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Table 1 Outcome variables derived from the network data and EPR data stratified by gender

From: How aware are swingers about their swing sex partners’ risk behaviours, and sexually transmitted infection status?

 

Estimation given by egos

EPR alter

 

Male egos (n = 135)

Female egos (n = 164)

Male egos

Female egos

 

Male alters (n = 38)

Female alters (n = 97)

 

Male alters (n = 85)

Female alters (n = 79)

 

Male alters (n = 38)

Female alters (n = 97)

 

Male alters (n = 85)

Female alters (n = 79)

 
 

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

p#

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

p#

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

p#

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

p#

Bisexuality

    

**

    

**

    

**

    

**

 Heterosexual

20

52.6 (36.7–68.5)

5

5.2 (0.8–9.6)

< 0.001

55

64.7 (54.5–74.9)

6

7.6 (1.8–13.4)

< 0.001

11

28.9 (14.5–43.3)

0

0 (0.0–0.0)

< 0.001

31

36.5 (26.3–46.7)

0

0,0 (0.0–0,0)

< 0.001

 Bisexual

18

47.4 (31.5–63.3)

92

94.8 (90.3–99.2)

 

25

29.4 (19.7–39.1)

73

92.4 (86.6–98.2)

 

27

71.1 (56.7–85.5)

97

100,0 (100.0–100.0)

 

54

63.5 (53.3–73.7)

79

100,0 (100.0–100.0)

 

 Don’t know

0

0,0 (0.0–0.0)

0

0,0 (0.0–0.0)

 

5

5.9 (0.9–10.9)

0

0.0 (0.0–0,0)

           

Sex partners in past 6 months

  < 14 partners

13

34.2 (19.1–49.2)

23

23.7 (15.2–32.2)

0.462

35

41.2 (30.7–51.7)

19

24.1 (14.7–33.5)

0.054

26

68.4 (53.6–83.1)

69

71.1 (62.1–80.1)

0.827

63

74.1 (64.8–83.4)

58

73.4 (63.7–83.1)

0.937

  ≥ 14 partners

9

23.7 (10.2–37.2)

26

26.8 (18.0–35.6)

 

22

25.9 (16.6–35.2)

30

38.0 (27.3–48.7)

 

11

28.9 (14.5–43.3)

24

24.7 (16.1–33.3)

 

18

21.2 (12.5–29.9)

18

22.8 (13.5–32.1)

 

 Don’t know

16

42.1 (26.4–57.8)

48

49.5 (39.6–59.5)

 

28

32.9 (22.9–42.9)

30

38.0 (27.3–48.7)

 

1

2.6 (−2.5–7.7)

4

4.1 (0.2–8.0)

 

4

4.7 (0.2–9.2)

3

3.8 (−0.4–8.0)

 

STI status

         

**

          

 No

12

31.6 (16.8–46.4)

46

47.4 (37.5–57.3)

0.114

62

72.9 (63.5–82.3)

33

41.8 (27.3–48.7)

< 0.001

27

71.1 (56.7–85.5)

77

79.4 (71.4–87.4)

0.301

69

81.2 (72.9–89.6)

66

83.5 (75.3–91.7)

0.691

 Yes

4

10.5 (0.8–20.2)

14

14.4 (7.4–21.4)

 

5

5.9 (0.9–10.9)

4

5.1 (0.2–10,0)

 

11

28.9 (14.5–43.3)

20

20.6 (12.5–28.6)

 

16

18.8 (10.5–27.1)

13

16.5 (8.3–24.7)

 

 Don’t know

22

57.9 (42.2–73.6)

37

38.1 (28.4–47.8)

 

18

21.2 (12.5–29.9)

42

53.2 (42.2–64.2)

           
  1. # p values (χ2-test)
  2. ** = p < 0.01, indicates significant differences between males and females
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