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. 2009 May;23(5):315–321. doi: 10.1089/apc.2008.0199

Table 2.

Predictors of Willingness to Participate in a Circumcision Trial among Two Hundred Eighty-Four Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men

Variables n WTP (%) Crude OR 95% CI Adjusted OR 95% CI
Having a Beijing resident card            
 Yes 98 31.6 1.0   1.0  
 No 186 49.5 2.12 1.26–3.54a 1.99 1.17–3.38b
Finding sexual partners through Internet in the last 3 months            
 Yes 214 38.3 1.0   1.0  
 No 70 58.6 2.28 1.31–3.94a 2.13 1.21–3.75b
Number of male sexual partners in the past 3 months            
 < 2 128 49.2 1.0      
 ≥ 2 156 38.5 0.64 0.40–1.04    
It might be easier to acquire STDs if:            
 Circumcised 18 27.8 1.0      
 Uncircumcised 130 50.0 2.60 0.88–7.71    
 No difference or don't know 136 39.0 1.66 0.56–4.93    
Which one might increase your sexual pleasure if:            
 Circumcised 61 54.1 1.0      
 Uncircumcised 20 55.0 1.04 0.38–2.86    
 No difference or don't know 203 38.9 0.54 0.30–0.96b    
Which one might increase your partner's sexual pleasure if:            
 Circumcised 43 53.5 1.0      
 Uncircumcised 12 75.0 2.61 0.62–10.98    
 No difference or don't know 229 39.7 0.57 0.30–1.10    
Concerned that circumcision might not be effective            
 Yes 81 28.4 1.0   1.0  
 No 203 49.3 2.45 1.40–4.27a 2.37 1.34–4.19a
Concerned about any side effects of circumcision            
 Yes 190 49.5 1.0      
 No 94 37.2 0.61 0.36–1.00    
a

p < 0.01; bp < 0.05.

WTP, willingness to participate; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; STDs, sexually transmitted diseases.