Table 3.
Correlates of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Jiangsu, China, 2013–2014 (N = 522)
| Have ever self-tested for HIV (n = 137, 26.2%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N (%) | OR (95% CI) |
p | AOR (95% CI) |
p | |
| Recruitment method | |||||
| TLS | 69/255 (27.1%) | 1.0 | |||
| Online | 68/267 (25.5%) | 0.92 (0.62, 1.36) | 0.680 | ||
| Age | |||||
| 18 – 25 | 47/156 (30.1%) | 1.0 | |||
| 26–35 | 48/191 (25.1%) | 0.78 (0.49, 1.25) | 0.300 | ||
| >=36 | 41/171 (24.0%) | 0.73 (0.45, 1.19) | 0.211 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 80/299 (26.8%) | 1.0 | |||
| Married | 24/107 (22.4%) | 0.79 (0.47, 1.33) | 0.380 | ||
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 33/115 (28.7%) | 1.10 (0.68, 1.78) | 0.692 | ||
| Hukoua | |||||
| Nanjing | 43/198 (21.7%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Jiangsu | 63/216 (29.2%) | 1.48 (0.95, 2.32) | 0.084 | 1.51 (0.74, 3.10) | 0.261 |
| Other province | 31/108 (28.7%) | 1.45 (0.85, 2.48) | 0.174 | 2.55 (1.02, 6.38) | 0.045 |
| Education | |||||
| Middle school or less | 18/76 (23.7%) | 1.0 | |||
| High school/Technical | 65/226 (28.8%) | 1.30 (0.71, 2.38) | 0.392 | ||
| College or higher | 54/220 (24.6%) | 1.05 (0.57, 1.93) | 0.880 | ||
| Employment | |||||
| Full-time | 120/433 (27.7%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Other | 17/89 (19.1%) | 0.62 (0.35, 1.09) | 0.095 | 0.62 (0.22, 1.79) | 0.378 |
| Monthly income (RMB)b | |||||
| ≤ 2,999 | 36/176 (20.5%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 3,000 – 4,999 | 59/198 (29.8%) | 1.65 (1.02, 2.66) | 0.039 | 0.82 (0.35, 1.89) | 0.637 |
| ≥ 5,000 | 42/148 (28.4%) | 1.54 (0.92, 2.57) | 0.098 | 0.90 (0.34, 2.38) | 0.838 |
| Sexual orientation | |||||
| Gay | 103/351 (29.3%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Bisexual/Heterosexual/Not sure | 34/171 (19.9%) | 0.60 (0.38, 0.93) | 0.022 | 0.79 (0.38, 1.65) | 0.534 |
| Out to anyone | |||||
| No | 54/238 (22.7%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 83/284 (29.2%) | 1.41 (0.95, 2.09) | 0.092 | 0.80 (0.41, 1.57) | 0.522 |
| Have a main male partner | |||||
| No | 68/287 (23.7%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 69/235 (29.4%) | 1.34 (0.91, 1.98) | 0.144 | 1.20 (0.63, 2.32) | 0.577 |
| Number of male anal sex partners, past 6 months | |||||
| ≤ 1 | 40/195 (20.5%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 2 – 5 | 61/226 (27.0%) | 1.43 (0.91, 2.26) | 0.122 | 2.12 (1.00, 4.49) | 0.049 |
| ≥ 6 | 30/75 (40.0%) | 2.58 (1.45, 4.61) | 0.001 | 4.95 (1.90, 12.87) | 0.001 |
| Any UIAI, past 6 months | |||||
| No | 81/289 (28.0%) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 45/177 (25.4%) | 0.88 (0.57, 1.34) | 0.539 | ||
| Any URAI, past 6 months | |||||
| No | 94/324 (29.0%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 32/142 (22.5%) | 0.71 (0.45, 1.13) | 0.148 | 0.74 (0.35, 1.54) | 0.415 |
| Ever tested for HIV | |||||
| No | 10/117 (8.6%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 127/405 (31.4%) | 4.89 (2.47, 9.66) | <0.001 | 4.56 (1.66, 12.55) | 0.003 |
| Had a friend who self-tested for HIV | |||||
| No | 29/177 (16.4%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 108/191 (56.5%) | 6.64 (4.07, 10.84) | <0.001 | 7.32 (3.57, 15.00) | <0.001 |
| Number of MSM friends who had an HIV test (descriptive norm) | |||||
| None/Very few | 31/167 (18.6%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Less than half | 22/61 (36.1%) | 2.47 (1.30, 4.75) | 0.006 | 2.00 (0.79, 5.09) | 0.144 |
| More than half/All | 53/146 (36.3%) | 2.50 (1.49, 4.19) | <0.001 | 2.02 (0.94, 4.34) | 0.071 |
Note:
a
Official residential status;
b
1 USD ≈ 6 RMB;
TLS = time-location sampling; UIAI = unprotected insertive anal intercourse; URAI = unprotected receptive anal intercourse.