Table 4.
Associations between communication network factors and HIV and STI testing among Spanish- and English-speaking Latinx sexual minority men
| HIV Testing PR (95% CI)a |
STI Testing PR (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Model 1b | Model 2b | Model 3b | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
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| Intercept | 0.60 (0.38, 0.97) | 0.71 (0.64, 0.78) | 0.87 (0.77, 0.99) | 0.12 (0.04, 0.37) | 0.53 (0.46, 0.61) | 0.71 (0.59, 0.86) |
| Number of MSM friends | 1 (1, 1) | 1 (1, 1) | ||||
| Out to: GLB friends | 1.01 (0.63, 1.59) | 1.60 (0.64, 3.95) | ||||
| Out to: non-GLB friends | 0.93 (0.65, 1.33) | 2.22 (0.94, 5.27) | ||||
| Out to: family | 0.92 (0.73, 1.17) | 1.01 (0.73, 1.40) | ||||
| Out to: healthcare providers | 1.49 (1.10, 2.01) | 1.48 (0.97, 2.26) | ||||
| Church activities | 1.04 (0.85, 1.27) | 1.12 (0.86, 1.45) | ||||
| Cultural activities | 0.95 (0.72, 1.27) | 1.01 (0.71, 1.43) | ||||
| Community activities | 1.02 (0.76, 1.37) | 1.10 (0.77, 1.57) | ||||
| Census Region: Midwest | 0.86 (0.67, 1.12) | 0.64 (0.42, 0.99) | ||||
| Census Region: South | 0.80 (0.68, 0.95) | 0.61 (0.47, 0.79) | ||||
| Census Region: West | 0.78 (0.64, 0.97) | 0.75 (0.56, 1.00) | ||||
| NCHS Rural-Urban: Medium metro | 0.86 (0.66, 1.12) | 1.07 (0.77, 1.48) | ||||
| NCHS Rural-Urban: Micropolitan | 0.73 (0.43, 1.26) | 0.90 (0.47, 1.75) | ||||
| NCHS Rural-Urban: Small metro | 0.83 (0.58, 1.19) | 0.94 (0.59, 1.51) | ||||
| Observations | 181 | 235 | 280 | 181 | 235 | 280 |
| R 2 | 0.05 | 0.001 | 0.025 | 0.101 | 0.006 | 0.039 |
| HIV Testing |
STI Testing |
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| English | Model 1b | Model 2b | Model 3b | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
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| Intercept | 0.47 (0.30, 0.74) | 0.76 (0.72, 0.82) | 0.85 (0.77, 0.94) | 0.27 (0.15, 0.47) | 0.59 (0.54, 0.65) | 0.74 (0.64, 0.85) |
| Number of MSM friends | 1 (1, 1) | 1 (1, 1) | ||||
| Out to: GLB friends | 1.08 (0.76, 1.54) | 1.07 (0.71, 1.63) | ||||
| Out to: non-GLB friends | 1.26 (0.95, 1.68) | 1.36 (0.89, 2.07) | ||||
| Out to: family | 1.00 (0.86, 1.17) | 0.98 (0.77, 1.24) | ||||
| Out to: healthcare providers | 1.29 (1.06, 1.56) | 1.80 (1.31, 2.49) | ||||
| Church activities | 0.99 (0.88, 1.11) | 0.95 (0.79, 1.14) | ||||
| Cultural activities | 1.00 (0.89, 1.12) | 1.08 (0.91, 1.29) | ||||
| Community activities | 1.06 (0.95, 1.19) | 1.05 (0.88, 1.25) | ||||
| Census Region: Midwest | 1.04 (0.90, 1.21) | 0.85 (0.67, 1.09) | ||||
| Census Region: South | 0.93 (0.82, 1.06) | 0.80 (0.66, 0.97) | ||||
| Census Region: West | 0.92 (0.81, 1.04) | 0.77 (0.64, 0.93) | ||||
| NCHS Rural-Urban: Medium metro | 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) | 0.69 (0.53, 0.90) | ||||
| NCHS Rural-Urban: Micropolitan | 0.74 (0.54, 1.01) | 0.94 (0.66, 1.33) | ||||
| NCHS Rural-Urban: Small metro | 0.90 (0.71, 1.15) | 0.71 (0.45, 1.12) | ||||
| Observations | 441 | 486 | 563 | 441 | 486 | 563 |
| R 2 | 0.034 | 0.002 | 0.021 | 0.064 | 0.003 | 0.033 |
a
PR: Prevalence Ratios
b
Model 1 included potential individual-level storytellers, Model 2 included potential meso-level storytellers, and Model 3 included communication action context variables.