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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2014 Oct;62(7):450–460. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2014.917654

Table 5.

Adjusted odds of discussing HIV status with sex partners

Discuss HIV status with protected sex partners in last 3 months
(n=480)
Discuss HIV status with unprotected sex partners in last 3 months
(n=480)

Personal
AOR [95% CI] AOR [95% CI]

Age 1.1 [0.9, 1,2] 1.1 [1.0, 1.3]
Internalized homonegativity 1.0 [0.8, 1.3] 1.1 [0.8, 1.5]
Outness 0.8 [0.6, 1.0] 0.9 [0.6, 1.2]

Environmental

AOR [95% CI] AOR [95% CI]

Community’s population density
 Rural 0.8 [0.5, 1.4] 0.8 [0.5, 1.4]
 Urban Ref. Ref.
Community’s acceptance of homosexuality 1.2 [0.8, 1.8] 1.5 [1.0, 2.3]

Behavioral

AOR [95% CI] AOR [95% CI]

No. protected male anal sex partners last 3 months 1.1 [0.9, 1.2] 1.0 [0.9, 1,1]
No. unprotected male anal sex partners last 3 months 1.0 [0.9, 1.2] 1.1 [0.9, 1,3]
Test yearly for HIV 1.7 [0.9, 3.2] 1.4 [0.7, 3.0]
Test yearly for STI 3.6 [1.8, 7.1] 3.1 [1.5, 6.8]

Post-estimation test of difference by variable groups between participants who test annually and participants who do not test annually

Χ2 Χ2

Personal 0.151 0.176
Environmental 0.521 0.122
Behavioral <0.001 <0.001