Table 2. Demographic and behavioral characteristics associated with willingness§ to participate in CVCT with a male sex partner in the next year among US men who have sex with men (MSM) who responded to Online Health and Technology Survey, 2009.
| Characteristic | Willing§ n (%) | Unwilling¶ n (%) | Unadjusted OR N = 5,362** (95% CI) | Adjusted OR Combined N = 5,355†† (95% CI) | Adjusted OR Men with main sex partner only N = 3,965*** (95% CI) |
| Total | 4,370 (81.5) | 992 (18.5) | |||
| Race/Ethnicity §§ | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,783 (78.5) | 487 (21.5) | 1.0 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 603 (84.5) | 111 (15.5) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.9)† | 1.5 (1.2, 1.8)* | 1.4 (1.0, 1.9)* |
| Hispanic | 1,438 (83.0) | 295 (17.0) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6)† | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6)† | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6)* |
| Other | 503 (84.4) | 93 (15.6) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.9)* | 1.4 (1.1, 1.8)* | 1.6 (1.1, 2.2)* |
| Unknown | 43 (87.8) | 6 (12.2) | 1.9 (0.8, 4.6) | 2.0 (0.84, 4.9) | 1.9 (0.65, 5.3) |
| Age §§ | |||||
| 18–24 | 3,019 (81.9) | 668 (18.1) | 2.4 (1.6, 3.6)† | 2.5 (1.7, 3.8)† | 2.8 (1.6, 4.9)†, ¶¶ |
| 25–29 | 714 (82.6) | 150 (17.4) | 2.5 (1.7, 3.9)† | 2.3 (1.5, 3.6)† | 2.7 (1.5, 4.8)†, ¶¶ |
| 30–34 | 273 (79.4) | 71 (20.6) | 2.1 (1.3, 3.3)* | 1.9 (1.2, 3.1)* | 2.0 (1.1, 3.8)* |
| 35–45 | 289 (82.1) | 63 (17.9) | 2.4 (1.5, 3.9)† | 2.3 (1.4, 3.7)† | 2.3 (1.2, 4.4)* |
| Over 45 | 75 (65.2) | 40 (34.8) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) |
| Education | |||||
| College, post graduate, or professional school | 677 (80.7) | 162 (19.3) | 1.0 (reference) | n.s | n.s |
| Some college, associate’s or technical degree | 1,888 (81.6) | 427 (18.4) | 0.95 (0.77, 1.2) | n.s | n.s |
| High school or GED | 1,463 (82.1) | 318 (17.9) | 0.91 (0.74, 1.1) | n.s | n.s |
| Less than high school | 298 (81.0) | 70 (19.0) | 0.98 (0.72, 1.3) | n.s | n.s |
| Don’t know/prefer not to answer | 44 (74.6) | 15 (25.4) | 1.4 (0.77, 2.6) | n.s | n.s |
| Census region | |||||
| Midwest | 672 (82.4) | 144 (17.6) | 1.0 (reference) | n.s | n.s |
| North | 566 (80.7) | 135 (19.3) | 0.90 (0.69, 1.2) | n.s | n.s |
| South | 1,572 (81.7) | 352 (18.3) | 0.96 (0.77, 1.2) | n.s | n.s |
| West | 1,352 (81.3) | 312 (18.8) | 0.93 (0.75, 1.2) | n.s | n.s |
| Missing | 208 (80.9) | 49 (19.1) | |||
| Had a main male sex partner in last 12 months | |||||
| No | 1,010 (72.4) | 384 (27.6) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | n/a |
| Yes | 3,358 (84.7) | 607 (15.3) | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4)† | 1.9 (1.6, 2.2)† | n/a |
| Missing | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |||
| Most recent male sex partner’s HIV status §§ | |||||
| Negative | 3,174 (83.7) | 620 (16.3) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) |
| Positive | 78 (80.4) | 19 (19.6) | 0.80 (0.48, 1.3) | 0.71 (0.42, 1.2) | 0.60 (0.35, 1.1)¶¶ |
| Unknown | 1,118 (76.0) | 353 (24.0) | 0.62 (0.53, 0.72)† | 0.81 (0.69, 0.95)* | 0.79 (0.64, 0.97)* |
| Had unprotected anal intercourse in last 12 months | |||||
| No | 1,509 (80.0) | 378 (20.0) | 1.0 (reference) | n.s | n.s |
| Yes | 2,857 (82.3) | 613 (17.7) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.3)* | n.s | n.s |
| Missing | 4 (0.80) | 1 (0.2) | |||
| Number of male sex partners in last 12 months §§ | |||||
| 1 | 1,067 (82.4) | 228 (17.6) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) |
| 2–3 | 1,282 (82.4) | 274 (17.6) | 1.0 (0.82, 1.2) | 0.89 (0.73, 1.1) | 0.90 (0.70, 1.2) |
| 4–7 | 1,113 (81.2) | 258 (18.8) | 0.92 (0.76, 1.1) | 0.75 (0.61, 0.92)* | 0.74 (0.57, 0.95)* |
| >7 | 905 (79.7) | 231 (20.3) | 0.84 (0.68, 1.0) | 0.62 (0.50, 0.78)† | 0.64 (0.49, 0.84)† |
| Missing | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | |||
| Time since last HIV test §§ | |||||
| 0–6 months | 1,571 (87.3) | 228 (12.7) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) |
| 7–12 months | 704 (85.5) | 119 (14.5) | 0.86 (0.68, 1.1) | 0.86 (0.67, 1.1) | 0.76 (0.57, 1.0)¶¶ |
| >12 months | 690 (80.7) | 165 (19.3) | 0.61 (0.49, 0.76)† | 0.63 (0.50, 0.79)† | 0.60 (0.46, 0.79)† |
| Never tested | 1,025 (72.1) | 396 (27.9) | 0.38 (0.31, 0.45)† | 0.38 (0.31, 0.46)† | 0.38 (0.30, 0.48)† |
| Unknown | 380 (81.9) | 84 (18.1) | 0.66 (0.50, 0.86)* | 0.67 (0.51, 0.89)* | 0.64 (0.45, 0.90)* |
P<.05 (Wald X2).
P<.001 (Wald X2).
Includes 3,016 participants who indicated that they “definitely would”, and 1,354 participants who indicated that they “probably would”, participate in CVCT in the next 12 months with a male partner.
Includes 659 participants who indicated that they “probably would not”, and 333 participants who indicated that they “definitely would not”, participate in CVCT in the next 12 months with a male partner.
From 5,980 total respondents, excludes 569 men responding “don’t know” and 49 men responding “prefer not to answer” regarding their willingness to participate in CVCT in the next 12 months.
From 5,362 respondents to CVCT questions, excludes 3 men who were missing information on main sex partner in last 12 months and 4 men who were missing number of male sex partners in last 12 months.
Construct p-values for adjusted model: 0.0003 (race/ethnicity), 0.0004 (age), <0.0001 (number of male sex partners), 0.021 (male sex partner HIV status), <0.0001 (Time since last HIV test).
‘Meaningfully’ different from combined model (over 10% different).
From 5,362 respondents to CVCT questions, includes only men who responded they had a main male sex partner in last 12 months.
n.s. = non-significant, eliminated during backward elimination for given model.
n/a = not applicable in given model.