Table 3.
Demographic and risk factors, prevalence of TasP awareness and univariate associations for HIV-negative GBMSM (n=520)
| Total (HIV positive) | Aware of TasP | Univariate associations | ||||||
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| n | RDS % | RDS (95% CI) | n | RDS % | RDS (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||||||||
| 16–24 | 139 | 27.5 | (22.1, 32.9) | 52 | 31.6 | (21.1, 42.2) | 0.1905 | Reference |
| 25–39 | 257 | 48.5 | (42.4, 54.6) | 113 | 39.9 | (31.3, 48.5) | 1.44 (0.95–2.18) | |
| 40+ | 124 | 24.0 | (18.8, 29.2) | 57 | 40.2 | (28.3, 52.1) | 1.45 (0.89–2.37) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Caucasian | 389 | 70.1 | (64.1, 76.0) | 173 | 37.9 | (31.3, 44.4) | 0.0343 | Reference |
| Asian | 59 | 11.0 | (7.5, 14.4) | 19 | 41.3 | (24.1, 58.6) | 1.16 (0.67–2.00) | |
| Aboriginal ancestry | 27 | 6.8 | (3.1, 10.4) | 8 | 16.4 | (2.0, 30.9) | 0.32 (0.13–0.77) | |
| Other | 45 | 12.2 | (7.5, 16.9) | 22 | 45.3 | (23.5, 67.1) | 1.36 (0.81–2.29) | |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||||
| Gay | 441 | 82.0 | (77.1, 86.9) | 186 | 39.4 | (33.0, 45.9) | 0.0042 | Reference |
| Bisexual | 45 | 13.3 | (8.6, 18.0) | 16 | 21.2 | (8.1, 34.3) | 0.41 (0.23–0.75) | |
| Other | 34 | 4.7 | (2.9, 6.5) | 20 | 52.8 | (32.3, 73.3) | 1.72 (0.77–3.83) | |
| Education | ||||||||
| Some high school or less | 37 | 11.7 | (7.0, 16.4) | 12 | 14.2 | (3.1, 25.3) | 0.0004 | Reference |
| Completed high school (only) | 68 | 17.2 | (12.1, 22.3) | 23 | 35.4 | (19.2, 51.7) | 3.31 (1.45–7.58) | |
| Any post-secondary education | 405 | 71.1 | (65.0, 77.2) | 183 | 42.0 | (35.4, 48.5) | 4.37 (2.09–9.15) | |
| Current student | ||||||||
| No | 388 | 74.5 | (69.3, 79.7) | 160 | 34.7 | (28.2, 41.3) | 0.0153 | Reference |
| Yes | 131 | 25.5 | (20.3, 30.7) | 62 | 46.3 | (34.5, 58.1) | 1.62 (1.10–2.39) | |
| Born in Canada | ||||||||
| No | 127 | 28.4 | (22.7, 34.2) | 50 | 40.7 | (28.5, 52.9) | 0.3529 | Reference |
| Yes | 393 | 71.6 | (65.8, 77.3) | 172 | 36.4 | (30.0, 42.9) | 0.84 (0.57–1.22) | |
| First language | ||||||||
| English | 432 | 78.9 | (73.5, 84.3) | 193 | 36.7 | (30.6, 42.9) | 0.3962 | Reference |
| Other | 88 | 21.1 | (15.7, 26.5) | 29 | 41.0 | (26.0, 56.1) | 1.20 (0.80–1.82) | |
| Neighbourhood | ||||||||
| Downtown/West End | 220 | 45.0 | (38.9, 51.2) | 97 | 40.7 | (31.2, 50.2) | 0.2786 | Reference |
| Elsewhere in Vancouver | 186 | 31.4 | (26.1, 36.8) | 86 | 37.2 | (28.1, 46.4) | 0.86 (0.58–1.29) | |
| Outside Vancouver | 114 | 23.6 | (18.5, 28.6) | 39 | 32.4 | (20.6, 44.2) | 0.70 (0.45–1.09) | |
| Currently employed | ||||||||
| No | 148 | 36.8 | (30.6, 43.0) | 58 | 29.4 | (19.8, 39.0) | 0.0024 | Reference |
| Yes | 372 | 63.2 | (57.0, 69.4) | 164 | 42.5 | (35.5, 49.5) | 1.77 (1.22–2.56) | |
| Income | ||||||||
| <$18,500 | 214 | 47.0 | (40.9, 53.2) | 91 | 37.1 | (28, 46.2) | 0.9759 | Reference |
| $18,500–44,999 | 192 | 35.2 | (29.5, 40.9) | 81 | 37.8 | (28.4, 47.2) | 1.03 (0.70–1.51) | |
| $50,000–74,999 | 76 | 9.8 | (6.7, 12.8) | 34 | 40.3 | (25, 55.6) | 1.15 (0.63–2.09) | |
| $75,000+ | 38 | 8.0 | (4.8, 11.2) | 16 | 37.1 | (17.1, 57) | 0.10 (0.52–1.93) | |
| Relationship with regular partner | ||||||||
| No | 321 | 65.9 | (60.2, 71.7) | 129 | 34.4 | (27.2, 41.7) | 0.0109 | Reference |
| Yes | 177 | 34.1 | (28.3, 39.8) | 85 | 45.9 | (35.7, 56.1) | 1.61 (1.12–2.33) | |
| Any reported drug use in the past 6 months | ||||||||
| No | 214 | 43.5 | (37.5, 49.6) | 94 | 43.6 | (34.5, 52.7) | 0.0114 | Reference |
| Yes | 306 | 56.5 | (50.4, 62.5) | 128 | 33.1 | (25.8, 40.3) | 0.64 (0.45–0.90) | |
| Any reported party drug use in the past 6 months | ||||||||
| No | 232 | 47.4 | (41.3, 53.5) | 99 | 41.5 | (32.7, 50.2) | 0.0826 | Reference |
| Yes | 288 | 52.6 | (46.5, 58.7) | 123 | 34.3 | (26.7, 41.9) | 0.74 (0.52–1.04) | |
| Any reported injection drug use in the past 6 months | ||||||||
| No | 494 | 94.3 | (90.8, 97.9) | 212 | 38.7 | (32.8, 44.7) | 0.0388 | Reference |
| Yes | 26 | 5.7 | (2.1, 9.2) | 10 | 20.0 | (1.7, 38.2) | 0.40 (0.16–0.95) | |
| Number of male anal sex partners in the past 6 months | ||||||||
| 0–1 | 174 | 35.2 | (29.3, 41.1) | 71 | 34.5 | (24.8, 44.1) | 0.0365 | Reference |
| 2–5 | 156 | 29.2 | (24.0, 34.4) | 60 | 31.9 | (22.5, 41.3) | 0.90 (0.57–1.39) | |
| 6+ | 126 | 22.9 | (17.4, 28.3) | 58 | 44.2 | (30.3, 58.0) | 1.50 (0.95–2.38) | |
| No anal sex in the past 6 months | 64 | 12.7 | (8.8, 16.6) | 33 | 48.1 | (31.2, 65.0) | 1.76 (1.01–3.07) | |
| Unprotected anal sex with opposite or unknown status partner | ||||||||
| No | 334 | 68.9 | (63.4, 74.5) | 146 | 35.6 | (28.6, 42.6) | 0.0927 | Reference |
| Yes | 174 | 31.1 | (25.5, 36.6) | 74 | 43.2 | (32.7, 53.7) | 1.38 (0.95–2.00) | |
| Worked as an escort or in the sex industry | ||||||||
| No | 452 | 85.6 | (81.1, 90.2) | 195 | 40.0 | (33.6, 46.3) | 0.0070 | Reference |
| Yes, in the past 6 months | 28 | 7.9 | (3.8, 12.0) | 10 | 14.8 | (2.2, 27.4) | 0.26 (0.11–0.60) | |
| Yes, but not in the past 6 months | 40 | 6.5 | (4.1, 8.9) | 17 | 35.7 | (17.9, 53.5) | 0.83 (0.41–1.69) | |
| Currently has a family doctor | ||||||||
| No | 226 | 44.9 | (38.8, 51) | 84 | 37.5 | (28.1, 46.8) | 0.9496 | Reference |
| Yes | 293 | 55.1 | (49, 61.2) | 137 | 37.7 | (30.4, 45) | 1.01 (0.72–1.43) | |
| Out to family doctor | ||||||||
| No | 71 | 32.3 | (24.4, 40.2) | 30 | 33.7 | (19.7, 47.7) | 0.2996 | Reference |
| Yes | 218 | 67.7 | (59.8, 75.6) | 105 | 39.9 | (31.3, 48.6) | 1.31 (0.79–2.18) | |
| Told family doctor about male partners | ||||||||
| No family doctor | 226 | 45.2 | (39.1, 51.4) | 84 | 37.5 | (28.1, 46.8) | 0.5793 | Reference |
| Did not tell | 71 | 17.7 | (12.7, 22.6) | 30 | 33.7 | (19.7, 47.7) | 0.85 (0.52–1.39) | |
| Told doctor | 218 | 37.1 | (31.4, 42.8) | 105 | 39.9 | (31.3, 48.6) | 1.11 (0.76–1.62) | |
GBMSM=gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men; RDS= respondent-driven sampling; 95% CI=95% confidence interval.