Table 1.
Candidate measures and final selected measures for latent class analysis.
| Initial Candidate Measures | Selected Measures | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |
| Number of steady female sex partners | number of female sex partners (none, 1, >1) | NA |
| Number of casual female sex partners | NA | |
| Number of steady male sex partners | any male sex partner | multiple male sex partners (vs. 0 or 1) |
| Number of casual male sex partners | number of casual sex partners (none, 1, >1) | |
| Gave money or drugs in exchange for sex | not included | NA |
| Received money or drugs in exchange for sex | included as is | included as is |
| Condom use with sex trade partners (5 point ordinal scale) | any unprotected trade sex | any unprotected trade sex |
| Any unprotected vaginal sex with main partners | included as is | included as is |
| Any unprotected heterosexual anal sex with main partner | included as is | included as is |
| Any unprotected vaginal sex with other steady partners | any unprotected vaginal sex with non-main partner | any unprotected vaginal or anal sex with non-main partner |
| Any unprotected vaginal sex with casual partners | ||
| Any unprotected heterosexual anal sex with other steady partners | any unprotected heterosexual anal sex with non-main partner | |
| Any unprotected heterosexual anal sex with casual partners | ||
| Any unprotected anal sex with main male partner (MSM) | included as is | NA |
| Any unprotected anal sex with other steady male partners (MSM) | any unprotected anal sex with non-main partner (MSM) | NA |
| Any unprotected anal sex with casual male partners (MSM) | NA | |