Table 2.

Percent men whose STI test results match with self-reports of symptoms/unsafe sex behaviour by back ground characteristics; adjusted odds ratios on the prediction of consistency in self-reports by background characteristics.

Characteristics	% whose self-reports match with STI test results	Total number of men	Odds ratios for self-reports in agreement with STI test results
Characteristics	% whose self-reports match with STI test results	Total number of men	Adjusted Odds ratio	p-value	95% CI
Socio-demographic characteristics¹
Age^***
21–25 years	56.8	95	Ref	-	-
26–30 years	66.3	184	1.35	0.29	0.78, 2.34
31–35 years	75.8	178	2.02	0.01	1.12, 3.64
36–40 years	60.0	185	0.97	0.94	0.56, 1.72
Educational status^ns
Illiterate	65.7	99	Ref	-	-
Literate upto primary	60.2	83	0.73	0.35	0.37, 1.42
Literate more than high school	66.7	460	0.91	0.72	0.54, 1.53
*Family Income^ns*
<2500	62.0	229	Ref	-	-
2600–5000	67.7	322	1.15	0.47	0.78, 1.71
>5000	68.1	91	1.02	0.94	0.57, 1.82
Migration status to the current place^*
1–5 years	82.4	51	Ref	-	-
6+ years	63.4	366	0.43	0.04	0.19, 0.99
Born in Mumbai	65.8	225	0.49	0.10	0.22, 1.14
*Exposure to porno materials^**
Yes	57.4	270	Ref	-	-
No	71.8	372	1.58	0.02	1.1, 2.32
Risk behaviour Characteristics¹
Alcohol use^*
No	69.6	382	Ref	-	-
Yes	60.0	260	0.87	0.47	0.59, 1.27
*Number of lifetime partners^**
More than one	51.5	309	Ref	-	-
Only one	79.0	333	3.12	<0.001	2.13, 4.55
*Treatment taken for SHP^*
Yes	56.0	193	Ref	-	-
No	69.9	449	1.42	0.05	1.01, 2.17
*State^ns*
Maharashtra	69.2	172	Ref	-	-
South India	63.4	153	0.75	0.27	0.45, 1.25
Rest of India	65.0	317	1.09	0.70	0.68, 1.78
Mobility^ns,^#
Not mobile	66.3	475	Ref	-	-
Mobile	63.9	158	0.94	0.77	0.62, 1.42
Wife stays with respondent in current place^***
No	50.5	91	Ref	-	-
Yes	68.2	551	2.33	<0.001	1.37, 4.0
Interviewer code	--	--	1.01	0.10	0.96, 1.10

Chi-sq test:

^***

p < .001

^**

p < .01;

p < .05;

ns – Not significant

Dependent variable in the model: Comparison of self reported STI risk with STI test results (0 – do not match, 1 – matches)

Value of R² = 22.0 percent

Ref = Reference category

CI = Confidence interval

SHP = sexual health problem

Mobility is defined as short-term commuting involving at least one overnight stay away from home in the course of income generation (e.g. short and long distance truckers).