Table 1 Sexual behaviour characteristics of individuals comprising the model population, based on results from Bryant et al.[10], unless otherwise specified
From: Population movement can sustain STI prevalence in remote Australian indigenous communities
Sexual behaviour parameters | Value |
|---|---|
Proportion of individuals that can only form regular partnerships | 0.365 |
Proportion of individuals allowed to form casual partnerships who can have casual and regular partner at the same time | 0.276 |
Proportion of individuals that seek more than 1 partner in 6 months | 0.4 |
Length of average regular partnership | 2 years |
Probability of condom use per act (neither partner have symptoms) | |
   Regular partnerships | 0.206 |
   Casual partnerships | 0.392 |
Probability of condom use per act (when at least one partner has symptoms) | |
   Regular partnerships | 0.567 |
   Casual partnerships | 0.801 |
Frequency of sex (number of sex acts per week) | 3 (assumption based on data for the general Australian population [11]) |