Table 2.
Prevalence of risk behaviors among men who have ever had sex with another man (MSMe) and men who had sex with another man in the previous 6 months (MSMa) in 2014 and 2019.
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2014 | 2019 | ||||
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MSMe (n=448), n (%) | MSMa (n=229), n (%) | MSMe, (n=500), n (%) | MSMa (n=208), n (%) | ||
| Gender of sex partner | ||||||
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Male only | 188 (41.96) | 101 (44.10) | 288 (57.60) | 142 (68.27) | |
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Male and female | 260 (58.04) | 128 (55.90) | 212 (42.40) | 66 (31.73) | |
| STIa history | ||||||
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Yes | 79 (17.63) | 62 (27.07) | 51 (10.20) | 35 (16.75) | |
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No | 369 (82.37) | 167 (72.93) | 449 (89.80) | 174 (83.25) | |
| HIV testing history | ||||||
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Yes | 107 (23.88) | 85 (37.12) | 123 (24.60) | 84 (40.19) | |
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No | 341 (76.12) | 144 (62.88) | 377 (75.40) | 125 (59.81) | |
| Preferred platform to find male sex partners | ||||||
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Venue frequented by MSMb | 152 (33.93) | 97 (42.36) | 90 (18.00) | 55 (26.44) | |
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Internet | 127 (28.35) | 68 (29.69) | 87 (17.40) | 39 (18.75) | |
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Mobile phone app | 71 (15.85) | 39 (17.03) | 119 (23.80) | 59 (28.37) | |
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Other | 98 (21.88) | 25 (10.92) | 197 (39.40) | 55 (26.44) | |
| 100% condom use when having sex with men | ||||||
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No | —c | 185 (80.79) | — | 120 (57.69) | |
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Yes | — | 44 (19.21) | — | 88 (42.31) | |
| Number of male sex partners | ||||||
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1 | — | 67 (29.4) | — | 90 (43.1) | |
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2 | — | 68 (29.7) | — | 40 (19.4) | |
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3-5 | — | 32 (14.1) | — | 43 (20.5) | |
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≥6 | — | 61 (26.8) | — | 35 (17.0) | |
| Frequency of sex with men | ||||||
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≤1 time a month | — | 62 (27.07) | — | 74 (35.58) | |
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2-4 times a month | — | 122 (53.28) | — | 92 (44.23) | |
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≥2 times a week | — | 45 (19.65) | — | 42 (20.19) | |
aSTI: sexually transmitted infections.
bMSM: men who have sex with men.
cNot applicable.