Table 4.
Multinomial logistic regression: sexual and HIV/STD testing behaviors among MSM who were website only users, gay app only users, and men who used both platforms in China, 2014 (N=1201)
| Gay App only versus website only user | Both versus website only user | |||
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| aOR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | |
| Number of sex partners found through the platform in the past 6 months | ||||
| Single | Ref | Ref | ||
| Multiple | 2.15 | 1.60, 2.88*** | – | – |
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| Condomless anal sex with last male partner men in the last 6 months | ||||
| Yes | 1.10 | 0.82, 1.46 | 1.00 | 0.74, 1.36 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Time duration between meeting the last sex partner through the platform and meeting in person | ||||
| < 1 day | 2.24 | 1.57, 3.19*** | 3.71 | 2.50, 5.51*** |
| 2–7 days | 1.88 | 1.34, 2.64*** | 2.32 | 1.56, 3.43*** |
| >1 week | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Negotiation about condom use with last partner before meeting in person | ||||
| Yes | 1.09 | 0.82, 1.46 | 0.52 | 0.39, 0.71*** |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Asked for HIV status before meeting in person | ||||
| Yes | 1.15 | 0.86, 1.56 | 0.79 | 0.57, 1.10 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Had group sex in the last 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 1.04 | 0.64, 1.48 | 1.57 | 0.97, 2.53 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Had commercial sex in the last 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 1.11 | 0.60, 2.06 | 1.63 | 0.87, 3.05 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Had sex while having drugs in the last 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 1.32 | 0.94, 1.86 | 1.66 | 1.17, 2.37** |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Received online health message | ||||
| Yes | 1.25 | 0.94, 1.67 | 2.19 | 1.57, 3.05*** |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Ever been tested for HIV | ||||
| Yes | 1.05 | 0.79, 1.40 | 1.23 | 0.90, 1.68 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
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| Ever been tested for STDs | ||||
| Yes | 0.99 | 0.73, 1.35 | 1.28 | 0.92, 1.78 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
Note: Multivariable model controlled for age, education, income, marital status, residency, currently had a main partner, sexual orientation, and disclosure status.
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001