Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariate associations between sexual behavior stigma and online sex-seeking (N=1,370)

Stigma	Meets Male Sex Partners Online (n/N)	OR	95% CI	p-value	AORa	95% CI	p-value
Personal
Family exclusion	105/145	1.73	1.18, 2.53	0.005**	1.56	0.98, 2.48	0.06
Family gossiped	194/277	1.60	1.21, 2.13	0.001**	1.41	0.99, 2.00	0.06
Friend rejection	187/266	1.62	1.21, 2.16	0.001**	1.47	1.03, 2.10	0.03*
Social
No safe place to socialize with other MSM	334/462	2.07	1.62, 2.64	<0.001***	1.44	1.08, 1.93	0.01*
Did not feel protected by police	182/236	2.42	1.75, 3.36	<0.001***	1.57	1.07, 2.32	0.03*
Felt scared to walk around in public	174/256	1.41	1.06, 1.88	0.02*	1.26	0.89, 1.79	0.19
Verbally harassed	311/445	1.71	1.35, 2.18	<0.001***	1.53	1.13, 2.05	0.005**
Blackmailed	245/322	2.39	1.80, 3.18	<0.001***	2.19	1.55, 3.10	<0.001***
Physically hurt	209/271	2.51	1.85, 3.42	<0.001***	1.62	1.12, 2.35	0.01*
Healthcare
Afraid to seek services	321/401	3.44	2.61, 4.53	<0.001***	2.05	1.48, 2.82	<0.001***
Avoided services	252/299	4.35	3.12, 6.08	<0.001***	2.15	1.46, 3.17	<0.001***
Treated poorly	58/66	4.80	2.27, 10.12	<0.001***	2.30	1.00, 5.27	0.0498*
Healthcare worker gossiped	57/69	3.12	1.66, 5.86	<0.001***	1.47	0.71, 3.04	0.29

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001

^aAll stigma items entered into separate models. Models adjust for age, self-reported HIV status, sexual orientation, education level, marital status, religion, and study site

AOR=Adjusted Odds Ratio

CI=Confidence Interval

OR=Odds Ratio