Characteristics of the 79 users who attended HIV and other STI testing facilities in the application-based pilot intervention programme, Barcelona 2016
| Variables | Median | IQR | n | % | Variables | n | % |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Place where last non-steady partner was met | ||||||
| Age (years) | 32 | 26–37 | 77 | Web (chat) | 4 | 5.2 | |
| Country of origin | Application | 56 | 72.7 | ||||
| Spain | 41 | 53.3 | Friends | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| Other | 36 | 46.7 | Sauna | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| City of residence | Disco/bar | 7 | 9.1 | ||||
| Barcelona | 73 | 92.2 | Other | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| Other | 6 | 7.8 | Drugs used for sex† (last 12 months) | ||||
| Highest educational level | Any drug | 40 | 52.0 | ||||
| Primary | 5 | 6.5 | Used drugs (multiple selection) | ||||
| Secondary | 14 | 18.2 | Erection enhancers | 10 | 13.0 | ||
| Professional training | 10 | 13 | Alcohol | 21 | 27.3 | ||
| University | 48 | 62.3 | Poppers | 23 | 29.9 | ||
| Employment status | Cannabis/hash | 12 | 15.6 | ||||
| In paid employment | 63 | 81.8 | Ecstasy/MDMA | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| Unemployed | 5 | 6.5 | Crystal methamphetamine | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| Retired/impairment | 2 | 2.6 | Amphetamines | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| Student | 7 | 9.1 | GHB/GBL | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| Sexual orientation | Ketamine | 2 | 2.6 | ||||
| Homosexual | 59 | 76.6 | LSD | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| Bisexual | 15 | 19.5 | HIV and STIs | ||||
| Heterosexual | 1 | 1.3 | HIV previous serological status | ||||
| NA | 2 | 2.6 | Negative | 69 | 89.6 | ||
| Steady sex partner (more than 2 months) | Positive | 2 | 2.6 | ||||
| Have steady partner | 17 | 22.1 | Unknown | 6 | 7.8 | ||
| Condomless anal sex in the last 12 months* | 14 | 82.4 | Results of HIV tests performed | ||||
| Non-steady sex partners (last 12 months) | Negative | 74 | 98.7 | ||||
| Has had non-steady partner(s) | 77 | 100 | Positive | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| HIV status of non-steady partner(s) | Time since last HIV test | ||||||
| Negative | 6 | 7.8 | Less than 6 months | 22 | 28.6 | ||
| Positive | 13 | 16.9 | 6–11 months | 20 | 26.0 | ||
| Unknown | 58 | 75.3 | More than 1 year | 35 | 45.4 | ||
| Condomless anal sex in the last 12 months* | 37 | 51.4 | Any STI during the last 12 months | 19 | 24.7 | ||
| Number of sexual partners in the last month | 2 | 1–4 | 77 | ||||
| Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months | 10 | 6–10 | 77 | ||||
*Both insertive and receptive, among users who reported to practise anal sex.
†Intentional drug use before or during sex.
NA: not answered. MDMA: 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine . GHB: gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid . GBL: gamma butyrolactone . LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide .