to answer | 2 | 1.2 |
| Race/ethnicity of app-met partners | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 103 | 62.0 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33 | 19.9 |
| Black | 12 | 7.2 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 3.6 |
| Multi-racial | 6 | 3.6 |
| Other | 3 | 1.8 |
| I do not want to answer | 3 | 1.8 |
| Race/ethnicity concordance with app-met partners (n = 163) | ||
| Same race/ethnicity | 84 | 51.5 |
| Different race/ethnicity | 79 | 48.5 |
| What was your primary relationship with this partner? | ||
| Serious relationship (like a boyfriend) | 21 | 12.7 |
| Casually dating | 11 | 6.6 |
| Fuck buddy or booty call | 47 | 28.3 |
| One night stand | 63 | 38.0 |
| Friend | 21 | 12.7 |
| I do not want to answer | 3 | 1.8 |
| What other kinds of relationships have you had with this person? (check all that apply) | ||
| Serious relationship (like a boyfriend) | 13 | 7.8 |
| Casually dating | 15 | 9.0 |
| Fuck buddy or booty call | 35 | 21.1 |
| One night stand | 34 | 20.5 |
| Friend | 49 | 29.5 |
| I did not have any other type of relationship with this person | 55 | 33.1 |
| I do not want to answer | 4 | 2.4 |
| What types of (consensual) sexual contact have you had with this partner? (check all that apply) | ||
| Hand job | 125 | 75.3 |
| Oral sex | 153 | 92.2 |
| Anal sex | 108 | 65.1 |
| Threesome/group sex | 5 | 3.0 |
| Other type of sexual contact | 6 | 3.6 |
| I do not want to answer | 2 | 1.2 |
| Partner HIV status | ||
| Negative | 113 | 68.1 |
| Positive | 0 | 0.0 |
| I do not know | 50 | 30.1 |
| I do not want to answer | 3 | 1.8 |
| How did you learn about [partnername’s] HIV status (n = 113) | ||
| They told me | 99 | 87.6 |
| I found out through another person | 1 | 0.9 |
| I assumed their status | 9 | 8.0 |
| Other | 3 | 2.7 |
| I do not want to answer | 1 | 0.9 |
| While you were having sex with [partnername], were they taking PrEP to reduce their risk of HIV? (n = 113) | ||
| Yes | 12 | 10.6 |
| No | 68 | 60.2 |
| I do not know | 33 | 29.2 |
| While you were having sex with [partnername], were you taking PrEP to reduce your risk of HIV? | ||
| Yes | 5 | 3.0 |
| No | 159 | 95.8 |
| I do not want to answer | 2 | 1.2 |
| Median | IQR | |
| Anal sex with app-met partners | ||
| Insertive anal sex acts (n = 58; range 1–100 times) | 1 | 1 |
| Condomless insertive anal sex acts (n = 30; range 1–97 times) | 1.5 | 2 |
| Receptive anal sex acts (n = 84; range 1–100 times) | 1 | 2 |
| Condomless receptive anal sex acts (n = 44; range 0–100 times) | 1 | 1.75 |
Note.
1
N refers to number of app-met partnerships reported in H-RASP measure that assessed characteristics of up to 3 of participants’ most recent app-met partnerships. Differing Ns in individual variables due to survey branching logic. “I do not want to answer” responses came from 3 separate participants who declined to respond to certain items about 4 different partners.