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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 20.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2013 Jul;17(6):2136–2142. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0453-9

Table 2.

Multivariate determinants of the consideration of UVL among 73 MSM who had had UAI during the last contact with either an HIV-positive or a (potentially) HIV-negative casual partner or an HIV-positive or a (potentially) HIV-negative sex buddy, 2010.

HIV-positive partner (potentially) HIV-negative partner


n/N (%) ORadj (95%CI) p-value n/N (%) ORadj (95%CI) p-value

Type of sex partner
  Casual partner 3/15 (20%) 1 0.051 16/28 (57%) 1 0.170
  Sex Buddy 11/20 (55%) 5.02 (0.99–25.31) 4/10 (40%) 0.28 (0.05–1.73)
Age (per 10 years increment) 1.15 (0.94–1.42) 0.170 1.08 (0.92–1.28) 0.346
Perceived protective value of UVL against HIV transmission
  HIV-positive partners
    No to low risk 12/28 (43%) 1 0.764
    Moderate to absolute risk 2/7 (29%) 0.74 (0.10–5.42)
  (potentially) HIV-negative partners
    No to low risk 14/21 (67%) 1 0.044
    Moderate to absolute risk 6/17 (35%) 0.23 (0.06–0.96)

OR=odds ratio; adj=adjusted; 95%CI=95% Confidence Interval; UVL=undetectable viral load