Partners

“Do you have sex with men, women, or both?”

“In the past two months, how many partners have you had sex with?”

“In the past 12 months, how many partners have you had sex with?”

Prevention of pregnancy

“Are you or your partner trying to get pregnant?”

If the answer is no, “What are you doing to prevent pregnancy?”

Protection from STDs

“What do you do to protect yourself from STDs and HIV?”

Practices

“To understand your risks of STDs, I need to understand the kind of sex you have had recently.”

“Have you ever had vaginal sex, meaning ‘penis in vagina sex’?”

If the answer is yes, “Do you use condoms never, sometimes, or always?”

“Have you had anal sex, meaning ‘penis in rectum/anus sex’?”

If the answer is yes, “Do you use condoms never, sometimes, or always?”

“Have you had oral sex, meaning ‘mouth on penis or vagina’?”

For answers to condom questions:

If the answer is never, “Why don't you use condoms?”

If the answer is sometimes, “In what situations, or with whom, do you not use condoms?”

Past history of STDs

“Have you ever had an STD?”

“Have any of your partners had an STD?”

Additional questions to identify HIV and hepatitis risk:

“Have you or your partners ever injected drugs?”

“Have you or your partners exchanged money or drugs for sex?”

“Is there anything else about your sexual practices that I need to know about?”