Table 6

Characteristics related with occasional partners

Occasional partnersN (%)Missing
Occasional partners in the previous 12 months (n=2183)0
 Yes1860 (85.2)
 No312 (14.3)
 Rather not say11 (0.5)
Number of occasional partners in the previous 12 months: median (P25-P75) (n=1860)4 (2–10)45
Being paid for sex with money or drugs in the previous 12 months (n=1860)1
 Yes62 (3.3)
 No1796 (96.6)
 Did not know1 (0.1)
Condom use with occasional partner
In the last sexual encounter (n=1860)124
 Yes1360 (78.3)
 No367 (21.1)
 Did not know8 (0.5)
 Rather not say1 (0.1)
Frequency in the previous 12 months (n=1860)123
 Always925 (53.3)
 Often/occasionally/rarely/never806 (46.4)
 Did not know2 (0.1)
 Rather not say4 (0.2)
Venues used to meet occasional partners (n=1860)*
 Internet1338 (72.2)8
 Discos and gay bars897 (48.4)7
 Cruising sites430 (23.2)10
 Saunas356 (19.3)11
 Gym232 (12.6)14
 ‘Dark rooms’ (including sex shops)129 (7.0)11
 Sex clubs92 (5.0)10
 Other445 (23.9)
  • *Percentage of participants that answered ‘yes’ at each option after excluding missing answers. The remaining participants answered no, did not know or rather not say.