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. 2020 Oct 12;10(10):e036654. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036654

Table 3.

Associations between behavioural characteristics and HIV, syphilis and HCV infection

Behavioural characteristics HIV positive Syphilis positive HCV positive
OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate
No condom use in the last commercial sex (yes vs no) 3.95
(2.19 to 7.15)*
3.97
(2.19 to 7.19)*
3.48
(1.90 to 6.37)*
1.06
(0.78 to 1.45)
0.54
(0.29 to 1.00)
Inconsistent condom use in the past month (yes vs no) 2.86
(1.50 to 5.45)*
1.33
(1.05 to1.67)*
1.30
(1.03 to 1.64)*
1.30
(1.02 to 1.65)*
0.64
(0.44 to 0.93)*
0.63
(0.43 to 0.92)*
0.72
(0.49 to 1.05)
Drug use (yes vs no) 0.32
(0.02 to 5.24)
1.27
(0.71 to 2.28)
3.28
(1.80 to 6.00)*
Injecting drug use
(yes vs no)
1.15
(0.07 to 18.91)
1.87
(0.76 to 4.59)
10.05
(5.16 to 19.59)*
9.21
(4.67 to 18.18)*
8.91
(4.45 to 17.86)*
STI diagnosis in the past year 0.49
(0.03 to 7.98)
4.02
(2.59 to 6.24)*
3.75
(2.40 to 5.87)*
3.81
(2.40 to 6.03)*
2.78
(1.29 to 6.00)*
HIV-related services
(yes vs no)
1.71
(0.53 to 5.53)
1.37
(0.90 to 2.08)
1.36
(0.71 to 2.60)
HIV positive
(yes vs no)
8.89
(3.74 to 21.17)*
9.17
(3.84 to 21.91)*
5.88
(2.40 to 14.41)*
1.51
(0.09 to 25.29)
Syphilis positive
(yes vs no)
8.89
(3.73 to 21.16)*
8.68
(3.63 to 20.74)*
4.88
(1.95 to 12.18)*
9.09
(5.30 to 15.58)*
9.0
(5.26 to 15.71)*
7.88
(4.49 to 13.83)*
HCV positive
(yes vs no)
1.50
(0.09 to 24.83)
9.09
(5.30 to 15.59)*
8.81
(5.09 to 15.25)*
7.68
(4.37 to 13.49)*

aOR adjusted for sociodemographic characteristic (age, education level, marital status, typology and survey year).

*P<0.05.

aOR, adjusted OR; HCV, hepatitis C virus; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.