Table 2.
Bivariate associations of HIV and STI testing behaviors among MSM: Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2015
| Had HIV test in past 6 months (n=501) |
Had STI test in past 6 months (n=502) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | P | n | (%) | P | |
| Total | 180 | (35.9) | 71 | (14.1) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18-21 | 34 | (27.0) | 0.004 | 15 | (11.9) | 0.093 |
| 22-25 | 41 | (29.5) | 27 | (19.4) | ||
| 26-30 | 29 | (37.7) | 13 | (16.9) | ||
| 31-36 | 32 | (44.4) | 4 | (5.5) | ||
| 37-45 | 25 | (52.1) | 8 | (16.7) | ||
| ≥ 46 | 19 | (48.7) | 4 | (10.3) | ||
| Residence | ||||||
| Dushanbe | 161 | (38.8) | 0.011 | 62 | (14.9) | 0.431 |
| Districts of Republican Subordination | 12 | (20.0) | 4 | (15.4) | ||
| Khatlon or Sughd Regions | 7 | (26.9) | 5 | (8.3) | ||
| Highest Education | ||||||
| Completed or attended high school | 76 | (32.6) | 0.001 | 20 | (8.6) | 0.010 |
| Completed or attended professional school | 22 | (33.9) | 12 | (18.5) | ||
| Attended university but did not complete | 28 | (28.0) | 18 | (18.0) | ||
| Completed university | 54 | (52.4) | 21 | (20.2) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 90 | (42.1) | 0.014 | 28 | (13.0) | 0.533 |
| Unmarried | 90 | (31.4) | 43 | (15.0) | ||
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||
| Gay-identified | 23 | (54.8) | 0.008 | 9 | (21.4) | 0.029 |
| Bisexual-identified | 61 | (30.2) | 19 | (9.4) | ||
| Not gay-or bisexual-identified MSM | 96 | (37.4) | 43 | (16.7) | ||
|
Number of male anal sex partners in past 12 months |
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| 1-3 | 63 | (36.2) | 0.001 | 13 | (7.5) | 0.001 |
| 4-8 | 32 | (25.4) | 21 | (16.5) | ||
| 9-12 | 25 | (30.9) | 9 | (11.1) | ||
| 13-15 | 19 | (46.3) | 6 | (14.6) | ||
| ≥ 15 | 41 | (51.9) | 22 | (27.9) | ||
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Engaged in commercial sex work or drug/sex exchange |
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| No | 111 | (31.7) | 0.003 | 39 | (11.1) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 69 | (45.7) | 32 | (21.1) | ||
| Experienced victimization | ||||||
| No | 142 | (33.2) | 0.002 | 43 | (10.1) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 38 | (52.1) | 28 | (37.8) | ||
| Experienced healthcare-based discrimination | ||||||
| No | 163 | (35.5) | 0.521 | 55 | (12.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 17 | (40.5) | 16 | (37.2) | ||
Note. MSM = men who have sex with men. P-values were derived from Fisher‘s exact test or Pearson chi-square test, depending on the expected cell size.