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. 2024 Mar 14;29(11):2300445. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.11.2300445

Table 3. Factors associated with the acquisition of HIV in the first 12 months after arrival, as assessed using binary logistic regressions, Île-de-France, France, May 2021–June 2022 (n = 403 participants with post-migration HIV acquisition and no missing data).

Characteristic Univariate Multivariate
OR 95%CI aORa 95%CI
Age at arrival in France Per 1 year 1.10 1.05–1.15 1.12 1.06–1.18
Place of birth Europe Reference
Latin America 1.05 0.34–3.18 1.24 0.36–4.38
North Africa 1.42 0.49–5.62 2.16 0.63–7.70
Sub-Saharan Africa 4.49 1.76–12.53 9.90 3.07–35.90
Asia, Oceania 2.79 1.06–7.92 4.92 1.59–16.66
North America 0.90 0.05–5.62 0.83 0.04–5.78
Having felt forced to leave the country of birth No Reference
Yes 1.80 0.99–3.35 NA NA
Leaving the birth-country due to the sexual orientation No Reference
Yes 2.47 1.35–4.52 NA NA
Leaving the birth-country due to health reasons No Reference
Yes 3.58 0.16–30.06 NA NA
Social disadvantage indicatorb < 9 Reference
≥ 9 3.38 1.82–6.26 2.44 1.17–5.05
To be alone at the arrival in France No Reference
Yes 0.72 0.38–1.44 NA NA
To speak French at the arrival in France Yes Reference
No 1.29 0.71–2.34 NA NA
Number of sexual partnersc ≤ 10 Reference
> 10 4.80 2.46–9.24 7.63 3.44–17.31
Use of condoms based on sexual partnerc Yes, with all sexual partners Reference
Only with occasional partners 0.39 0.06–1.64 NA NA
Only with regular partners 0.39 0.02–2.30 NA NA
With no one 1.89 0.85–4.65 NA NA
Not concernedd 0.69 0.26–1.90 NA NA
Meeting sexual partners in saunas, sex-clubs or outside hook-up locationsc No Reference
Yes 0.56 0.26–1.17 NA NA
Not concernede 0.30 0.14–0.60 NA NA
Meeting sexual partners through Internet and dating appsc No Reference
Yes 0.50 0.24–1.07 NA NA
Not concernede 0.24 0.11–0.53 NA NA

aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; NA: not applicable; OR: odds ratio.

a Multivariate model included the age at arrival in France, the place of birth, the fact of leaving the birth-country due to the sexual orientation as a reason for migration, the social disadvantage indicator (participants' administrative/legal status, health coverage, employment situation, and financial well-being), and the number of sexual partners.

b The social disadvantage indicator included the administrative/legal status, the working situation, the social insurance, and the subjective feeling on financial situation in the 12 months after arrival in France (see the Methods section of the article and the Supplementary material).

c During the first year after arrival in France.

d No sexual partners during the first year after arrival in France.

e Less than two sexual partners during the first year after arrival in France.