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. 2019 May 15;42(2):e174–e186. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz052

Table 2.

Results from bivariate multilevel models identifying potential risk factors for CAI with partners by relationship status

CAI with casual partners vs no CAI with casual partners CAI with steady partners vs no CAI with steady partners
Independent Variables OR SE z P > z 95% Confidence interval for Odds ratio Chi-square P-value OR SE z P > z 95% Confidence interval for Odds ratio Chi-square P-value
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Age 36.29 <0.001 25.33 <0.0001
0.98 <0.01 −6.02 <0.001 0.97 0.99 0.98 <0.01 −5.03 <0.001 0.98 0.99
Const. 0.92 0.14 −0.57 0.57 0.68 1.23 0.89 0.11 −0.98 0.33 0.70 1.12
City Var(const) 0.11 0.05 0.05 0.26 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.08
Highest Education level 12.86 <0.001 9.84 0.0073
Primary Ref Ref
High school 1.40 0.22 2.16 0.031 1.03 1.90 1.60 0.25 2.94 0.003 1.17 2.18
University 1.10 0.17 0.64 0.522 0.82 1.49 1.63 0.26 3.13 0.002 1.20 2.22
const 0.38 0.07 −5.36 <0.001 0.27 0.54 0.33 0.05 −7.10 <0.001 0.24 0.45
City Var(const) 0.15 0.06 0.06 0.35 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.09
Perceived attitude towards homosexuality & bisexuality 11.20 0.0037 25.09 <0.001
Positive Ref Ref
Neutral 0.95 0.07 −0.65 0.513 0.82 1.10 0.89 0.06 −1.65 0.099 0.77 1.02
Negative 0.71 0.07 −3.27 0.001 0.58 0.87 0.60 0.06 −5.00 <0.001 0.50 0.74
const 0.49 0.06 −5.64 <0.001 0.39 0.63 0.59 0.04 −7.02 <0.001 0.51 0.68
City Var(const) 0.17 0.07 0.07 0.39 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.12
Outness 15.85 0.0001 16.70 <0.001
Out to less than half Ref Ref
Out to majority 1.34 0.10 3.98 <0.001 1.16 1.55 1.33 0.09 4.09 <0.001 1.16 1.53
const 0.39 0.05 −7.25 <0.001 0.30 0.50 0.44 0.03 −10.51 <0.001 0.38 0.51
City Var(const) 0.18 0.08 0.08 0.42 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.12
HIV testing in last 12 months and result known 19.80 <0.001 0.45 0. 5044
Yes Ref Ref
No 0.73 0.05 −4.45 <0.001 0.63 0.84 0.96 0.07 −0.67 0.504 0.84 1.09
const 0.52 0.06 −5.40 <0.001 0.41 0.66 0.52 0.03 −9.76 <0.001 0.46 0.60
City Var(const) 0.16 0.07 0.07 0.38 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.10
Sex role 6.98 0.0305 4.20 0.1222
Insertive Ref Ref
Receptive 1.19 0.10 2.08 0.037 1.01 1.40 1.00 0.08 −0.04 0.968 0.85 1.17
Versatile 0.96 0.09 −0.46 0.647 0.81 1.14 1.16 0.10 1.79 0.073 0.99 1.37
const 0.47 0.05 −6.53 <0.001 0.37 0.59 0.53 0.04 −7.96 <0.001 0.46 0.62
City Var(const) 0.13 0.06 0.05 ß0.31 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.11
Substances used 56.72 <0.001 5.79 0.0552
None Ref Ref
1–2 1.48 0.11 5.40 <0.001 1.28 1.70 0.87 0.06 −1.97 0.049 0.76 1.00
>2 2.35 0.30 6.76 <0.001 1.84 3.02 1.10 0.14 0.75 0.456 0.86 1.40
const 0.36 0.04 −8.34 <0.001 0.28 0.46 0.56 0.04 −8.23 <0.001 0.49 0.65
City Var(const) 0.16 0.07 0.07 0.36 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.10
HIV status knowledge 31.32 <0.001 0.5931 0.5931
Tested negative Ref Ref
Newly diagnosed 1.33 0.24 1.56 0.119 0.93 1.89 0.91 0.17 −0.51 0.609 0.64 1.30
Already known 2.21 0.32 5.46 <0.001 1.67 2.95 1.14 0.17 0.86 0.391 0.85 1.52
const 0.43 0.05 −7.56 <0.001 0.34 0.53 0.51 0.03 −11.2 <0.001 0.46 0.58
City Var(const) 0.15 0.06 0.06 0.34 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.09
Had sex with female 2.63 0.1047 13.22 0.0003
No Ref Ref
Yes 0.84 0.09 −1.62 0.105 0.69 1.04 0.68 0.07 −3.64 <0.001 0.56 0.84
const 0.47 0.06 −6.13 <0.001 0.37 0.60 0.56 0.04 −8.60 <0.001 0.49 0.64
City Var(const) 0.18 0.08 0.08 0.41 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.12
Venues frequency 7.71 0.0211 2.53 0.2826
No(0) Ref Ref
Low (1–3) 1.00 0.09 0.04 0.97 0.84 1.19 0.89 0.07 −1.42 0.155 0.75 1.05
High (3+) 1.27 0.13 2.27 0.023 1.03 1.57 0.87 0.09 −1.40 0.163 0.72 1.06
const 0.43 0.05 −6.78 <0.001 0.34 0.55 0.58 0.05 −6.70 <0.001 0.49 0.68
City Var(const) 0.14 0.06 0.06 0.32 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.09
Serostatus communication 6.56 0.0104 235.77 <0.001
Unsuccessful Ref Ref
Successful 0.83 0.06 −2.56 0.01 0.72 0.96 2.99 0.21 15.35 <0.001 2.60 3.44
const 0.53 0.06 −5.88 <0.001 0.43 0.66 0.38 0.03 −12.88 <0.001 0.33 0.44
City Var(const) 0.12 0.05 0.05 0.30 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.13
Migration Status 3.27 0.3514 11.98 0.0075
Native Ref Ref
Emigrant 1.57 0.43 1.67 0.095 0.92 2.68 2.05 0.54 2.73 0.006 1.22 3.42
Immigrant 0.94 0.11 −0.58 0.564 0.75 1.17 0.96 0.10 −0.34 0.732 0.78 1.19
Visitor 0.96 0.16 −0.26 0.794 0.68 1.34 1.37 0.21 2.11 0.035 1.02 1.85
const 0.46 0.05 −7.1 <0.001 0.37 0.57 0.50 0.03 −11.29 <0.001 0.45 0.57
City Var(const) 0.14 0.06 0.06 0.33 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.09

Notes: z = test statistic for an individual category in the bivariate model; P > z = significance of an individual category in the bivariate model; Wald Chi-square statistic and P-value are used to test the significance of a whole variable in the bivariate model; SE = Standard Error; OR: Odds Ratio