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. 2013 May 15;3(5):e002775. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002775

Table 3.

Survey responses—demographic and sexual practices by infection status, HIV-infected men, 2011—San Diego, California, USA

Total
CT and/or GC infection
Neither infection
n (%) n (%) n (%) OR 95% CI p Value*
Demographic variables (n respondents)
 Gender of sexual partner(s) (n=98)
  Women only 21 (21.4) 1 (4.8) 20 (26.0) REF 1.88 to 55.72
  Male (MSM) 77 (78.6) 20 (95.2) 57 (74.0) 7.02 0.04
 Race/ethnicity (n=99) 0.03
  White 35 (35.4) 2 (9.5) 33 (42.3) REF
  Black 36 (36.4) 9 (42.9) 27 (34.7) 5.50 1.10 to 27.64 0.04
  Hispanic 15 (15.2) 6 (28.6) 9 (11.5) 11.00 1.89 to 64.06 0.01
  Other 13 (13.0) 4 (19.0) 9 (11.5) 7.33 1.15 to 46.66 0.03
 Age (n=99)
  <35 years 66 (66.7) 19 (90.5) 47 (60.3) 6.27 1.36 to 28.82 0.02
  ≥35 years 33 (33.3) 2 (9.5) 31 (39.7) REF
 Previous history of STI (n=99)
  No 63 (63.6) 7 (33.3) 56 (71.8) REF
  Yes 36 (36.4) 14 (66.7) 22 (28.2) 5.10 1.81 to 14.30 0.001
 Number of years since HIV diagnosis (n=99)
  >3 years 57 (57.6) 8 (38.1) 49 (62.8) REF
  ≤3 years 42 (42.4) 13 (61.9) 29 (37.2) 2.75 1.02 to 7.41 0.04
Sexual practices (n respondents)
 Vaginal sex (n=99)
  No 70 (70.7) 19 (90.5) 51 (65.4) REF
  Yes 29 (29.3) 2 (9.5) 27 (34.6) 0.20 0.04 to 0.92 0.03
 Oral sex† (n=99)
  No 3 (3.0) 0 (0) 3 (3.8) REF
  Yes 96 (97.0) 21 (100) 75 (96.2) 1.00
 Anal sex† (n=99)
  No 15 (15.2) 0 (0) 15 (19.2) REF
  Yes 84 (84.8) 21 (100) 63 (80.8) 0.04
 Insertive anal sex (n=80)
  No 15 (18.8) 5 (23.8) 10 (16.9) 1.00
  Yes 65 (81.2) 16 (76.2) 49 (83.1) 0.65 0.19 to 2.20 0.52
 Receptive anal sex (n=80)
  No 17 (21.3) 2 (9.5) 15 (25.4) REF 0.67 to 15.57
  Yes 63 (78.7) 19 (90.5) 44 (74.6) 3.32 0.21

*Fisher's exact test was performed for variables with expected cell frequencies <5; otherwise, a χ² test was performed.

†OR and 95% CI not available owing to one or more zero cells.

MSM, men who have sex with men (self-reported).

Oral and oral–anal sex were not significantly associated with infection with p>0.05.