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Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb;53(Suppl 1):S74–S80. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c7dd16

Table 3.

Factors associated with HIV infection among MSM in Chengdu

Univariate Multivariate

N OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value
Age (years)
  <25 (Ref) 295 1
  25–35 142 1.62 0.81, 3.28 0.18
  >35 76 2.08 0.93, 4.66 0.07
Education
  Senior high school or lower (Ref) 206 1 1
  College or above 247 1.03 0.56, 1.91 0.92 3.17 1.44, 6.97 <0.01
Occupation
  Clerk/student (Ref) 240 1 1
  Self-employed/service business 224 4.52 2.03, 10.10 <0.01 4.11 1.68, 10.06 <0.01
  Money boy (MB) 47 5.12 1.76, 14.90 <0.01 6.43 1.54, 28.86 0.01
Marital status
  Never married 404 1
  Married/divorced 96 1.66 0.82, 3.36 0.16
Income (yuan/month)
  <500 93 0.48 0.18, 1.27 0.14
  500–2000 (Ref) 274 1
  >2000 127 0.65 0.30, 1.40 0.27
Sexual orientation
  Homosexual (Ref) 347 1
  Bisexual 130 1.08 0.53, 2.17 0.84
  Heterosexual 36 0.96 0.28, 3.32 0.95
From urban or rural area
  Urban (Ref) 410 1
  Rural 103 1.92 0.98, 3.77 0.06
Time of living in Chengdu
  <=5 years (Ref) 193 1 1
  >5 years 320 2.59 1.22, 5.51 0.01 2.47 1.06, 5.76 0.04
Number of lifetime male partners for anal sex
  <=10 (Ref) 324 1 1
  >10 165 3.60 1.87, 6.93 <0.01 2.76 1.32, 5.78 <0.01
Number of BFs in past 6 months
  0 (Ref) 153 1
  1 246 0.90 0.43, 1.88 0.78
  >1 114 1.39 0.62, 3.12 0.43
Number of casual male sex partners in past 6 months
  0 or 1 (Ref) 219 1
  2–5 204 1.01 0.47, 2.14 0.99
  >5 89 3.00 1.41, 6.36 <0.01
Number of lifetime female sex partners
  <=1 (Ref) 375 1
  >1 115 2.60 1.36, 4.96 <0.01
Condom use during the last intercourse
  No (Ref) 214 1
  Yes 289 1.54 0.81, 2.93 0.19
Condom use with BF in past 6 months
  Never 53 0.95 0.31, 2.90 0.92
  Sometimes 221 1.28 0.67, 2.44 0.45
  Always (Ref) 84 1
Condom use with casual male partners in past 6 months
  Never 44 0.61 0.14, 2.70 0.51
  Sometimes 193 1.73 0.92, 3.25 0.09
  Always (Ref) 149 1
Correctly answered questions about condom use
  >=4/5 (Ref) 261 1 1
  <=3/5 252 2.22 1.16, 4.23 0.02 2.65 1.27, 5.54 <0.01
Lubricant use
  No (Ref) 82 1
  Yes 430 1.04 0.45, 2.41 0.93
Preferred sexual behaviors
  Anal sex 277 1.06 0.57, 1.96 0.86
  Others (Ref) 233 1
Diagnosed STD during lifetime
  No (Ref) 396 1
  Yes 104 1.30 0.63, 2.67 0.47
Either HSV or syphilis
  No (Ref) 318 1 1
  Yes 195 5.19 2.61, 10.33 <0.01 4.48 2.02, 9.96 <0.01
Illegal drug use
  Yes 124 0.77 0.36, 1.64 0.50
  No (Ref) 389 1
CES_D
  <15 (Ref) 237 1
  15–21 82 1.21 0.48, 3.04 0.68
  >21 193 1.59 0.81, 3.10 0.18