Table 3.
Baseline background variables associated with sexualized drug use during the follow-up period for MSM in Hong Kong (among those being followed up at Month 6, n=407).
| Variables | Participants, n (%) | ORa (95% CI) | ||
| Sociodemographics measured at baseline | ||||
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Age group (years) | |||
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18-24 | 4 (5.0) | 1.0 |
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25-30 | 10 (6.8) | 1.40 (0.42-4.61) |
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31-40 | 11 (8.7) | 1.82 (0.56-5.92) |
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>40 | 3 (5.5) | 1.10 (0.24-5.10) |
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Highest educational level attained | |||
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Senior high school or below | 7 (11.1) | 1.0 |
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College or above | 21 (6.1) | 0.52 (0.21-1.28) |
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Current marital status | |||
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Currently single | 24 (7.0) | 1.0 |
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Married/cohabiting with a man | 3 (5.0) | 0.70 (0.21-2.41) |
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Married/cohabiting with a woman | 1 (33.3) | 6.67 (0.58-76.18) |
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Monthly personal income (HK $) | |||
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<10,000 (<US $1290) | 5 (8.8) | 1.0 |
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10,000-19,999 (US $1290-2580) | 6 (5.0) | 0.55 (0.16-1.88) |
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20,000-39,999 (US $2580-3870) | 12 (8.1) | 0.92 (0.31-2.73) |
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>40,000 (>US $5161) | 5 (6.4) | 0.71 (0.20-2.59) |
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Refuse to disclose | 0 (0.0) | N/Ab |
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Current employment status | |||
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Full-time | 21 (6.2) | 1.0 |
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Part-time/unemployed/retired/student | 7 (10.4) | 1.77 (0.72-4.35) |
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Sexual orientation | |||
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Homosexual | 27 (7.2) | 1.0 |
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Bisexual | 1 (3.2) | 0.43 (0.05-3.27) |
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Heterosexual | 0 (0.0) | N/A |
| Service utilization measured at baseline | ||||
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HIV testing in the last 12 months | |||
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No | 4 (3.7) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 24 (8.0) | 2.27 (0.77-6.70) |
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Other HIV prevention services in the last 12 months (eg, condom distribution, peer education, pamphlets, lectures) | |||
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No | 12 (6.5) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 16 (7.2) | 1.11 (0.51-2.41) |
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Currently on PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) | |||
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No | 23 (5.9) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 5 (33.3) | 8.02 (2.53-25.42)c |
| History of HIV/sexual transmitted infections | ||||
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Self-reported HIV status | |||
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Negative/never tested for HIV/refuse to disclose | 24 (6.1) | 1.0 |
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Positive | 4 (30.8) | 6.85 (1.97-23.87)d |
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History of other sexually transmitted infections | |||
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No | 16 (4.9) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 12 (14.6) | 3.31 (1.50-7.31)d |
| Sexual behaviors in the last 12 months as measured at baseline | ||||
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Anal intercourse with regular male sex partners | |||
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No | 2 (3.6) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 26 (7.4) | 2.11 (.49-9.17) |
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Anal intercourse with nonregular male sex partners | |||
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No | 1 (.6) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 27 (11.1) | 20.16 (2.71-149.88)d |
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Condomless anal intercourse with men | |||
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No | 8 (3.2) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 20 (12.7) | 4.37 (1.87-10.18)d |
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Multiple male sex partnerships | |||
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No | 0 (0) | N/A |
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Yes | 28 (10.0) | N/Ae |
| Experience of sexualized drug use as measured at baseline | ||||
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Sexualized drug use in the past year | |||
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No | 7 (2.0) | 1.0 |
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Yes | 21 (36.2) | 27.73 (11.05-69.60)c |
aOR: univariate odds ratio.
bN/A: not applicable.
cP<.001.
dP<.01.
eP<.05.