Table 1 Characteristics of participants, PREVAGAY 2015, France – weighted data
N = 2645 | n | % | [CI95%] |
|---|---|---|---|
Recruitment establishments | |||
Bars or clubs (without sex) | 1283 | 38.2 | [31.0–46.0] |
Backroom, saunas (sexual relations possible) | 1362 | 61.8 | [54.0–69.0] |
City of inclusion in the survey | |||
Lille | 478 | 12.0 | [10.1–14.3] |
Lyon | 485 | 20.5 | [16.4–25.3] |
Montpellier | 266 | 4.0 | [3.3–4.9] |
Nice | 328 | 14.4 | [11.3–18.2] |
Paris | 1088 | 49.0 | [43.8–54.2] |
Age | |||
18–29 y | 635 | 24.6 | [20.8–28.8] |
30–44 y | 1043 | 35.3 | [32.4–38.4] |
45 y and more | 967 | 40.1 | [35.5–44.9] |
University degree | 1686 | 64.3 | [60.6–67.8] |
Born in France | 2285 | 82.9 | [80.3–85.3] |
Financial situation: | |||
Comfortable - Getting by | 1861 | 71.3 | [68.5–74.0] |
Struggling - Soon to be in debt | 784 | 28.7 | [26.0–31.5] |
Place of residence: | |||
France: - Town < 20,000 inhab. | 517 | 22.2 | [19.5–25.0] |
- Town 20,000 ≤ ≤ 100,000 inhab. | 506 | 19.4 | [16.9–22.0] |
- Town > 100,000 inhab. | 1519 | 51.5 | [48.0–54.9] |
Outside France | 103 | 7.1 | [5.3–9.3] |
Sexual identity: | |||
Homosexual | 2299 | 83.6 | [80.8–86.0] |
Bisexual or other | 346 | 16.4 | [14.0–19.2] |
Attendance of (during the previous year): | |||
Venues where sexual relations are possible (saunas, backrooms, outdoor meeting places) | 2188 | 84.6 | [80.3–88.0] |
Bars (without sex) | 2247 | 73.1 | [68.4–77.4] |
Backrooms | 1395 | 48.8 | [43.6–54.0] |
Use of gay websites and /or use of mobile-based GPS applications | 1982 | 69.7 | [66.0–73.2] |
Outdoor meeting places | 1801 | 31.2 | [28.5–34.1] |
UAI with casual partners (during the previous year) | 1168 | 41.8 | [38.8–45.0] |
More than 10 sexual partners (during the previous year) | 1278 | 44.9 | [41.3–48.6] |
At least one STI (during the previous year) | 556 | 17.8 | [15.3–20.5] |
Consumption of (before or during sexual intercourse, during the previous year): | |||
Psychoactive products (cocaine, GBL, GHB, ecstasy, heroin, amphetamines, crystal methamphetamine ketamine, crack, mephedrone, cathinones) | 706 | 20.8 | [18.2–23.8] |
Alcohol (more than 6 glasses) | 1753 | 58.3 | [54.1–62.3] |
Chemsex (during the previous year) | 449 | 12.6 | [10.8–14.7] |
Slamming (lifetime) | |||
Yes, without sharing injection equipment | 73 | 2.5 | [1.7–3.7] |
Yes and sharing injection equipment | 24 | 0.5 | [0.3–0.9] |
No | 2548 | 97.0 | [95.7–97.8] |
Sexual Practices with casual partners (during the previous year) | |||
BDSM | 360 | 11.2 | [9.2–13.6] |
Fisting | 464 | 16.7 | [14.6–19.0] |
Hepatitis B vaccination (self-declared) | |||
Yes | 1735 | 63.0 | [59.9–65.9] |
No | 564 | 22.2 | [19.7–25.0] |
Did not know | 346 | 14.9 | [12.6–17.4] |
Meningococcus C vaccination (self-declared) | |||
Yes | 446 | 14.4 | [12.6–16.3] |
No | 1041 | 40.3 | [37.3–43.4] |
Did not know | 1158 | 45.3 | [42.3–48.4] |
HCV status a) | |||
HCV + diagnosed | 12 | 0.3 | [0.1–0.6] |
HCV + undiagnosed | 14 | 0.5 | [0.2–1.3] |
HCV - | 2619 | 99.3 | [98.5–99.7] |
HIV status a) | |||
HIV + diagnosed | 400 | 13.1 | [10.9–15.7] |
HIV + undiagnosed | 33 | 1.2 | [0.7–2.0] |
HIV - | 2212 | 85.7 | [83.1–88.0] |