Table 3.
Results of Poisson/logistic regressions predicting psychosocial syndemics and sexual risk behavior.
| Variable | Psychosocial Syndemics (N = 291) |
Inconsistent Condom Use with Steady Partners (n = 108) |
Inconsistent Condom Use with Casual Partners (n = 107) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | |
| HIV-related discrimination | ||||||
| Yes | 1.47 ** | (1.14, 1.89) | 5.40 * | (1.09, 26.70) | 3.24 | (0.70, 15.00) |
| No (reference category) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Psychosocial syndemics | - | - | 3.09 * | (1.22, 7.82) | 0.95 | (0.48, 1.90) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1.73 | (0.79, 3.78) | 14.54 | (0.40, 524.99) | - | - |
| Female (reference category) | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | - | ||
| Age | 1.00 | (0.99, 1.01) | 0.98 | (0.89, 1.07) | 1.05 | (0.97, 1.13) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Chinese | 1.05 | (0.58, 1.89) | 0.32 | (0.02, 4.74) | - | - |
| Ethnic minority (reference category) | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | - | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Secondary education or less (reference category) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Tertiary education | 0.76 | (0.58, 1.00) | 2.62 | (0.52, 13.20) | 0.99 | (0.23, 4.36) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Full-/part-time employment | 0.94 | (0.69, 1.27) | 0.30 | (0.05, 1.91) | 1.90 | (0.37, 9.68) |
| Not in employment | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single (reference category) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Cohabiting/Married | 0.88 | (0.64, 1.22) | 0.11 * | (0.02, 0.58) | 0.24 * | (0.06, 0.99) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 0.98 | (0.57, 1.69) | 0.09 | (0.01, 1.19) | - | - |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 1.06 | (0.76, 1.50) | 0.13 * | (0.02, 0.94) | 1.33 | (.13, 13.79) |
| Sexual minority (reference category) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Length of being diagnosed with HIV infection | 1.00 | (1.00, 1.00) | 1.00 | (0.99, 1.02) | 0.98 * | (0.97, 1.00) |
| Antiretroviral medication use | ||||||
| Yes | 1.37 | (0.85, 2.20) | 3.98 | (0.38, 41.80) | 1.61 | (0.14, 18.41) |
| No (reference category) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
IRR = incidence rate ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.