Table 3. Standardized total and indirect effects of the path analysis modelling of determinants of sexual exposure in male adolescents who have sex with men (n=578). Brazil, Portugal, 2021.
| Paths | Standardized coefficient | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Total effects | ||
| APP*→EXP† | -0.273 | 0.011 |
| CHEM‡→EXP† | 0.285 | <0.001 |
| DES§→EXP† | 0.049 | 0.449 |
| PSD||→EXP† | 0.481 | 0.001 |
| MPE¶→EXP† | 0.347 | 0.038 |
| CRED**→EXP† | 0.222 | 0.003 |
| CONJ††→EXP† | -0.038 | 0.536 |
| Specific indirect effects | ||
| APP* | ||
| APP*→CHEM‡→EXP† | -0.009 | 0.553 |
| APP*→DES§→EXP† | -0.001 | 0.696 |
| APP*→MPE¶→EXP† | -0.001 | 0.972 |
| APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.790 |
| APP*→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.031 | 0.225 |
| APP*→DES§→PSD||→EXP† | -0.001 | 0.699 |
| APP*→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.006 | 0.391 |
| APP*→DES§→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.693 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.828 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.832 |
| APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.770 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.871 |
| APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.776 |
| APP*→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.891 |
| APP*→DES§→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.900 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.820 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.821 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→MPE→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.823 |
| APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.901 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.906 |
| APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.909 |
| CONJ †† | ||
| CONJ††→APP*→EXP† | 0.136 | 0.010 |
| CONJ††→MPE¶→EXP† | -0.003 | 0.888 |
| CONJ††→APP*→CHEM‡→EXP† | 0.004 | 0.552 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→EXP† | 0.001 | 0.698 |
| CONJ††→APP*→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.972 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.790 |
| CONJ††→APP*→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | -0.014 | 0.225 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.700 |
| CONJ††→APP*→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | -0.003 | 0.389 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.693 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.829 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.832 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.771 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.871 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.776 |
| CONJ††→APP*→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.891 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.900 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.821 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.821 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.824 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.901 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.907 |
| CONJ††→APP*→DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.909 |
| CHEM ‡ | ||
| CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.321 | 0.002 |
| CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.058 | 0.244 |
| CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.003 | 0.891 |
| DES § | ||
| DES§→CHEM‡→EXP† | -0.002 | 0.736 |
| DES§→PSD||→EXP† | 0.020 | 0.473 |
| DES§→MPE¶→EXP† | -0.017 | 0.410 |
| DES§→CRED**→EXP† | 0.001 | 0.815 |
| DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.819 |
| DES§→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.008 | 0.691 |
| DES§→CRED**→PSD||→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.866 |
| DES§→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.001 | 0.706 |
| DES§→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.894 |
| DES§→CRED**→MPE¶→EXP† | -0.004 | 0.804 |
| DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | -0.001 | 0.804 |
| DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.808 |
| DES§→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.894 |
| DES§→CRED**→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.903 |
| DES§→CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.905 |
| CRED** | ||
| CRED**→CHEM‡→EXP† | -0.014 | 0.551 |
| CRED**→PSD||→EXP† | 0.007 | 0.813 |
| CRED**→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.268 | 0.040 |
| CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→EXP† | 0.046 | 0.094 |
| CRED**→CHEM‡→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.008 | 0.259 |
| CRED**→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.887 |
| CRED**→CHEM‡→PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.000 | 0.891 |
| PSD || | ||
| PSD||→MPE¶→EXP† | 0.005 | 0.891 |
*APP = Dating app use; †EXP = Sexual exposure to HIV; ‡CHEM = Chemsex; §DES = Unawareness; ||PSD = Challenging sexual practices; ¶MPE = Ineffective forms of protection; **CRED = Partner credibility; ††CONJ = Conjugal status