Table 4.

Independent associations of HIV infection among MSM in Maputo, Beira and Nampula, Mozambique, 2011

Variable	Maputo AORa (95 % CI), p value	Beira AOR (95 % CI), p value	Nampula AOR (95 % CI), p value
Age (per year)	1.30 (1.18–1.53), 0.001	1.30 (1.22–1.40), <0.001	1.25 (1.14–1.38), <0.001
Received money, items or services in exchange for anal sex with a man in the 12 months preceding the survey	NSb	NS	5.36 (1.21–23.66), 0.03
Peer education contact	0.18 (0.06–0.55), 0.002	NS	NS
Had an STI symptom or diagnosis in the 12 months preceding the survey	4.06 (1.58–10.46), 0.004	NS	NS

NS not significant

^aAdjusted odds ratio (AOR): effects adjusted for other variables listed and weighted for the RDS survey design