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. 2022 Oct 26;8(10):e29890. doi: 10.2196/29890

Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of variables associated with provider-initiated HIV testing, Puerto Rico National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Cycle 2016 (N=358).

Variable Received HIV test referral, n (%) Did not receive HIV test referral, n (%) Crude prevalence ratio (95% CI) P value Adjusted prevalence ratioa (95% CI) P value
Engaged in high-risk sexual behaviorb (N=358)c

No (n=115) 29 (25.2) 86 (74.8) Reference .048 Reference .02

Yes (n=243) 40 (16.5) 203 (83.5) .65 (.43-.99)
.59 (.39-.91)
Women who engaged in high-risk sexual behaviorb (n=250)

No (n=85) 22 (25.9) 63 (74.1) Reference .09 Reference .02

Yes (n=165) 28 (17) 137 (83) .66 (.40-1.07)
.57 (.35-.93)
Ever tested for HIV (N=358)

No (n=81) 4 (4.9) 77 (95.1) Reference .002 Reference .001

Yes (n=277) 65 (23.5) 212 (76.5) 4.75 (1.79-12.65)
5.70 (2.12-15.28)

aAdjusted by sex and age.

bDefined as engaging in at least one of the following: (1) any exchange of sex for drugs or money; (2) having sex with more than one sexual partner; (3) having sex with a partner who “probably” or “definitely” had other sex partners, concurrently; (4) having sex with a partner who had “probably” or “definitely” injected drugs; (5) having sex with a partner who “probably” or “definitely” had had male-to-male sexual contact (only female respondents); and (6) having sex with a partner whose HIV status was positive or indeterminate.

cDenominators vary because of nonresponse in the form of missing values.