Table 4. Testing associations and mediating effects of behavioral intention to take up HIV antibody testing in the next six months considering factors of perceived discrimination toward MSM and perceived empathy of service providers.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORu | (95%CI) | ORa | (95%CI) | ORu | (95%CI) | ORa | (95%CI) | ORu | (95%CI) | ORa | (95%CI) | |
| Perceived discrimination by the public toward MSM in Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
| No/little | 1.00 | 1.00 | N.A | N.A. | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Noticeable/strong | .58 | (.37,.92) * | .60 | (.36,.98) * | .65 | (.40,1.08) | .68 | (.41,1.14) | ||||
| Perceived empathy of service providers | N.A. | N.A. | 1.03 | (1.00, 1.05)* | 1.05 | (1.02,1.08) ** | 1.03 | (1.00,1.05) * | 1.03 | (1.01,1.06) * | ||
| -2LL | 415.09 | 403.65 | 349.02 | 342.12 | 345.35 | 339.02 | ||||||
Model 1: the independent variable is perceived discrimination toward MSM.
Model 2: the independent variable is perceived empathy of service providers.
Model 3: the independent variables are both perceived discrimination toward MSM and perceived empathy of service providers.
ORu: odds ratio of univariate analysis.
ORa: odds ratio of adjusted analysis adjusting for background variable with p<.2 in Table 3. N.A.: not included in the model.
*: p<.05
**: p<.01.