Table 2.
Descriptive, univariate and multivariate results of NPS harm awareness among online-dating MSM in Shandong, China
| Study Variable | Descriptive results | Univariate results | Multivariate results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (%) |
Low harm awareness | High harm awareness | OR (95%CI) | P | aOR (95%CI) | P | |
| Age(years) | |||||||
| < 25 | 645(23.2) | 87(13.5) | 558(86.5) | 1.622(1.188–2.214) | 0.002** | 1.649(1.131–2.405) | 0.009** |
| 25–35 | 1091(39.2) | 123(11.3) | 968(88.7) | 1.227(0.915–1.646) | 0.172 | 1.272(0.940–1.721) | 0.119 |
| ≥ 35 | 1049(37.7) | 92(8.8) | 957(91.2) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 794(28.5) | 75(9.4) | 719(90.6) | 0.811(0.616–1.067) | 0.135 | 1.093(0.763–1.565) | 0.627 |
| Single/Separated | 1991(71.5) | 227(11.4) | 1764(88.6) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
| Homosexual | 2172(78.0) | 248(11.4) | 1924(88.6) | 1.334(0.980–1.817) | 0.067 | 1.202(0.848–1.702) | 0.301 |
| Bisexual or others | 613(22.0) | 54(8.8) | 559(91.2) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Residency (Province) | |||||||
| Shandong | 2520(90.5) | 286(11.3) | 2234(88.7) | 1.992(1.184–3.352) | 0.009** | 1.997(1.179–3.382) | 0.010* |
| Non-Shandong | 265(9.5) | 16(6.0) | 249(94.0) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Education | |||||||
|
High school or lower |
853(30.6) | 90(10.6) | 763(89.4) | 1.000 | |||
| College or higher | 1932(69.4) | 212(11.0) | 1720(89.0) | 1.045(0.805–1.356) | 0.741 | ||
| Knowledge of HIV | |||||||
| < 6 | 2743(98.5) | 290(10.6) | 2453(89.4) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| ≥ 6 | 42(1.5) | 12(28.6) | 30(71.4) | 3.383(1.713–6.681) | < 0.001*** | 3.483(1.723–7.041) | 0.001** |
| Group sex in the P6M a | |||||||
| Yes | 583(21.1) | 49(8.4) | 534(91.6) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 2185(78.9) | 251(11.5) | 1934(88.5) | 1.390(1.008–1.918) | 0.045* | 1.531(1.097–2.138) | 0.012* |
| Commercial sex with man in the P6M a | |||||||
| Yes | 319(11.6) | 25(7.8) | 294(92.2) | 1.000 | |||
| No | 2431(88.4) | 264(10.9) | 2167(89.1) | 1.300(0.770–2.195) | 0.315 | ||
| Anonymous during online dating | |||||||
| Yes | 2179(78.2) | 205(9.4) | 1974(90.6) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 606(21.8) | 97(16.0) | 509(84.0) | 1.835(1.414–2.381) | < 0.001*** | 1.733(1.329–2.261) | < 0.001*** |
| Ever had a test for HIV before sex with online partner in the P6M | |||||||
| Yes | 1855(66.6) | 210(11.3) | 1645(88.7) | 1.163(0.898–1.506) | 0.253 | ||
| No | 930(33.4) | 92(9.9) | 838(90.1) | 1.000 | |||
| Consistent condom use with online partner in the P6M a | |||||||
| Yes | 1447(52.0) | 135(9.3) | 1312(90.7) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 1336(48.0) | 165(12.4) | 1171(87.6) | 1.368(1.076–1.738) | 0.011* | 1.554(1.208–1.998) | 0.001** |
| Received HIV-related prevention services in the past year | |||||||
| Yes | 2679(96.2) | 297(11.1) | 2382(88.9) | 2.519(1.018–6.232) | < 0.001*** | 2.191(0.873–5.499) | 0.095 |
| No | 106(3.8) | 5(4.7) | 101(95.3) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| HIV status | |||||||
| Positive | 77(2.8) | 10(13.0) | 67(87.0) | 1.235(0.628–2.427) | 0.540 | ||
| Negative | 2708(97.2) | 292(10.8) | 2416(89.2) | 1.000 | |||
| Syphilis status | |||||||
| Positive | 136(4.9) | 14(10.3) | 122(89.7) | 1.000 | |||
| Negative | 2649(95.1) | 288(10.9) | 2361(89.1) | 1.063(0.603–1.873) | 0.833 | ||
| Having used NPS | |||||||
| Yes | 1605(57.6) | 152(9.5) | 1453(90.5) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| No | 1180(42.4) | 150(12.7) | 1030(87.3) | 1.392(1.096–1.768) | 0.007** | 1.371(1.071–1.754) | 0.012* |
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.