Table 3.
Factors associated with the PrEP awareness among MSM recruited in 2021 in Beijing, China.
| Categorical variables | Awareness | Unawareness | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | OR (95%CI) | P | aOR (95%CI) | P | |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| ≥ 40 | 67 | 19.6 | 275 | 80.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25–39 | 108 | 45.2 | 131 | 54.8 | 3.832 (2.583–5.685) | < 0.0001 | 1.450 (0.803–2.619) | 0.2182 |
| < 25 | 10 | 37.0 | 17 | 63.0 | 2.372 (0.971–5.796) | 0.0581 | 1.180 (0.348–3.996) | 0.7905 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 124 | 44.1 | 157 | 55.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married/cohabitating | 39 | 16.4 | 199 | 83.6 | 0.251 (0.159–0.397) | < 0.0001 | 0.555 (0.286–1.076) | 0.0814 |
| Divorced/widowed | 22 | 24.7 | 67 | 75.3 | 0.376 (0.212–0.664) | 0.0008 | 0.695 (0.325–1.486) | 0.3478 |
| Time in Beijing (years) | ||||||||
| < 2 | 17 | 20.0 | 68 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ≥ 2 | 168 | 32.1 | 355 | 67.9 | 1.771 (0.973–3.226) | 0.0616 | 1.249 (0.622–2.507) | 0.5311 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Middle school or lower | 58 | 15.7 | 312 | 84.3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| College or higher | 127 | 53.4 | 111 | 46.6 | 6.290 (4.165–9.500) | < 0.0001 | 3.525 (2.013–6.173) | < 0.0001 |
| Monthly income (CNY) | ||||||||
| < 5000 | 47 | 16.8 | 232 | 83.2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5000–10,000 | 75 | 34.4 | 143 | 65.6 | 2.700 (1.723–4.231) | < 0.0001 | 1.117 (0.620–2.014) | 0.7125 |
| ≥ 10,000 | 63 | 56.8 | 48 | 43.2 | 7.002 (4.123–11.889) | < 0.0001 | 1.494 (0.718–3.108) | 0.2825 |
| Sexual orientationa | ||||||||
| Bisexual | 56 | 23.0 | 187 | 77.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Homosexual | 128 | 35.4 | 234 | 64.6 | 1.856 (1.249–2.758) | 0.0022 | 0.687 (0.408–1.155) | 0.1562 |
| Main means of meeting partners | ||||||||
| Face-to-face directly | 55 | 24.6 | 169 | 75.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Internet | 130 | 33.9 | 254 | 66.1 | 1.492 (1.003–2.220) | 0.0483 | 0.888 (0.528–1.492) | 0.6529 |
| Self-assessed risk of HIV infection | ||||||||
| Low | 144 | 30.5 | 328 | 69.5 | 1 | |||
| High | 41 | 30.1 | 95 | 69.9 | 0.942 (0.603–1.472) | 0.7940 | / | |
| Knowledge of HIV | ||||||||
| Poor | 46 | 15.3 | 254 | 84.7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 139 | 45.1 | 169 | 54.9 | 4.700 (3.115–7.091) | < 0.0001 | 3.605 (2.229–5.829) | < 0.0001 |
| No of MSM partners in the preceding 6 months | ||||||||
| 1 | 41 | 24.4 | 127 | 75.6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2–9 | 114 | 32.4 | 238 | 67.6 | 1.665 (1.061–2.612) | 0.0266 | 1.245 (0.705–2.198) | 0.4502 |
| ≥ 10 | 30 | 34.1 | 58 | 65.9 | 1.797 (0.989–3.265) | 0.0542 | 0.897 (0.407–1.973) | 0.7861 |
| Condom use in MSM anal sex during the preceding 6 monthsb | ||||||||
| Consistent | 87 | 32.5 | 181 | 67.5 | 1 | |||
| Inconsistent | 74 | 33.0 | 150 | 67.0 | 0.964 (0.640–1.454) | 0.8628 | / | |
| Sexualized drug used during the preceding 6 months | ||||||||
| No | 90 | 22.4 | 311 | 77.6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 95 | 45.9 | 112 | 54.1 | 3.031 (2.060–4.460) | < 0.0001 | 2.059 (1.276–3.322) | 0.0031 |
| HIV testing in the preceding 12 months | ||||||||
| No | 26 | 16.6 | 131 | 83.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 159 | 35.3 | 292 | 64.7 | 3.278 (1.997–5.380) | < 0.0001 | 2.647 (1.463–4.788) | 0.0013 |
| STI history | ||||||||
| No | 140 | 28.2 | 356 | 71.8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 45 | 40.2 | 67 | 59.8 | 1.935 (1.221–3.069) | 0.0050 | 2.064 (1.189–3.584) | 0.0101 |
| Peer education in preceding 12 months | ||||||||
| No | 29 | 27.1 | 78 | 72.9 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 156 | 31.1 | 345 | 68.9 | 1.456 (0.877–2.419) | 0.1462 | / | |
| Continuous variable | Awareness | Unawareness | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | OR (95%CI) | P | aOR (95%CI) | P | |
| Stigma scorec | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.674 (0.573–0.792) | < 0.0001 | 0.729 (0.591–0.897) | 0.0029 |
a Sexual orientation removes heterosexuality and nonsexuality.
b 492 MSM has MSM anal sex during the past six months.
c measured on a 7-point scale from 0 to 6, 6 = extremely stigma.