Table 3. Factors associated with willingness to access HIV preventive services among KPs.
| Variable | Not Willing n (%) | Willing n (%) | COR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value |
| Willing to take HIV services | 559 (42.3) | 761 (57.7) | - | - | - | - |
| KPs group | ||||||
| MSM | 226 (52.6) | 204 (47.4) | Ref | - | - | - |
| FSWs | 222 (34.2) | 428 (65.8) | 2.136 [1.665–2.740] | <0.001* | 1.075 [0.682–1.692] | 0.756 |
| PWIDs | 111 (46.3) | 129 (53.8) | 1.287 [0.938-1.767] | 0.118 | 0.647 [0.366–1.143] | 0.134 |
| Age category (years) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 184 (43.2) | 242 (56.8) | Ref | - | - | - |
| 25–34 | 248 (41.1) | 356 (58.9) | 1.091 [0.849–1.403] | 0.495 | 1.147 [0.804–1.638] | 0.449 |
| 35–45 | 88 (41.9) | 122 (58.1) | 1.054 [0.754–1.473] | 0.758 | 1.003 [0.629–1.601] | 0.989 |
| Above 45 | 39 (48.8) | 41 (51.2) | 0.799 [0.495–1.290] | 0.359 | 1.524 [0.774–2.997] | 0.223 |
| Respondent Education Level | ||||||
| No formal education | 76 (34.2) | 146 (65.8) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Primary | 46 (33.6) | 91 (66.4) | 1.030 [0.657–1.615] | 0.898 | 1.362 [0.748–2.480] | 0.312 |
| Secondary | 289 (46.5) | 333 (53.5) | 0.600 [0.436–0.825] | 0.002* | 1.063 [0.684–1.652] | 0.786 |
| Tertiary | 148 (43.7) | 191 (56.3) | 0.672 [0.473–0.954] | 0.026* | 1.037 [0.637–1.690] | 0.883 |
| Local government area | ||||||
| Fagge | 214 (52.2) | 196 (47.8) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Gwale | 296 (59.2) | 204 (40.8) | 0.752 [0.578–0.979] | 0.034* | 1.729 [1.120–2.670] | 0.013* |
| Tarauni | 49 (12.0) | 361 (88.0) | 8.044 [5.636–11.481] | <0.001* | 26.404 [14.987–46.518] | <0.001* |
| Drug abuse | ||||||
| Never abused drugs | 266 (48.5) | 283 (51.5) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Ever abused drugs | 293 (38.0) | 478 (62.0) | 1.533 [1.228–1.914] | <0.001* | 1.096 [0.729–1.646] | 0.660 |
| Drugs injection | ||||||
| Never injected drugs | 361 (45.5) | 432 (54.5) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Ever injected drugs | 198 (37.6) | 329 (62.4) | 1.389 [1.109–1.739] | 0.004* | 1.363 [0.867–2.144] | 0.180 |
| Age of first sexual debut | ||||||
| Below 13 years | 113 (37.0) | 192 (63.0) | Ref | - | - | - |
| 14–17 years | 203 (41.5) | 286 (58.5) | 0.829 [0.618–1.112] | 0.212 | 1.140 [0.745–1.745] | 0.546 |
| 18 years and above | 195 (43.7) | 251 (56.3) | 0.758 [0.562–1.021] | 0.068 | 1.058 [0.672–1.664] | 0.808 |
| Reason for first sexual intercourse | ||||||
| Having fun/love/marriage | 318 (41.9) | 441 (58.1) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Peer pressure | 76 (45.5) | 91 (54.5) | 0.863 [0.616–1.209] | 0.393 | 1.627 [1.046–2.531] | 0.031* |
| Rape/forced | 11 (45.8) | 13 (54.2) | 0.852 [0.377–1.927] | 0.701 | 0.769 [0.275–2.150] | 0.617 |
| To obtain money | 92 (34.5) | 175 (65.5) | 1.372 [1.026–1.834] | 0.033* | 0.880 [0.576–1.343] | 0.554 |
| Sexual partners during the last three months | ||||||
| One | 96 (36.0) | 171 (64.0) | Ref | - | - | - |
| More than one | 332 (39.7) | 505 (60.3) | 0.854 [0.642–1.136] | 0.279 | 0.972 [0.640–1.475] | 0.893 |
| Vaginal sex in the last three months | ||||||
| Not have vaginal sex | 161 (71.9) | 63 (28.1) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Have vaginal sex | 267 (30.3) | 613 (69.7) | 5.867 [4.240–8.119] | <0.001* | 4.344 [2.227–8.474] | <0.001* |
| Anal sex in the last three months | ||||||
| Not have anal sex | 262 (30.6) | 593 (69.4) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Have anal sex | 166 (66.7) | 83 (33.3) | 0.221 [0.164–0.298] | <0.001* | 0.413 [0.233–0.732] | 0.002* |
| Oral sex in the last three months | ||||||
| Not have oral sex | 338 (36.2) | 596 (63.8) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Have oral sex | 90 (52.9) | 80 (47.1) | 0.504 [0.363–0.701] | <0.001* | 0.841 [0.541–1.307] | 0.441 |
| Transactional sex engaged in | ||||||
| No transactional sex | 82 (44.8) | 101 (55.2) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Paid for sex | 124 (32.0) | 264 (68.0) | 1.729 [1.205–2.480] | 0.003* | 0.843 [0.529–1.343] | 0.472 |
| Paid & received | 89 (53.6) | 77 (46.4) | 0.702 [0.461–1.071] | 0.101 | 0.687 [0.375–1.259] | 0.224 |
| Received gift for sex | 133 (36.2) | 234 (63.8) | 1.428 [0.996–2.049] | 0.053 | 0.710 [0.420–1.200] | 0.201 |
| Condoms used in the last three months | ||||||
| Always | 167 (34.6) | 316 (65.4) | 0.729 [0.570–0.932] | 0.012* | 0.910 [0.620–1.335] | 0.631 |
| Irregularly | 261 (42.0) | 360 (58.0) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Condoms used during the last sexual encounter | ||||||
| Not used condoms | 195 (44.3) | 245 (55.7) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Used condoms | 233 (35.1) | 430 (64.9) | 1.469 [1.148–1.880] | 0.002* | 1.660 [1.116–2.470] | 0.012* |
Source: Field Survey Conducted in Nigeria Crude Odds Ratio (COR), Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR).
*Significant at p < 0.05. KPs: Key populations, FSWs: Female sex workers, MSM: Men who have sex with men, PWIDs: People who inject drugs, CI: Confidence interval, Ref: Reference.