Table 2.
Factors associated with a potential increase of testing frequency if self-sampling was made available.
| Variable | Denmark (N=320), PRa (95% CI) | Germany (N=941), PR (95% CI) | Greece (N=503), PR (95% CI) | Portugal (N=531), PR (95% CI) | Romania (N=307), PR (95% CI) | Spain (N=2417), PR (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) |
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≥50 | 1.0 (0.7-1.4) | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) |
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25-49 | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | 1.3 (1.0-1.6) | 1.0 (0.9-1.2) | 1.2 (1.0-1.3) |
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<25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Education |
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No university education | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | —b | — | — | — | — |
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University education | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lives sex life with men… |
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Hidden/Total secrecy | — | 1.4 (1.2-1.6) | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) | — | 1.3 (1.1-1.4) |
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Discreetly | — | 1.3 (1.1-1.4) | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) | 1.0 (0.9-1.3) | — | 1.2 (1.1-1.3) |
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Openly | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 |
| Number of partners with unprotected anal intercourse (last 12 months) |
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≥5 | 1.5 (1.1-2.1) | 1.3 (1.0-1.6) | — | 1.3 (1.1-1.7) | 1.3 (1.1-1.6) | 1.5 (1.3-1.7) |
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2-4 | 1.4 (1.0-2.0) | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | — | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | 1.3 (1.1-1.6) | 1.3 (1.2-1.5) |
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1 | 1.1 (0.8-1.6) | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | — | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | 1.1 (1.0-1.3) |
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None | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Number of HIV tests (ever) |
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1 | 1.5 (1.2-2.0) | — | 1.7 (1.3-2.2) | 1.7 (1.3-2.1) | — | 1.5 (1.3-1.8) |
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2-5 | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) | — | 1.7 (1.3-2.1) | 1.5 (1.2-2.0) | — | 1.4 (1.2-1.6) |
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6-9 | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) | — | 1.3 (0.9-1.8) | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | — | 1.1 (1.0-1.3) |
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≥10 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 |
| Time since last HIV test |
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>12 months | — | 1.3 (1.1-1.6) | — | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) | 1.4 (1.1-1.7) | 1.3 (1.1-1.4) |
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3-12 months | — | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | — | 1.3 (1.1-1.6) | 1.4 (1.1-1.7) | 1.1 (1.0-1.3) |
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≤3 months | — | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
aPR: adjusted prevalence ratio.
bVariable not included in multivariate analysis.