Table 4 Sexual behaviors among HCV antibody positive and negative PWID
Sexual behaviors in the past 3 months | Total (n = 286) | HCV antibody test result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n = 87) | Negative (n = 199) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P valuea | |
Had sexual intercourse | 272 (95.1) | 84 (96.6) | 188 (94.5) | 0.56 |
Median number of sex partners (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 1.0 (0.0–1.0) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 0.48 |
Always used condom with any partner | 29 (16.6) | 6 (13.3) | 23 (17.7) | 0.50 |
Had sex when a partner was intoxicated | 79 (45.4) | 23 (51.1) | 56 (43.4) | 0.37 |
Had sex with partners not in exchange for money or gift | 108 (61.7) | 26 (57.8) | 82 (63.1) | 0.53 |
Always used condom with partners not in exchange for money or gift | 9 (8.3) | 2 (7.7) | 7 (8.5) | 0.89 |
Had sex in exchange for money or goods | 41 (23.3) | 6 (13.3) | 35 (26.7) | 0.07 |
Always used condom with partners in exchange for money or goods | 11 (26.8) | 1 (16.7) | 10 (28.6) | 0.48 |
Perceived HIV risk compared to the general population | 0.48 | |||
 Higher | 78 (27.3) | 28 (32.2) | 50 (25.1) |  |
 About the same | 96 (33.6) | 28 (32.2) | 68 (34.2) |  |
 Lower | 33 (11.5) | 7 (8.0) | 26 (13.1) |  |
 Do not know | 79 (27.6) | 24 (27.6) | 55 (27.6) |  |
Perceived HIV risk compared to the general population | ||||
 Higher | 59 (20.8) | 24 (27.6) | 35 (17.8) |  |
 About the same | 75 (26.4) | 21 (24.1) | 64 (27.4) |  |
 Lower | 32 (11.3) | 6 (6.9) | 26 (13.2) |  |
 Do not know | 118 (41.5) | 36 (41.4) | 82 (41.6) |  |