Figure IV-2.6 Consistent condom use in the past month by partner type
Male Female
* Note that consistent condom use is marginally higher than last time condom use for female regular and non-regular partners and female clients. This is because consistent condom use was asked only for those men with that type of female sex partner in the past month, while last time condom use was asked for men with a female partner in the past six months. Thus the results about condom use with females are representing slightly different populations.
13.3% of MSM reported unprotected sex with at least one male and one female partner in the past month.
MSM reported less consistent condom use with female commercial partners than did three groups of high risk men in Cambodia (police, military and moto drivers) and general population men in urban areas.
Figure IV-2.7: Consistent condom use* among men buying sex in Cambodia
Cambodian Behavioral Surveillance Survey, NCHADS 1999, and Cambodian Household Male Survey, BSS IV NCHADS 2000
* Consistent condom use measured in the past 3 months among high risk and general population men and in the past month among MSM
Figure 2.8 illustrates that not only are MSM less likely to use a condom than other high risk male populations when purchasing sex, they are also significantly less likely to use a condom when selling sex than are direct female sex workers, and their risk behavior is even greater with male clients than with female clients.
Figure IV-2.8: Consistent condom use among male and female sex workers in Cambodia
Condoms and lubricants
A total of 46% of respondents claimed that it was not possible to obtain condoms whenever they were needed. Over half of respondents reported using oil-based lubricants (beauty cream, cooking oil, medicinal cream and hair oil), and one third mentioned using saliva. Water-based lubricant was used by only 1% of all MSM, and 11.6% did not use any lubricant at all.
Table IV-2.4: Access to condoms and use of lubricants
