Table 1.
Descriptive, univariate and multivariate results of HIV self-perceived risk among online-dating MSM in Shandong, China
| Study Variable | Descriptive results | Univariate results | Multivariate results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (%) |
Low self-perception | High self-perception | OR (95%CI) | P | aOR (95%CI) | P | |
| Age(years) | |||||||
| < 25 | 645(23.2) | 241(37.4) | 404(62.6) | 1.000 | |||
| 25–35 | 1091(39.2) | 440(40.3) | 651(59.7) | 0.883(0.722–1.078) | 0.221 | ||
| ≥ 35 | 1049(37.7) | 371(35.4) | 678(64.6) | 1.090(0.889–1.336) | 0.406 | ||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 794(28.5) | 311(39.2) | 483(60.8) | 1.000 | |||
| Single/Separated | 1991(71.5) | 741(37.2) | 1250(62.8) | 1.086(0.917–1.286) | 0.338 | ||
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
| Homosexual | 2172(78.0) | 821(37.8) | 1351(62.2) | 1.000 | |||
|
Bisexual or others |
613(22.0) | 231(37.7) | 382(62.3) | 1.005(0.835–1.209) | 0.958 | ||
| Residency (Province) | |||||||
| Shandong | 2520(90.5) | 958(38.0) | 1562(62.0) | 0.896(0.688–1.167) | 0.417 | ||
| Non-Shandong | 265(9.5) | 94(35.5) | 171(64.5) | 1.000 | |||
| Education | |||||||
|
High school or lower |
853(30.6) | 350(41.0) | 503(59.0) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| College or higher | 1932(69.4) | 702(36.3) | 1230(63.7) | 1.219(1.034–1.438) | 0.019* | 1.202(1.009–1.431) | 0.039* |
| Knowledge of HIV | |||||||
| < 6 | 2743(98.5) | 1042(38.0) | 1701(62.0) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| ≥ 6 | 42(1.5) | 10(23.8) | 32(76.2) | 1.960(0.960–4.004) | 0.065 | 1.999(0.950–4.206) | 0.068 |
| Group sex in the P6M a | |||||||
| Yes | 583(21.1) | 240(41.2) | 343(58.8) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 2185(78.9) | 800(36.6) | 1385(63.4) | 1.216(1.008–1.466) | 0.041* | 1.023(0.834–1.256) | 0.827 |
| Commercial sex with man in the P6M a | |||||||
| Yes | 319(11.6) | 135(42.3) | 184(57.7) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 2431(88.4) | 891(36.7) | 1540(63.3) | 1.303(1.024–1.658) | 0.032* | 1.188(0.917–1.538) | 0.192 |
| Anonymous during online dating | |||||||
| Yes | 2179(78.2) | 782(35.9) | 1397(64.1) | 1.436(1.196–1.723) | < 0.001*** | 1.298(1.071–1.574) | 0.008** |
| No | 606(21.8) | 270(44.6) | 336(55.4) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Ever had a test for HIV before sex with online partner in the P6M | |||||||
| Yes | 1855(66.6) | 791(42.6) | 1064(57.4) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 930(33.4) | 261(28.1) | 669(71.9) | 1.906(1.608–2.259) | < 0.001*** | 1.780(1.489–2.128) | < 0.001*** |
| Consistent condom use with online partner in the P6M a | |||||||
| Yes | 1447(52.0) | 451(31.2) | 996(68.8) | 1.794(1.537–2.094) | < 0.001*** | 2.004(1.693–2.371) | < 0.001*** |
| No | 1336(48.0) | 599(44.8) | 737(55.2) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Received HIV-related prevention services in the past year | |||||||
| Yes | 2679(96.2) | 1024(38.2) | 1665(61.8) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 106(3.8) | 28(26.4) | 78(73.6) | 1.724(1.111–2.673) | 0.015* | 1.321(0.835–2.090) | 0.234 |
| HIV status | |||||||
| Positive | 77(2.8) | 21(27.3) | 56(72.7) | 1.639(0.987–2.723) | 0.056 | 1.536(0.902–2.614) | 0.114 |
| Negative | 2708(97.2) | 1031(38.1) | 1677(61.9) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Syphilis status | |||||||
| Positive | 136(4.9) | 32(23.5) | 104(76.5) | 2.035(1.359–3.048) | 0.001** | 1.957(1.289–2.971) | 0.002** |
| Negative | 2649(95.1) | 1020(38.5) | 1629(61.5) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Having used NPS | |||||||
| Yes | 1605(57.6) | 508(31.7) | 1097(68.3) | 1.847(1.581–2.158) | < 0.001*** | 1.989(1.687–2.344) | < 0.001*** |
| No | 1180(42.4) | 544(46.1) | 636(53.9) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
a Sample size vary across variables due to missing data. Specific missing counts are as follows: group sex in the P6M (n = 17), commercial sex with man in the P6M (n = 35), and consistent condom use with online partner in the P6M (n = 2). ***,P < 0.001.**,P < 0.01.*,P < 0.05. OR, odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; P6M, past 6 months