From: HIV infected men who have sex with men in Israel: knowledge, attitudes and sexual behavior
Characteristic | HIV-infected NÂ =Â 300 (%) | HIV-uninfected NÂ =Â 1299 (%) | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic | Age in years (mean ± Sd) | 35.0 ± 9.6 | 33.9 ± 9.6 | 0.05 |
Israeli born | 282 (86.2) | 1157 (89.0) | 0.06 | |
Less than average incomea | 181 (65.4) | 790 (68.5) | 0.1 | |
Jew | 215 (93.5) | 1232 (95.3) | 0.2 | |
University educationa | 164 (55.2) | 823 (63.4) | <0.001 | |
Self-identified gay | 273 (96.1) | 1446 (85.6) | <0.001 | |
Previous STD diagnoses | Syphilis | 72 (24.1) | 29 (2.2) | <0.001 |
Hepatitis C | 10 (3.3) | 6 (0.5) | 0.002 | |
Hepatitis B | 10 (3.3) | 21 (1.6) | 0.06 | |
Any STDa,b | 171 (57.2) | 401 (30.9) | <0.001 | |
Knowledge about HIV transmission | Treated HIV-infected individual has low risk of transmission | 198 (76.4) | 444 (41.8) | <0.001 |
In case the condom breaks, I will recommend PEP to my partner | 175 (67.8) | 737 (69.3) | 0.7 | |
HIV infected man can perform UAI with serocon-cordant partner | 125 (48.1) | 332 (31.2) | <0.001 | |
Reasons for not using condoms in the last 6Â months | I was too horny | 27 (52.9) | 236 (54.3) | 0.9 |
I had a sero-concordant partner | 35 (68.6) | 169 (38.9) | <0.001 | |
I was under influence of substances | 10 (21.7) | 81 (18.6) | 0.6 | |
Each partner is responsible for his own health | 15 (31.3) | 42 (9.7) | <0.001 | |
Condom breaks the intimacy | 21 (45.7) | 157 (36.1) | 0.2 | |
I am sick of using condoms | 19 (41.3) | 151 (34.7) | 0.4 | |
I am losing my erection | 12 (26.1) | 117 (26.9) | 1.0 | |
Raising HIV issue before/ during sex | HIV issue is always been raised before sex | 245 (77.9) | 1027 (75.6) | 0.5 |
I raise the issue of HIV | 80 (40.6) | 324 (39.6) | 1.0 | |
Where do you mostly meet your sex partners? | Phone application | 210 (85.7) | 942 (86.7) | 0.6 |
25 (0.8) | 140 (12.9) | 0.4 | ||
Park | 21 (9.1) | 52 (4.8) | 0.02 | |
Sauna | 33 (14.3) | 74 (6.8) | <0.001 | |
Club | 46 (19.5) | 115 (10.6) | <0.001 | |
Friends | 34 (14.5) | 91 (8.4) | 0.006 | |
Gym | 13 (5.7) | 27 (2.5) | 0.02 | |
Substances in the last 6Â months | Use party drugs | 197 (75.5) | 622 (57.5) | <0.001 |
Alcohol | 118 (59.0) | 546 (89.2) | <0.001 | |
Additional risky sexual behavior | Age first sexual debut (years) | 17.0 ± 4.4 | 18.4 ± 4.9 | <0.001 |
Ever been paid for sex | 49 (18.8) | 140 (13.5) | 0.02 | |
I take more risks when I am abroad | 32 (16.6) | 85 (10.6) | 0.03 | |
Psychiatrics | Medical use of anti-depressant drugs in the last 6Â months | 80 (31.3) | 142 (13.7) | <0.001 |
General subjective health status | Dissatisfied with my own healthc | 28 (11.1) | 57 (5.5) | 0.003 |
I am healthier than my friends | 64 (25.1) | 384 (37.0) | <0.001 |