Rectal douching behaviour of 460 men who have sex with men by HIV status, attending the STI outpatient clinic of Amsterdam, February to April 2011
| HIV negative (N=240)* | HIV positive (N=218)* | Total (N=460) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (% within group) | n (% within group) | n (% within group) | ||
| Moment of using rectal douche† | ||||
| Before receptive anal intercourse | 213 (89.2) | 193 (88.5) | 406 (88.6) | 0.941 |
| After receptive anal intercourse | 28 (11.7) | 31 (14.2) | 59 (12.9) | 0.415 |
| Before using toys | 11 (4.6) | 7 (3.2) | 18 (3.9) | 0.450 |
| Before fisting | 5 (2.1) | 11 (5.1) | 16 (3.5) | 0.085 |
| Before rimming | 11 (4.6) | 7 (3.2) | 18 (3.9) | 0.450 |
| Before any receptive sex (anal intercourse, rimming, fisting, using toys) | 216 (90.0) | 194 (89.0) | 410 (89.5) | 0.725 |
| Other moments that were unrelated to sex | 13 (5.4) | 7 (3.2) | 20 (4.3) | 0.490 |
| Frequency of douching (per month) | 0.192 | |||
| ≤2 | 110 (45.8) | 81 (37.2) | 191 (41.7) | |
| 3–4 | 60 (25.0) | 64 (29.4) | 124 (27.1) | |
| 5–9 | 31 (12.9) | 39 (17.9) | 70 (15.3) | |
| ≥10 | 39 (16.2) | 34 (15.6) | 73 (15.9) | |
| Type of douching equipment† | ||||
| Showerhead hose without nozzle | 116 (48.3) | 74 (33.9) | 190 (41.5) | 0.002 |
| Showerhead hose with nozzle | 83 (34.6) | 125 (57.3) | 208 (45.4) | <0.001 |
| Enema bottle or bulb | 31 (12.9) | 16 (7.3) | 47 (10.3) | 0.049 |
| Other | 21 (8.8) | 14 (6.4) | 35 (7.6) | 0.349 |
| Sharing douching equipment | ||||
| Never | 190 (79.2) | 153 (70.2) | 343 (74.9) | 0.027 |
| With steady partner† | 36 (15.0) | 41 (18.8) | 77 (16.8) | 0.277 |
| With known casual partner/ex-steady partner† | 15 (6.2) | 22 (10.1) | 37 (8.1) | 0.132 |
| With unknown partner/anonymous contact† | 5 (2.1) | 12 (5.5) | 17 (3.7) | 0.052 |
| Public place (sex club, sauna, sex party)† | 1 (0.4) | 5 (2.3) | 6 (1.3) | 0.078 |
| Location of using rectal douche† | ||||
| At home | 235 (97.9) | 210 (96.3) | 445 (97.2) | 0.307 |
| At sex partner's home | 23 (9.6) | 50 (22.9) | 73 (15.9) | <0.001 |
| Public (sex club, sauna, sex party) | 4 (1.7) | 10 (4.6) | 14 (3.1) | 0.070 |
| Hotel | 5 (2.1) | 4 (1.8) | 9 (2.0) | 0.848 |
*Missing number of HIV status is n=2.
†Not mutually exclusive.