Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics of participants in a street-based rapid HIV testing programme in Spain (2008–2011)
| MSM (N=2559) | MSW (N=2326) | Women (N=2667) | Total (N=7552) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Sociodemographic | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||
| Under 25 | 635 | 25.3 | 505 | 22.6 | 919 | 36.0 | 2059 | 28.2 |
| 25–29 years | 598 | 23.9 | 584 | 26.2 | 709 | 27.7 | 1891 | 25.9 |
| 30 years or older | 1273 | 50.8 | 1144 | 51.2 | 928 | 36.3 | 3345 | 45.9 |
| Country of origin | ||||||||
| Spain | 1736 | 69.9 | 1528 | 67.5 | 1783 | 68.7 | 5047 | 68.7 |
| Western Europe, North America and other developed countries | 162 | 6.5 | 123 | 5.4 | 154 | 5.9 | 439 | 6.0 |
| Latin America | 536 | 21.6 | 455 | 20.1 | 562 | 21.6 | 1553 | 21.1 |
| Other developing countries | 50 | 2.0 | 158 | 7.0 | 98 | 3.8 | 306 | 4.2 |
| With university education | 1380 | 54.6 | 910 | 39.9 | 1332 | 50.6 | 3622 | 48.6 |
| Employment as main source of income | 2095 | 84.6 | 1856 | 86.2 | 2011 | 78.6 | 5962 | 83.0 |
| Self-reported sexual orientation | ||||||||
| Homosexual | 1117 | 78.5 | ||||||
| Bisexual | 165 | 11.6 | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 141 | 9.9 | ||||||
| Not in questionnaire* | 1057 | |||||||
| Relationship with gay culture | ||||||||
| Member of a gay CBO | 178 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Frequents gay scene, not member of a gay CBO | 1023 | 63.9 | ||||||
| Not related to gay scene | 400 | 25.0 | ||||||
| Not in questionnaire* | 684 | |||||||
| Behavioural | ||||||||
| Ever injected drugs | 67 | 2.7 | 102 | 4.6 | 49 | 1.9 | 218 | 3.0 |
| Unprotected sex with casual partners†,‡ | 585 | 22.9 | 809 | 34.8 | 1039 | 39.0 | ||
| Number of heterosexual partners† | ||||||||
| 0–1 | 574 | 27.6 | 962 | 39.3 | ||||
| 2–4 | 962 | 46.2 | 1068 | 43.6 | ||||
| 5 or more | 546 | 26.2 | 419 | 17.1 | ||||
| Number of homosexual partners† | ||||||||
| 0–1 | 483 | 19.9 | ||||||
| 2–4 | 691 | 28.4 | ||||||
| 5–9 | 487 | 20.0 | ||||||
| 10 or more | 768 | 31.6 | ||||||
| Self-reported STI | ||||||||
| Never diagnosed with a STI | 923 | 45.9 | 1188 | 65.9 | 1383 | 66.3 | 3494 | 59.2 |
| Diagnosed within the last 12 months | 240 | 12.0 | 68 | 3.8 | 166 | 8.0 | 474 | 8.0 |
| Not in questionnaire* | 549 | 524 | 581 | 1654 | ||||
| Internet as main source of meeting partners† | 362 | 24.1 | ||||||
| Not in questionnaire* | 1057 | |||||||
| History of HIV testing | ||||||||
| Never tested | 619 | 24.2 | 1304 | 56.1 | 1594 | 59.8 | 3517 | 46.6 |
| Tested less than a year ago | 831 | 32.5 | 297 | 12.8 | 251 | 9.4 | 1379 | 18.3 |
| Tested between 1 and 3 years ago | 604 | 23.6 | 298 | 12.8 | 351 | 13.2 | 1253 | 16.6 |
| Tested between 3 and 5 years ago | 117 | 4.6 | 97 | 4.2 | 139 | 5.2 | 353 | 4.7 |
| Tested over 5 years ago | 141 | 5.5 | 126 | 5.4 | 150 | 5.6 | 417 | 5.5 |
*For some time, this question was not available in all questionnaires. Percentages calculated on respondents.
†In the last 12 months.
‡Anal intercourse when referring to MSM; anal/vaginal intercourse when referring to women and MSW.
CBO, community-based organisation; MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, men who have sex only with women; STI, sexually transmitted infection.