Table II.
History and recency of testing for sexually transmitted infections, prevalence of testing positive, and reasons for testing among sexually active cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with men (N = 129)
| n (%) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any STI | HPV | Genital warts | Herpes | Chlamydia | Gonorrhea | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C | Syphilis | Trichomoniasis | ||
| N 1 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 128 | 129 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 129 | 128 | |
| Ever tested | |||||||||||
| No | 18 (14.0) | 91 (70.5) | 100 (77.5) | 69 (53.9) | 48 (37.2) | 43 (33.6) | 54 (42.2) | 57 (44.2) | 49 (38.0) | 108 (84.4) | |
| Recently tested (in the past year) | 78 (60.5) | 20 (15.5) | 22 (17.1) | 38 (29.7) | 57 (44.2) | 56 (43.8) | 47 (36.7) | 49 (38.0) | 55 (42.6) | 15 (11.7) | |
| Last tested >1 year ago | 33 (25.6) | 18 (14.0) | 7 (5.4) | 21 (16.4) | 24 (18.6) | 29 (22.7) | 27 (21.1) | 23 (17.8) | 25 (19.4) | 5 (3.9) | |
| N 2 | 111 | 37 | 28 | 59 | 81 | 85 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 20 | |
| Ever tested positive | |||||||||||
| No | 47 (42.3) | 30 (81.1) | 24 (85.7) | 42 (71.2) | 47 (58.0) | 51 (60.0) | 72 (97.3) | 70 (97.2) | 56 (70.0) | 18 (90.0) | |
| Yes, in the past year | 27 (24.3) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (10.2) | 12 (14.8) | 9 (10.6) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (6.3) | 2 (10.0) | |
| Yes, but not in the past year | 37 (33.3) | 6 (16.2) | 4 (14.3) | 11 (18.6) | 22 (27.2) | 25 (29.4) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.8) | 19 (23.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| N 3 | 109 | 37 | 28 | 58 | 81 | 85 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 20 | |
| Reasons for testing | |||||||||||
| Had symptoms of an STD | 33 (30.3) | 4 (10.8) | 4 (14.3) | 9 (15.5) | 11 (13.6) | 17 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (11.3) | 1 (5.0) | |
| Sexual partner told me they had an STD | 14 (12.8) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (8.6) | 10 (12.3) | 4 (4.7) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.0) | 0 (0%) | |
| Heard that a sexual partner had an STD | 16 (14.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.1) | 3 (5.2) | 4 (4.9) | 3 (3.5) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.8) | 7 (8.8) | 2 (10.0) | |
| Routine doctor’s visit | 98 (89.9) | 31 (83.8) | 20 (71.4) | 43 (74.1) | 61 (75.3) | 66 (77.6) | 67 (90.5) | 66 (91.7) | 65 (81.3) | 17 (85.0) | |
| Part of a research study | 4 (3.7) | 1 (2.7) | 2 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
1
Ns may not sum to 129 due to missing data.
2
Ns may not sum to 111 due to missing data.
3
Ns may not sum to 109 due to missing data and because respondents could choose multiple reasons for testing. Percents are of those with non-missing data.