**4.5.1 UAI**

Unprotected anal intercourse during the last 6 months with steady and casual partners was calculated. As shown in Fig. 12, the percentage of participants who reported UAI over the last 6 months with their steady partner was highest in Prague (74.2%) and Bratislava (72.5%)

2.5% of the overall sample had had Syphilis during the last year. The highest percentage was in Barcelona (5.6%) followed by Verona and Prague (3.7% and 3.4% respectively) while

The most frequent STI was Urethritis (6.2% including Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia), followed by anogenital warts (2.5%), Hepatitis B (1.2%) and genital herpes (1.0%). The distribution by city is shown in Fig. 11. The Urethritis category, including Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia, appears to be the most frequent in all cities. The second most frequent STI was

Prague Bratislava Barcelona Bucharest Ljubljana Verona

As mentioned in section 3.2.1, when designing the questionnaire, a number of questions were included to collect information on risk behaviours, which are proven to be widely adopted in the MSM community. This section provides data collected regarding the most at risk behaviours, namely unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and the use of alcohol and

Unprotected anal intercourse during the last 6 months with steady and casual partners was calculated. As shown in Fig. 12, the percentage of participants who reported UAI over the last 6 months with their steady partner was highest in Prague (74.2%) and Bratislava (72.5%)

gonorrhoea/chlamydia/uretritis Anogenital warts Hepatitis B Genital herpes

Bratislava, Bucharest and Ljubljana had the lowest figures (less than 1%).

**4.4.2 Self reported history of Syphilis** 

anogenital warts in all the cities.

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Fig. 11. Other STIs during the last 12 months by city

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**4.5 Risk behaviour** 

**4.5.1 UAI** 

drugs before or while having sex.

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**4.4.3 Other STIs** 

and lowest in Verona (58.1%). With regard to UAI with an occasional partner, this behaviour was reported in Bucharest in almost 60% of respondents, while in Prague the percentage reaches 46.5%, in Bratislava 45.7%, and similar percentages in Barcelona, Ljubljana and Verona (33.7%, 32.0%, 33.0% in this order). The percentage of MSM reporting UAI was significantly higher among young people (<25 years of age, according to the UNGASS disaggregation cut-off) with a steady (70.8%) and occasional (51.2%) partner (P<0.05 and P<0.001 respectively) compared to older people (64.9% and 37.8% in that order).

Fig. 12. UAI in the last 6 months with steady and occasional partner
