Table 2.
Factors associated with UAI with multiple non-steady sexual partners. Odds ratios and 95 %-confidence intervals from univariable logistic regression models
| 4+ vs. None | 4+ vs. 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| < 25 | 0.82 (0.77–0.88)*** | 0.56 (0.52–0.60)*** |
| 25–39 | 0.83 (0.79–0.87)*** | 0.81 (0.76–0.85)*** |
| 40+ | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Settlement Size: 500,000 inhabitants or more | 1.08 (1.03–1.13)** | 1.30 (1.24–1.36)*** |
| Education° | ||
| ISCED 1–3 | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| ISCED 4 | 0.79 (0.74–0.84)*** | 0.88 (0.82–0.94)** |
| ISCED 5 | 0.67 (0.63–0.71)*** | 0.90 (0.84–0.96)* |
| ISCED 6 | 0.55 (0.51–0.58)*** | 0.97 (0.91–1.04) |
| Employed | 1.00 (0.95–1.05) | 1.24 (1.17–1.31)*** |
| Born abroad | 1.09 (1.03–1.16)* | 1.21 (1.13–1.29)*** |
| Sexual Identity | ||
| Gay/homosexual | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Bisexual | 0.79 (0.74–0.85)*** | 0.79 (0.73–0.85)*** |
| Other | 0.78 (0.71–0.85)*** | 0.75 (0.68–0.82)*** |
| In Steady Relationship | 0.78 (0.75–0.82)*** | 1.07 (1.02–1.13)* |
| Diagnosed HIV infection | 6.72 (6.12–7.38)*** | 6.83 (6.14–7.61)*** |
| Any sex with women in past 12 months | 0.97 (0.90–1.03) | 1.03 (0.96–1.10) |
| Out to everyone or almost everyone participant knows | 1.34 (1.28–1.41)*** | 1.41 (1.34–1.48)*** |
| Feelings of loneliness | 1.17 (1.11–1.22)*** | 0.82 (0.78–0.86)*** |
| Sexual happiness | 1.24 (1.18–1.31)*** | 1.61 (1.53–1.69)*** |
| Experience of violence due to sexual attraction to men in past 12 months | ||
| Physical abuse | 2.36 (2.09–2.65)*** | 1.72 (1.52–1.94)*** |
| Intimidated or Verbal Abuse | 1.10 (1.05–1.15)** | 0.94 (0.90–0.99)+ |
| None | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Visits to gay sex venues in past 4 weeks | 2.70 (2.58–2.83)*** | 2.80 (2.66–2.94)*** |
| Bought sex in past 12 months | 1.55 (1.44–1.66)*** | 1.54 (1.44–1.66)*** |
| Sold sex in past 12 months | 3.97 (3.70–4.25)*** | 2.47 (2.31–2.65)*** |
| Exposed to information about HIV/STIs for MSM in past 12 months | 0.85 (0.80–0.91)*** | 1.13 (1.06–1.20)** |
| Knew that effective treatment of HIV infection reduces the risk of HIV being transmitted | 1.34 (1.28–1.40)*** | 1.49 (1.42–1.56)*** |
| Use of nitrite inhalants in past 4 weeks | 2.71 (2.59–2.84)*** | 2.50 (2.38–2.63)*** |
| Use of drugs associated with sex and parties in past 4 weeks | 3.26 (3.04–3.50)*** | 2.30 (2.14–2.47)*** |
| Erectile dysfunction drugs in past 4 weeks | 3.36 (3.16–3.57)*** | 2.77 (2.60–2.96)*** |
(+ p < 0.05, *p < 0.01, **p < 0.001, ***p < 0.0001)
° ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education, 1997 version