Table 3 Sexual behaviors and perceived HIV risk among HIV-positive and HIV-negative PWUD
Sexual behaviors in the past 3 months | Total (n = 1367) | HIV test result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n = 78) | Negative (n = 1289) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P-value* | |
Had sexual intercourse | 1263 (92.4) | 75 (96.2) | 1188 (92.2) | 0.20 |
Median number of sex partners (IQR) | 1.0 (1.0–3.0) | 1.0 (0.0–0.4) | 1.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.60 |
Always used condoms with any type of partners | 254 (26.3) | 21 (39.6) | 233 (25.6) | 0.02 |
Had sex when partner was intoxicated | 375 (39.1) | 22 (43.1) | 353 (38.8) | 0.54 |
Had sex with non-commercial partners (n = 966) | 507 (52.5) | 30 (56.6) | 477 (52.3) | 0.54 |
Always used condoms with non-commercial partners (n = 507) | 119 (23.2) | 10 (32.3) | 109 (22.7) | 0.22 |
Had sex in exchange for money or gifts (n = 966) | 372 (38.5) | 31 (58.5) | 341 (37.3) | 0.002 |
Always used condoms with commercial partners (n = 372) | 150 (40.5) | 15 (48.4) | 135 (39.8) | 0.35 |
Perceived HIV risk compared to the general population | < 0.001 | |||
 Higher | 301 (22.1) | 36 (46.2) | 265 (20.6) |  |
 About the same | 438 (32.2) | 24 (30.8) | 414 (32.2) |  |
 Lower | 219 (16.1) | 7 (9.0) | 212 (16.5) |  |
 Don’t know | 404 (29.7) | 11 (14.1) | 393 (30.6) |  |