Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis exploring potential mediators of the relationship between integration into the gay community and (1) condomless anal sex with partners whose HIV status is positive or unknown and (2) any HIV testing
Any condomless anal sex with a partner whose HIV status is positive or unknown | Any HIV testing | |||||
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ORa (95% CIb) No mediator | OR (95% CI) Mediator: HIV knowledge | OR (95% CI) Mediator: peer judgmentalism | OR (95% CI) Mediator: sexuality-related discrimination | OR (95% CI) No mediator | OR (95% CI) Mediator: HIV knowledge | |
Integration into the gay community | 1.8 (1.9, 3.5) | 1.8 (1.02, 3.1) | 1.7 (1.01, 2.8) | 1.7 (0.97, 2.9) | 1.7 (1.1, 2.6) | 1.6 (1.01, 2.5) |
Direct effect | – | 1.8 (1.02, 3.1) | 1.7 (1.01, 3.0) | 1.7 (0.97, 2.9) | – | 1.6 (1.01, 2.5) |
Potential mediators | ||||||
Knowledge of HIV risk | – | 1.2 (0.98, 1.4) | – | – | – | 1.2 (1.01, 1.3) |
Peer judgmentalism towards sexual behavior | – | – | 1.7 (0.9, 3.3) | – | – | – |
Sexuality-related discrimination | – | – | – | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | ||
Indirect effect | – | 1.1 (0.99, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.99, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.95, 1.3) | – | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) |
Covariates | ||||||
Age less than 25 years | 1.5 (0.5, 4.3) | 1.5 (0.6, 3.6) | 1.6 (0.7, 3.8) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.4) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) |
Any university education | 0.4 (0.1, 1.3) | 0.4 (0.1, 1.4) | 0.6 (0.2, 1.8) | 0.6 (0.2, 2.0) | 2.1 (0.7, 5.8) | 1.6 (0.6, 4.4) |
Employed | 2.3 (0.9, 6.0) | 2.3 (0.9, 5.9) | 2.7 (1.1, 6.8) | 2.8 (1.1, 7.3) | 1.4 (0.6, 2.9) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.4) |
In a committed relationship | 0.8 (0.2, 2.7) | 0.8 (0.3, 2.3) | 0.8 (0.3, 2.4) | 0.7 (0.3, 2.2) | 1.2 (0.5, 2.7) | 1.3 (0.5, 3.1) |
OR odds ratio
CI confidence interval