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Table 1 Characteristics of men who have sex with men, by HIV status

From: HIV infected men who have sex with men in Israel: knowledge, attitudes and sexual behavior

Characteristic

HIV-infected N = 300 (%)

HIV-uninfected N = 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 6 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

Facebook

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 6 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 6 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

  1. STD Sexually transmitted infections
  2. PEP Post exposure prophylaxis
  3. UAI Unprotected anal intercourse
  4. aAdjusted for age
  5. bSyphilis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia trachomatis, genital warts, hepatitis B or C
  6. cDissatisfied vs. satisfied