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Table 3 Comparisons of sexual behaviors and HIV/STI testing among MSM with a lower and higher level of psychological distress

From: Mental health among men who have sex with men in Cambodia: Implications for integration of mental health services within HIV programmes

Sexual behaviors in the past 3 months

Total

Total GHQ-12 score

(n = 394)

≤3 (n = 241)

>3 (n = 153)

p-value*

Mean number of sex partners

3.9 ± 5.4

3.8 ± 5.7

4.0 ± 5.0

0.68

Used a condom in the last sex

313 (82.8)

202 (87.4)

211 (75.5)

0.003

Had sex with girlfriends

118 (29.9)

79 (32.7)

39 (15.4)

0.03

Mean number of girlfriends you had sex with

1.7 ± 1.1

1.7 ± 1.0

1.9 ± 1.2

0.26

Used a condom in last sex with girlfriends

97 (82.2)

68 (86.1)

29 (74.4)

0.12

Had sex with boyfriends

206 (86.9)

126 (85.7)

80 (88.9)

0.48

Mean number of boyfriends you had sex with

2.4 ± 3.8

2.3 ± 3.5

2.6 ± 4.3

0.53

Used a condom in last sex with boyfriends

192 (92.8)

117 (92.9)

75 (92.6)

0.94

Had anal sex with boyfriends

196 (94.2)

116 (91.3)

80 (98.8)

0.03

Used condom in last anal sex with boyfriend

187 (92.1)

114 (94.2)

73 (89.0)

0.18

Sold sex to men

67 (17.0)

42 (17.4)

25 916.3)

0.78

Used condom when selling sex last time

63 (94.0)

40 (95.2)

23 (92.0)

0.59

Tested for HIV in the past 6 months

252 (64.0)

160 (66.4)

92 (60.1)

0.21

Been diagnosed with an STI

28 (7.1)

16 (6.6)

12 (7.9)

0.63

  1. GHQ general health questionnaire, MSM men who have sex with men, STI sexually transmitted infection
  2. Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean ± SD for continuous variables
  3. *Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used as appropriate for categorical variables and Student’s t-test was used for continuous variables