Table 1

Prevalence (n, %) of seroadaptive and conventional risk reduction strategies, overall and stratified by HIV serostatus*, San Francisco, 2011

OverallHIV-negativeHIV-positive
N=455N=357N=98
n%n%n%p Value
Seroadaptive and other harm reduction behaviours<0.001
 No sex7316.05716.01616.3
 No anal sex153.3102.855.1
 100% condom13028.611431.91616.3
 Pure serosorting13128.811030.82121.4
 Condom serosorting419.0287.81313.3
 Seropositioning408.8277.61313.3
 No strategy255.5113.11414.3
Behaviour categories†<0.001
 Conventional risk reduction (no UAI)21847.918150.73737.8
 Any seroadaptive behaviour21246.616546.24748.0
  • *HIV serostatus based on self-reported result of most recent HIV test.

  • †Behavioural category p value compares the frequency of behaviour categories (ie, conventional risk reduction behaviours vs seroadaptive behaviours vs no strategy) rather than specific strategies.

  • UAI, unprotected anal intercourse.