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. 2018 Apr 18;6(2):97–107. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2018.01.006

Table 2.

The result of multi-variate negative binomial regression of sexual frequency in migrants

Variable Beta IRR 95% CI P value
Age, y −0.0161 0.98 0.98 0.99 <.0001
Age of sexual debut −0.0142 0.99 0.98 0.99 <.0001
Cohabitation, mo 0.0333 1.03 1.03 1.04 <.0001
Score of SRH knowledge 0.0008 1.00 1.00 1.00 .0076
Gender <.0001
 Male 1 1
 Female −0.1094 0.90 0.88 0.92 <.0001
Education attainment
 Primary school graduate or below 1 1
 Junior middle school graduate 0.0505 1.05 1.02 1.09 .0053
 High school graduate 0.0545 1.06 1.02 1.10 .0062
 3-y College education 0.0298 1.03 0.98 1.08 .2179
 Bachelor’s degree or above 0.0617 1.06 1.01 1.12 .0247
Occupation
 Unemployed 1 1
 Worker 0.0329 1.03 0.99 1.08 .1451
 Administrator 0.0257 1.03 0.97 1.08 .3318
 Service trade 0.0081 1.01 0.97 1.05 .7001
 Professionals 0.0143 1.01 0.97 1.07 .5730
 Self-employment 0.0054 1.01 0.96 1.05 .8136
 Others 0.0323 1.03 0.97 1.10 .3063
Personal monthly incomes
 Less than ¥1,000 1 1
 ¥1,000–2,999 −0.0449 0.96 0.92 1.00 .0409
 ¥3,000–4,999 −0.0279 0.97 0.93 1.02 .2055
 ¥5,000–6,999 0.0049 1.00 0.96 1.06 .8504
 More than ¥7,000 0.1185 1.13 1.06 1.20 .0002
Hukou, household registration
 Agriculture account 1 1
 Non-agriculture account 0.0081 1.01 0.98 1.03 .5090
Sexual communication
 Sometimes 1 1
 Seldom 0.0084 1.01 0.98 1.03 .5156
 Frequently 0.2419 1.27 1.23 1.31 <.0001
Sexual relationship
 Married 1 1
 Unmarried 0.0021 1.00 0.96 1.05 .9278
 Casual sex −0.0173 0.98 0.88 1.10 .7662
Sexual repression
 Yes −0.0447 0.96 0.93 0.99 .0058
 No 1 1
Masturbation
 Yes 0.1218 1.13 1.09 1.17 <.0001
 No 1 1
Migrants’ provinces of origin
 Sichuan −0.0002 0.99 0.96 1.04 .9917
 Anhui −0.0163 0.98 0.95 1.02 .3416
 Jiangsu −0.0423 0.96 0.92 1.00 .0377
 Zhejiang −0.0481 0.95 0.91 0.99 .0242
 Chongqing −0.0083 0.99 0.95 1.04 .7265
 Henan 0.0196 1.02 0.98 1.06 .3513
 Other provinces 1 1
Investigated area
 Beijing 1 1
 Shanghai 0.0066 1.01 0.97 1.04 .6928
 Hangzhou 0.0842 1.09 1.05 1.13 .0001
 Chengdu 0.1409 1.15 1.10 1.20 <.0001
 Chongqing 0.1514 1.16 1.11 1.22 <.0001

IRR = incidence rate ratios; SRH = sexual and reproductive health.

IRRs and 95% CIs were calculated by the multi-variate negative binomial regression model after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and epidemiological characteristics.