Table 5 Sex behavior patterns among heterosexual men who met the last partner in person within and over one week after meeting online, 2018
Duration between meeting online and meeting in-person | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One week or less (N = 78) | More than one week (N = 110) | ||||
n | % | n | % | ||
Time duration since to the start of seeking sex online | |||||
< 6 months | 18 | 23.08 | 9 | 8.18 | < 0.001 |
6 months-1 year | 23 | 29.49 | 17 | 15.45 | |
1–3 years | 26 | 33.33 | 44 | 40.00 | |
> 3 years | 11 | 14.10 | 38 | 34.55 | |
The number of sex partners found online in the last 4 weeks | |||||
0 | 22 | 30.21 | 59 | 53.64 | < 0.001 |
1 | 18 | 23.08 | 17 | 15.45 | |
2 to 3 | 36 | 46.15 | 32 | 29.09 | |
Above 4 | 2 | 2.56 | 2 | 1.82 | |
Used condoms during last sex with the last partner | |||||
Yes | 57 | 73.08 | 71 | 64.55 | 0.28 |
No | 21 | 26.92 | 39 | 35.45 | |
Negotiation about condom use with the last partner before meeting in person | |||||
Yes | 15 | 19.23 | 23 | 20.91 | 0.92 |
No | 63 | 80.77 | 87 | 79.09 | |
Asked for the HIV status of the last partner before meeting in person? | |||||
Yes | 7 | 8.97 | 10 | 9.09 | 0.98 |
No | 71 | 91.03 | 100 | 90.91 | |