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. 2016 Feb 22;2(1):e7. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.5298

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.