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. 2008 Jul 23;85(5):744–758. doi: 10.1007/s11524-008-9299-2

Table 5.

Adjusted association between UAI, HIV disclosure, and communication of HIV-related topics before sex with online and offline partners

Never tested Tested HIV-positive
OR 95% CI (LL, UL) OR 95% CI (LL, UL) OR 95% CI (LL, UL)
Online partner
n 384 1,909 86
Age (ref: 18–24 years) 25–29 2.50 0.87 7.03 1.48 0.88 2.51 0.31 0.02 5.28
30–39 0.82 0.25 2.68 0.88 0.52 1.50 0.21 0.02 2.14
40–49 1.58 0.20 12.42 0.82 0.29 2.27 0.63 0.10 4.13
50+ a 0.44 0.13 1.45 0.79 0.05 12.90
Race (ref: White) Asian 1.08 0.31 3.74 0.63 0.32 1.23 1.55 0.11 21.14
Black 1.33 0.28 6.22 0.80 0.43 1.50 2.17 0.27 17.23
Latino 0.44 0.09 2.14 0.98 0.55 1.75 0.19 0.02 1.75
Other 1.28 0.38 4.33 1.07 0.52 2.21 0.70 0.11 4.34
Discussed sexual things we like to do 2.92 0.77 11.02 1.55 0.88 2.73 0.41 0.02 7.45
HIV disclosure 0.39 0.13 1.14 0.51** 0.32 0.80 2.15 0.29 16.01
Decided to avoid anal 0.14** 0.03 0.57 0.04*** 0.02 0.08 b
Decided to use condoms 0.14** 0.04 0.46 0.07*** 0.04 0.12 0.02*** 0.00 0.09
Decided to have UAI 97.14*** 27.92 337.97 31.30*** 19.33 50.68 50.50** 4.19 608.98
Offline partner
n 274 1,658 103
Age (ref: 18–24 years) 25–29 0.66 0.17 2.58 1.41 0.80 2.50 0.65 0.04 10.21
30–39 1.60 0.42 6.07 1.03 0.58 1.82 0.31 0.07 1.28
40–49 1.99 0.10 39.36 1.10 0.45 2.70 0.50 0.10 2.39
50+ a 2.03 0.56 7.31 a
Race (ref: White) Asian 1.53 0.36 6.53 0.78 0.40 1.50 1.31 0.03 62.26
Black 3.64 0.71 18.66 0.90 0.44 1.82 2.92 0.23 36.46
Latino 2.86 0.65 12.60 1.31 0.71 2.41 4.97 0.48 51.45
Other 6.84* 1.28 36.59 1.10 0.55 2.20 12.31* 1.19 126.73
Discussed sexual things we like to do 1.68 0.41 6.84 1.43 0.88 2.33 1.50 0.19 12.09
HIV disclosure 1.88 0.55 6.39 1.05 0.65 1.68 0.54 0.07 3.87
Decided to avoid anal 0.05** 0.01 0.48 0.12*** 0.07 0.23 0.13* 0.02 0.85
Decided to use condoms 0.12** 0.02 0.55 0.12*** 0.07 0.20 0.08* 0.01 0.69
Decided to have UAI 32.65*** 9.74 109.52 49.67*** 31.26 78.90 35.89*** 7.76 165.90

*p < 0.05

**p < 0.01

***p < 0.001

aAll members within testing group and age category reported no unprotected anal intercourse

b5/76 agreed not to have anal sex, all of whom did not have UAI