Table 3.
Factors associated with having an HIV test within 12 months of the survey date among YMSM in New Zealand 2006, 2008, 2011 based on multivariate analyses (n = 2908)
| AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Demographics |
|
|
| Age (16-29 years old) (AOR for each per year increase in age) |
1.06 (1.03 – 1.08) |
*** |
| Recruitment site (ref: Fair day) |
|
|
| Gay bars |
1.04 (0.66 – 1.64) |
|
| Sex-on-site venue |
1.70 (0.94 – 3.08) |
|
| Internet dating sites |
0.73 (0.60 – 0.89) |
** |
| Identity (ref: gay) |
|
|
| Bisexual |
0.70 (0.57 – 0.86) |
** |
| Other |
0.86 (0.59 – 1.24) |
|
| Ethnicity (ref: European/Pākehāa) |
|
|
| Māori |
0.88 (0.68 -1.15) |
|
| Pacific Islander |
0.61 (0.40 – 0.92) |
* |
| Asian |
0.71 (0.54 – 0.94) |
* |
| Other |
1.15 (0.81 – 1.62) |
|
| Time spent with other gay men (ref: a little or none) |
|
|
| Some time or a lot of time |
1.44 (1.20 – 1.73) |
*** |
|
Sexual behavior in the last 6 months |
|
|
| Number of men sex partners (ref: one partner) |
|
|
| None |
0.67 (0.45 – 1.01) |
|
| 2-5 |
1.73 (1.32 – 2.27) |
*** |
| 6-10 |
1.82 (1.31 – 2.55) |
*** |
| 11-20 |
3.13 (2.14 – 4.60) |
*** |
| >20 |
2.30 (1.56 – 3.40) |
*** |
| Current regular partner, relationship length (ref: <6 months) |
|
|
| No current regular partner |
0.55 (0.42 – 0.71) |
*** |
| 6 months – 1 year |
1.69 (1.19 – 2.41) |
** |
| >1 – 2 years |
0.88 (0.63 – 1.22) |
|
| 3 or more years |
0.50 (0.35 – 0.71) |
*** |
| Current regular partner, anal modality (ref: both receptive and insertive) |
|
|
| Receptive only |
0.76 (0.56 – 1.03) |
|
| Insertive only |
0.61 (0.44 – 0.85) |
** |
| No current regular partner |
0.55 (0.42 – 0.71) |
*** |
| Casual partner, condom use (ref: low condom useb) |
|
|
| No casual partners |
1.03 (0.69 – 1.53) |
|
| Casual partners, but no anal intercourse |
1.05 (0.71 – 1.55) |
|
| Medium condom usec |
1.16 (0.78 – 1.74) |
|
| High condom used |
1.51 (1.08 – 2.10) |
* |
|
Knowledge and attitudes |
|
|
| Knew “HIV cannot pass through an undamaged latex condom” (ref: did not know or was unsure) |
1.35 (1.12 – 1.62) |
** |
| Disagreed “HIV/AIDS is a less serious threat than it used to be because of new treatments” (ref: agreed) |
1.27 (1.03 – 1.57) |
*
|
| Disagreed “A man who knows he has HIV would tell me he was positive before we had sex” (ref: agreed) | 1.28 (1.09 – 1.51) | ** |
AOR adjusted odds ratio with 95%; CI, confidence interval; Ref reference group. Observations with missing data on any variable excluded. Bolded text indicates statistical significance at p<0.05.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
aPākehā = indigenous Māori term for European settlers/ethnicity. b“low” condom use refers to very rarely or never using condoms; c“medium” condom use refers to using condoms about half the time; d“high” condom use refers to always or almost always using condoms.