Table 1

Content of the questionnaire

EntryFollow-up
1. Sociodemographic characteristics
  Date of birth
  Gender
  Country of birth
  Educational level
  Employment status
2. HIV testing
  Ever tested for HIV
  Access to HIV testing result
  Reasons for not testing or not having HIV test result
  Number of previous HIV tests
  Place, date and result of previous HIV test
  Reasons for index test
3. Sexual life and partners
  Sexual identity
  Age at first anal intercourse
  Role in anal intercourse
  Characteristics of sexual partners in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit*
A. Steady partner
  Steady partner in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Duration of the relationship with steady partner
  Gender of steady partner
  Sexual practices with steady partner
  Sexual intercourse with other partners
  HIV status of the steady partner
B. Occasional partner
  Occasional partner in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Number of occasional partners in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Sexual practices with an occasional partner
  Venues used to meet occasional partners
C. Sex work
  Having sex for money or drugs in the previous 12 months/since previous visit
4. Condom use
  Condom use with a steady partner in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Condom use with a steady partner in the last anal intercourse
  Condom use with an occasional partner in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Condom use with an occasional partner in the last anal intercourse
  Condom use for oral sex
  Reasons for not using condom
  Lubricant use for anal intercourse
5. Alcohol and drugs
  Lifetime use of alcohol or drugs before or during intercourse
  Frequency of use of alcohol or drugs before or during intercourse in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Perception of reduction in condom use due to use of alcohol or drugs
6. Postexposure prophylaxis
  Knowledge of PEP
  Lifetime use of PEP
  Use of PEP in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
7. STIs and hepatitis
  Lifetime history of STI (symptoms or diagnosis)
  Symptoms of STI in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Lifetime history of STI diagnosis
  Diagnosis of STI in the previous 12 months/since the previous visit
  Immunisation status for hepatitis A and hepatitis B
  Lifetime history of hepatitis virus A, B or C diagnosis
  • *Bisexual men; men with different partners; sex workers; HIV-positive men; injecting drug users; women; trios/group sex.

  • PEP, postexposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection.