Table 2 Prevalence of and determinants associated with first‐time HIV testing at new STI consultation, among 384 homosexual men with an unknown HIV status in the period 2002–2003, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
| Determinants | Prevalence n/n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p Value | OR adj * | 95% CI | p Value | OR adj * | 95% CI | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age category (years)† | <0.01 | Age <30 years | Age ⩾30 years | ||||||||
| <30 | 61/94 (64.9) | 4.38 | 2.48 to 7.73 | <0.01 | |||||||
| 30–39 | 38/128 (29.7) | 1 | |||||||||
| 40–49 | 31/105 (29.5) | 0.99 | 0.56 to 1.75 | ||||||||
| ⩾50 | 14/57 (24.6) | 0.77 | 0.38 to 1.57 | ||||||||
| Educational level | 0.14 | ||||||||||
| Low | 37/78 (47.4) | 1 | |||||||||
| Middle | 55/156 (35.3) | 0.60 | 0.35 to 1.05 | ||||||||
| High | 51/145 (35.2) | 0.60 | 0.34 to 1.05 | ||||||||
| Dutch | 0.14 | ||||||||||
| No | 12/23 (52.2) | 1 | |||||||||
| Yes | 132/361 (36.6) | 0.53 | 0.23 to 1.23 | ||||||||
| AI (in the previous 6 months)† | 0.01 | 0.02 | <0.01 | ||||||||
| No/protected AI with CP and with SP | 65/187 (34.8) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| UAI with SP only | 42/82 (51.2) | 1.97 | 1.16 to 3.34 | <0.01 | 0.38 | 0.13 to 1.09 | 2.96 | 1.52 to 5.78 | <0.01 | ||
| UAI with CP only | 23/65 (35.4) | 1.03 | 0.57 to 1.86 | 0.13 | 0.03 to 0.61 | <0.05 | 1.92 | 0.98 to 3.75 | |||
| UAI with CP and with SP | 8/38 (21.1) | 0.50 | 0.22 to 1.16 | 0.15 | 0.03 to 0.76 | <0.05 | 0.69 | 0.25 to 1.95 | |||
| STI diagnosed at new STI consultation | |||||||||||
| Infectious syphilis | 0.70 | ||||||||||
| No | 133/352 (37.8) | 1 | |||||||||
| Yes | 11/32 (34.4) | 0.86 | 0.40 to 1.85 | ||||||||
| Rectal gonorrhoea | 0.07 | ||||||||||
| No | 129/356 (36.3) | 1 | |||||||||
| Yes | 15/28 (53.6) | 2.03 | 0.94 to 4.40 | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | OR | 95% CI | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAART‐related beliefs (1, disagree; 7, agree) | ||||
| Perceiving less HIV/AIDS threat since HAART | 2.47 (1.26) | 0.98 | 0.83 to 1.15 | 0.77 |
| Perceiving less need for safe sex since HAART | 2.60 (1.48) | 1.08 | 0.77 to 1.51 | 0.65 |
| Perceiving less risk for HIV transmission due to HAART | 1.20 (0.74) | 1.06 | 0.93 to 1.22 | 0.37 |
| Perceiving high effectiveness of HAART in curing HIV/AIDS | 1.78 (1.17) | 1.08 | 0.90 to 1.29 | 0.42 |
| Motivational beliefs (1, low level; 7, high level) | ||||
| Perceiving higher level of safe sex fatigue | 2.53 (1.51) | 0.92 | 0.80 to 1.06 | 0.25 |
| Perceiving higher level of sexual sensation seeking | 5.19 (1.88) | 1.10 | 0.98 to 1.24 | 0.10 |
AI, anal intercourse; CP, casual partner; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; SP, sexual partner; STI, sexually transmitted infection; UAI, unprotected anal intercourse.
*OR adjusted for the other variables in the multivariate model.
†A significant (p<.01) interaction term was found for age and anal intercourse; therefore, multivariate results are presented stratified by age category.