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Sex Transm Infect 85:550-554 doi:10.1136/sti.2008.033886
  • Behaviour

HIV testing trends among gay men in Scotland, UK (1996–2005): implications for HIV testing policies and prevention

Table 4

Recent HIV testing by reported number of UAI partners in the previous year and age of respondents

Age group
<25 Years 25–34 Years 35–44 Years 45+ Years Total
N  =  2090 N  =  3443 N  =  2033 N  =  739 N  =  8305
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
No of UAI partners in previous year
0/1 Partner
    Had recent HIV test* 539 (29.8) 870 (28.4) 407 (22.1) 131 (19.5) 1947 (26.3)
    Last tested >1–5 years ago 162 (9.0) 616 (20.1) 377 (20.4) 98 (14.6) 1253 (17.0)
    Last tested 6+ years ago 13 (0.7) 212 (6.9) 263 (14.3) 106 (15.8) 594 (8.0)
Never had HIV test 1093 (60.5) 1369 (44.6) 796 (43.2) 337 (50.1) 3595 (48.7)
2+ Partners
    Had recent HIV test* 116 (41.0) 172 (45.7) 65 (34.2) 26 (38.8) 379 (41.4)
    Last tested >1–5 years ago 27 (9.5) 69 (18.3) 36 (18.9) 13 (19.4) 145 (15.8)
    Last tested 6+ years ago 0 (0) 19 (5.1) 27 (14.2) 6 (9.0) 52 (5.7)
    Never had HIV test 140 (49.5) 116 (30.9) 62 (32.6) 22 (32.8) 340 (37.1)
  • *Recent HIV testing includes all men tested in the calendar year of the survey and the calendar year before the survey (eg, for the 2005 survey, all men tested in 2004 and 2005 are included in the recent testers category). UAI, unprotected anal intercourse.

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