Prevalence and types of rectal douches used for anal intercourse: results from an international survey

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Characteristics of respondents in the international

	n	%
*Demographic characteristics*
Age, years^		36.5 (11.6)
Male	1,514	87.7
Region
African	45	2.6
Asia	90	5.2
Europe	370	21.5
Latin America/Caribbean	237	13.7
North America	944	54.7
Other	39	2.3
*Sexual behaviors*
Gender of sex partners, past 3 months
MSM	1,422	82.3
MSM/W	92	5.3
WSM	162	9.4
WSM/W	49	2.8
Types of sex partners, past 3 months
Main or regular partner	1,125	65.2
Casual partner	770	44.6
Anonymous partner	324	18.8
Trade/transactional partner	88	5.1
Number of partners, past 3 months^^		3(1–250)
Always use condom for RAI, past 3 months	589	34.9

Abbreviations. MSW Men who have sex with women, MSM/W Men who have sex with men and women, WSM Women who have sex with men, WSM/W Women who have sex with men and women, RAI Receptive anal intercourse.
^Data represents mean and standard deviation.
^^Data represent median and range.
Rectal douching survey, Aug 2011-May 2012 (n = 1,725).

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