Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of HIV prevalence and correlates among male-to-female transgender persons, Thailand 2005

	Adjusted odds ratiosa	95% Confidence interval
Age group (years)
15–22	Reference
23–28	2.24	1.14–4.41
≥29	4.98	2.35–10.57
Recruitment venue
Entertainment/sex work	0.81	0.35–1.83
Park or street	5.23	2.11–12.97
Elsewhereb	Reference
Self prescribed anal sex role identity
Insertive (top)	n/ac
Receptive (bottom)	Reference
Insertive and receptive (versatile)	2.35	1.11–4.98
Age group at first anal sex (years)
<13	2.57	1.40–4.71
≥13	Reference

^aBackward stepwise multivariate logistic regression adjusted for clusters by venues and calendar dates, bolded figures indicate significance at alpha <0.05

^bElsewhere refers to beauty salons, barbershops, etc

^cn/a, not applicable because this category was excluded from the analysis since only 5 transgender persons in the study reported being a top and none of them were positive for HIV