Table 2.
Associations between demographic and behavioral factors and condom breakage among men who had anal intercourse with their last male sex partner, in an online HIV prevention survey, United States, March-April 2009.
| Characteristics |
|
Broken condomab
(N=41) n (%) |
No brokenabcondom (N=881) n (%) |
Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Black/African-American | 10 (7) | 139 (93) | 1.95 (0.79-4.80) | 2.13 (0.79-5.77) |
|
|
Latino/Hispanic | 13 (4) | 349 (96) | 1.01 (0.4-2.34) | 0.78 (0.29-2.08) |
|
|
Otherc | 8 (7) | 113 (93) | 1.92 (0.74-4.99) | 1.98 (0.6-5.76) |
|
|
White/Caucasian | 10 (4) | 271 (96) | Referent | Referent |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
≤ High school diploma/GED | 19 (5) | 374 (95) | 1.32 (0.69–2.53) | 0.84 (0.39-1.81) |
|
|
> High school diploma/GED | 19 (4) | 493 (96) | Referent | Referent |
| Age (year), median (range)d |
|
20 (18-47) | 21 (18-65) | 0.69 (0.48-1.01) | 0.53 (0.30-0.94) |
| Number of male sex partners in last 12 months d |
|
6 (1-364) | 4 (1-87) | 1.05 (1.02-1.07) | 1.03 (1.00-1.08) |
| MRMSP is an exchange partner e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes | 4 (14) | 24 (86) | 3.93 (1.29-11.91) | 0.63 (0.06-6.31) |
|
|
No | 36 (4) | 848 (96) | Referent | Referent |
| Type of MRMSP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main | 23 (5) | 421 (92) | 1.45 (0.74-2.81) | See interaction |
|
|
Casual | 15 (4) | 397 (96) | Referent | See interaction |
| High or buzzed during sex f |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes | 16 (7) | 209 (93) | 2.33 (1.20-4.56) | See interaction |
|
|
No | 21 (3) | 640 (96) | Referent | See interaction |
| Interaction, high or buzzed during sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casual partner | 10 (9) | 107 (91) | ― | 3.14 (1.02-9.60) |
|
|
Main partner | 4 (5) | 82 (95) | ― | Referent |
| Interaction, not high or buzzed during sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casual partner | 4 (1) | 274 (99) | ― | 0.31 (0.08-1.27) |
|
|
Main partner | 17 (5) | 324 (95) | ― | Referent |
aColumn percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding; missing values were not included.
bCondom break is defined as a break in the condom during either insertive or receptive anal intercourse (or both) during last sexual activity with a male partner. No condom breakage is defined as no break in the condom at last sexual activity (with both insertive and receptive anal intercourse) with a male partner.
cOther races include Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan Native, multiple, and other races.
dPer 5-unit increase.
eExchange partner is defined as a partner with whom the participant had sex in exchange for things they needed (eg, money, drugs, food, shelter, or transportation).
fIncludes being high or buzzed with alcohol, drugs not prescribed by a doctor, or both during sex.