Male egos (n = 135) | Female egos (n = 164) | Total participants (n = 299) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male alters (n = 38) | Female alters (n = 97) | Male alters (n = 85) | Female alters (n = 79) | Male alters (n = 123) | Female alters (n = 176) | ||||||||||
n | % (95%CI) | n | % (95%CI) | p# | n | % (95%CI) | n | % (95%CI) | p# | n | % (95%CI) | n | % (95%CI) | p# | |
Bisexuality | ** | ** | ** | ||||||||||||
Underestimation (bisexuality estimated as heterosexuality) | 11 | 28.9 (14.5–43.3) | 5 | 5.2 (0.8–9.6) | < 0.001 | 34 | 40.0 (29.6–50.4) | 6 | 7.6 (1.8–13.4) | < 0.001 | 45 | 36.6 (28.1–45.1) | 11 | 6.3 (2.7–9.9) | < 0.001 |
Correctly estimated | 25 | 65.8 (50.7–80.9 | 90 | 92.8 (87.7–97.9) | 40 | 47.1 (36.5–57.7) | 71 | 89.9 (83.3–96.5) | 65 | 52.8 (44.0–61.6) | 161 | 91.5 (83.4–95.6) | |||
Overestimation (heterosexuality estimated as bisexuality) | 2 | 5.3 (−1.8–12.4) | 2 | 2.1 (−0,8–5.0) | 6 | 7.1 (1.6–12.6) | 2 | 2.5 (−0.9–5.9) | 8 | 6.5 (2.1–10.9) | 4 | 2.3 (0.8–4.5) | |||
No estimation | 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) | 5 | 4.1 (0.6–7.6) | 0 | 0.0 ( 0.0–0.0) | |||
Number of sex partners | |||||||||||||||
Underestimation (number of sex partners estimated too low) | 7 | 18.4 (6.1–30.7) | 10 | 10.3 (4.3–16.3) | 0.205 | 11 | 13.3 (6.1–20.5) | 6 | 7.6 (1.8–13.4) | 0.599 | 18 | 14.9 (8.6–2.1) | 16 | 9.1 (4.9–13.3) | 0.121 |
Correctly estimated | 5 | 13.2 (2.4–23.9) | 5 | 5.2 (0.8–9.6) | 11 | 13.3 (6.1–20.5) | 8 | 10.3 (3.6–17.0) | 16 | 13.2 (7.2–19.2) | 13 | 7.5 (3.6–11.4) | |||
Overestimation (number of sex partners estimated too high) | 10 | 26.3 (12.3–40.3) | 33 | 34.4 (24.9–43.9) | 33 | 39.8 (29.4–50.2) | 34 | 43.6 (32.7–54.5) | 43 | 35.5 (27.0–44.0) | 67 | 38.5 (31.3–45.7) | |||
No estimation | 16 | 42.1 (26.4–57.8) | 48 | 50.0 (40.0–60.0) | 28 | 33.7 (23.7–43.7) | 30 | 38.5 (27.8–49.2) | 44 | 36.4 (27.9–44.9) | 78 | 44.8 (37.5–52.1) | |||
STI status | ** | * | |||||||||||||
Underestimation (STI positive, estimated STI negative) | 1 | 2.6 (−2.5–7.7) | 10 | 10.3 (4.3–16.3) | 0.258 | 7 | 8.2 (2.4–14.0) | 6 | 7.6 (1.8–13.4) | < 0.001 | 8 | 6.5 (2.1–10.9) | 16 | 9.1 (4.9–13.3) | 0.046 |
Correctly estimated STI positive | 2 | 5.3 (−1.8–12.4) | 6 | 6.2 (1.4–11.0) | 3 | 3.5 (−0.4–7.4) | 2 | 2.5 (−0.9–5.9) | 5 | 4.1 (0.6–7.6) | 8 | 4.5 (1.4–7.6) | |||
Correctly estimated STI negative | 11 | 28.9 (14.5–43.3) | 36 | 37.1 (27.5–46.7) | 55 | 64.7 (54.5–74-9) | 27 | 34.2 (23.7–44.7) | 66 | 53.7 (44.9–62.5) | 63 | 35.8 (28.7–42.9) | |||
Overestimation (STI negative, estimated STI positive) | 2 | 5.3 (−1.8–12.4) | 8 | 8.2 (2.7–13.7) | 2 | 2.4 (−0.9–5.7) | 2 | 2.5 (− 0.9–5.9) | 4 | 3.3 (0.1–6.5) | 10 | 5.7 (2.3–9.1) | |||
No estimation | 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) | 40 | 32.5 (24.2–40.8) | 79 | 44.9 (37.6–52.2) |