TABLE 2.
Risk Behaviors Among MSMO and MSMW, NHBS, 2011 and 2014
| Total, n (%) | MSMO, n (%) | MSMW, n (%) | Prevalence Difference (95% CI)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 17,207 (100.0) | 15,165 (88.1) | 2042 (11.9) | |
| Behaviors in the last 12 mo (unless otherwise noted) | ||||
| Median number of male sex partners (IQR) | 3 (2–8) | 3 (2–8) | 3 (2–6) | —† |
| Median number of total sex partners (IQR) | 4 (2–9) | 3 (2–8) | 6 (4–11) | —† |
| Median number of male casual sex partners (IQR) | 3 (1–7) | 2.5 (1–7) | 2 (1–5) | —† |
| Median number of total casual sex partners (IQR) | 3 (1–7) | 2.5 (1–7) | 5 (2–10) | —† |
| Median number of condomless male anal sex partners (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | —† |
| Median number of total condomless sex partners(IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–4) | —† |
| Condomless anal sex with male partners | 10,661 (62.1) | 9646 (63.7) | 1015 (49.9) | −13.8 (−16.1 to −11.5)† |
| Condomless anal sex with last male partner | 6739 (39.3) | 6048 (40.0) | 691 (34.0) | −6.0 (−8.2 to −3.8)† |
| Any condomless sex | 11,300 (65.8) | 9646 (63.7) | 1654 (81.2) | −17.5 (−19.4 to −15.7)† |
| Gave money or drugs for sex | 1005 (5.8) | 666 (4.4) | 339 (16.6) | 12.3 (10.6 to 13.9)† |
| Received money or drugs for sex | 1531 (8.9) | 969 (6.4) | 562 (27.5) | 21.2 (19.2 to 23.2)† |
| Tested for HIV | ||||
| Yes | 10,288 (59.8) | 9037 (59.6) | 1.251 (61.3) | 1.7 (0.6 to 3.9) |
| No | 4693 (27.3) | 4046 (26.7) | 647 (31.7) | 5.0 (2.0 to 7.1)† |
| No, because HIV positive | 2164 (12.6) | 2030 (13.4) | 134 (6.6) | −6.8 (−8.0 to −5.6)† |
| Diagnosed with other STD | 2084 (12.1) | 1863 (12.3) | 221 (10.8) | −1.5 (−2.9 to 0.0)† |
| Binge drinking, last 30 d | 8834 (51.7) | 7696 (51.0) | 1138 (56.2) | 5.1 (2.8 to 7.4)† |
| Ever injected drugs | 1206 (7.0) | 916 (6.1) | 290 (14.3) | 8.2 (6.6 to 9.8)† |
| Drug or alcohol use with last male partner | ||||
| Alcohol | 4875 (28.3) | 4328 (28.6) | 547 (26.8) | −1.8 (−3.8 to 0.3) |
| Drugs | 886 (5.2) | 731 (4.8) | 155 (7.6) | 2.8 (1.6 to 4.0)† |
| Both drugs and alcohol | 1642 (9.6) | 1255 (8.3) | 387 (19.0) | 10.7 (8.9 to 12.4)† |
Numbers may not add to totals because of missing values.
*
Prevalence differences estimated from beta coefficients from log-linked binomial regression models, unadjusted.
†
P < 0.05.