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Table 3 Sexual risk practices (n = 3439)

From: Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV prevalence and related sexual and substance use risk practices among key populations who access HIV prevention, treatment and related services in South Africa: findings from a seven-city cross-sectional survey (2017)

 

SWs

(n = 1528)

MSM

(n = 746)

PWUD/ID

(n = 1165)

Total

CT

PE

Mthatha

DBN

PMB

CT

JHB

PTA

CT

DBN

PTA

 

N

384

248

248

399

249

250

250

246

367

398

400

3439

Sexually active in the last month

376 (98%)

244 (98%)

245 (99%)

396 (99%)

248 (> 99%)

197 (79%)

189 (76%)

169 (69%)

194 (53%)

217 (55%)

114 (29%)

2589 (75%)

Number of people had sex with in last week, if sexually active (median, IQR)

5 (3–10)

3 (2–6)

2 (1–5)

8 (5–10)

4 (2–6)

1 (1–1)

1 (0–1)

1 (0–1)

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

2 (1–5)

Penile-vaginal sex in last week

361 (96%)

240 (97%)

246 (> 99%)

397 (100%)

245 (98%)

8 (3%)

9 (4%)

10 (4%)

178 (49%)

208 (52%)

100 (25%)

2002 (59%)

Condom used at last penile-vaginal sex among those who had penile-vaginal sex in last week

339 (93%)

147 (61%)

81 (34%)

397 (100%)

230 (94%)

6 (75%)

4 (44%)

3 (30%)

95 (53%)

122 (59%)

61 (61%)

1485 (74%)

Receptive anal intercourse in last week

49 (13%)

7 (3%)

9 (4%)

82 (21%)

9 (4%)

91 (36%)

76 (30%)

81 (33%)

4 (1%)

0

3 (1%)

411 (12%)

Condom used at last receptive anal sex among those who had receptive anal intercourse in last week

41 (84%)

7 (100%)

0

81 (99%)

7 (78%)

53 (58%)

45 (59%)

51 (63%)

2 (50%)

0

3 (100%)

290 (71%)

Lubricant used at last receptive anal sex among those who had receptive anal intercourse in last week

30 (61%)

1 (14%)

0

76 (95%)

5 (56%)

71 (78%)

67 (88%)

72 (90%)

2 (50%)

0

1 (33%)

325 (80%)

Drugs/ goods received in exchange for sex in last month

40 (10%)

137 (55%)

204 (82%)

3 (1%)

26 (10%)

10 (4%)

7 (3%)

1 (< 1%)

17 (5%)

2 (1%)

10 (3%)

457 (13%)

Money received in exchange for sex in last month

363 (95%)

212 (85%)

244 (98%)

388 (97%)

240 (96%)

13 (5%)

9 (4%)

3 (1%)

18 (5%)

7 (2%)

16 (4%)

1513 (44%)

Alcohol or substance use at last sex

253 (66%)

124 (50%)

133 (54%)

290 (73%)

11 (4%)

65 (26%)

87 (35%)

54 (22%)

129 (35%)

5 (1%)

162 (41%)

1313 (38%)

  1. CT Cape Town, DBN Durban, JHB Johannesburg, PE Port Elizabeth, PMB Pietermaritzburg, PTA Pretoria