Table IV.

Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) for requesting a HIV test kit through the HOPE study by online social network use and sexual risk and HIV testing behavior, Los Angeles, CA, 2011

Correlates^a		aORs	95%CI
Daily social media use		0.81	0.58	1.09
When did you join Facebook?
	Less than 1 month ago	Control
	Between 1 – 6 months ago	0.64	0.018	14.75
	Between 6 – 12 months ago	0.49	0.038	5.95
	1 – 2 years ago	0.36	0.035	3.65
	Over 2 years ago	0.76	0.080	7.32
Have you used social media to meet sexual partners^*		2.47	1.07	6.06
The ease of using online social networks to meet new sexual partners in comparison to face-to-face encounters^*		1.70	1.13	2.75
Frequency of talking about having sex with men on online social networks^*		0.78	0.61	0.96
Have you been HIV tested in the past 3 years		1.22	0.30	4.39
How long ago was your HIV test?
	Less than 6 months	Control
	More than 6 months	2.53	1.02	6.37
Unsure HIV status^b ^*		2.81	1.02	7.84
Number of male sexual partners		0.96	0.87	1.01
Number of sexual partners met on SNSs		0.97	0.87	1.02
Number of one-time sexual partners		0.95	0.82	1.02
How many times have you had unprotected vaginal sex		0.45	0.065	1.87
How many times have you had unprotected receptive anal sex		1.01	0.56	1.73
How many times have you had unprotected insertive anal sex		1.39	0.86	2.31
How many times have you had oral sex		0.84	0.57	1.17
Have you ever been drunk while having sex^*		2.46	1.06	5.77
Have you ever been high while having sex		1.49	0.65	3.45

p< 0.05

^**

p< 0.01

^***

p< 0.001

All models adjusted for age

The control group is “I am sure I am HIV (+) or HIV (−)”, and “I may be HIV positive” and “I have no idea what my HIV status is” were combined into “unsure HIV status”