Characteristics | n (%) |
Age (years) | |
16–25 | 2535 (24.4) |
26–35 | 4479 (43.2) |
≥36 | 3356 (32.4) |
Country of birth | |
Australia | 5048 (48.7) |
Overseas | 4847 (46.7) |
Unknown/missing | 475 (4.6) |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | |
Yes | 98 (0.9) |
No | 9094 (87.7) |
Unknown/missing | 1178 (11.4) |
Sexual practice in the last 12 months | |
Had male partners only | 9213 (88.8) |
Had both male and female partners | 1157 (11.2) |
Number of male sex partners in the last 12 months | |
≤4 | 4048 (39.7) |
>4 | 5185 (50.8) |
Unknown/missing | 970 (9.5) |
Condom use with male sex partners in the last 12 months* | |
Always | 2331 (22.5) |
Not always | 6367 (61.4) |
Unknown/missing | 1672 (16.1) |
Injected drug use in the last 12 months | |
No | 9034 (87.1) |
Yes | 247 (2.4) |
Unknown/missing | 1089 (10.5) |
Ever sex worker | |
No | 10 114 (97.5) |
Yes | 256 (2.5) |
HIV/PrEP status | |
HIV-negative, currently not on PrEP | 8126 (78.4) |
HIV-negative, currently on PrEP | 976 (9.4) |
HIV-positive | 1268 (12.2) |
*Not always was defined as men who sometimes, usually or never used a condom with their male partners during anal sex in the last 12 months.
PrEP, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.