Table 2. Characteristics of oral sex in MSM with different HIV viral loads in China.
| Variables |
Detectable
n (%) |
Undetectable
n (%) |
Not sure
n (%) |
P value |
| Detectable: HIV viral load can be detected at least once in the past six months.
Abbreviations: MSM=men who have sex with men; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus. *Giving oral sex: putting your mouth on your partner’s penis (Oral-Penis). § Receiving oral sex: putting your penis in your partner’s mouth (Penis-Oral). | ||||
| Ever giving oral sex* | 0.924 | |||
| Yes | 115 (91.27) | 565 (92.17) | 124 (92.54) | |
| No | 11 (8.73) | 48 (7.83) | 10 (7.46) | |
| Ever receiving oral sex§ | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 101 (80.16) | 563 (91.84) | 121 (90.30) | |
| No | 25 (19.84) | 50 (8.16) | 13 (9.70) | |
| Frequency of oral sex | 0.005 | |||
| ≥10 times per month | 16 (12.70) | 27 (4.40) | 12 (8.96) | |
| 4–9 times per month | 20 (15.87) | 69 (11.26) | 17 (12.68) | |
| 1–3 times per month | 40 (31.75) | 208 (33.93) | 48 (35.82) | |
| <1 time per month | 50 (39.68) | 309 (50.41) | 57 (42.54) | |
| Number of oral sex male partners | 0.001 | |||
| ≥6 per month | 5 (3.97) | 14 (2.28) | 8 (5.97) | |
| 2–5 per month | 32 (25.40) | 107 (17.46) | 38 (28.36) | |
| 1 per month | 43 (34.13) | 187 (30.51) | 29 (21.64) | |
| <1 per month | 46 (36.50) | 305 (49.75) | 59 (44.03) | |
| Condom use when giving oral sex | <0.001 | |||
| Sometimes/often | 22 (19.13) | 45 (7.96) | 19 (15.32) | |
| Never | 93 (80.87) | 520 (92.04) | 105 (84.68) | |
| Condom use when receiving oral sex | 0.042 | |||
| Sometimes/often | 16 (15.84) | 46 (8.17) | 14 (11.57) | |
| Never | 85 (84.16) | 517 (91.83) | 107 (88.43) | |
| Ever ejaculated in partners’ mouth when
receiving oral sex without a condom |
0.258 | |||
| Yes | 34 (40.00) | 173 (33.46) | 43 (40.19) | |
| No | 51 (60.00) | 344 (66.54) | 64 (59.81) | |
| Mouthwash before/after oral sex | 0.050 | |||
| Yes | 79 (62.70) | 320 (52.20) | 65 (48.51) | |
| No | 47 (37.30) | 293 (47.80) | 69 (51.49) | |
| Total | 126 | 613 | 134 | |