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Table 2 Bivariate correlates of HIV testing in the recent 6 month with sexual behavioural and psychosocial factors

From: HIV antibody testing and its correlates among heterosexual attendees of sexually transmitted disease clinics in China

   Variable

Male (n = 517)

Female (n = 306)

 

n(%)a

HIV testing

Crude OR (95% CI)b

P value

n(%)a

HIV testing

Crude OR (95% CI)b

P value

Partner number over life time

   1

98 (19.0)

12.2

1.00

 

162 (52.9)

20.4

1.00

 

   ≥ 2

384 (74.3)

7.3

0.56 (0.28-1.15

0.117

133 (43.5)

11.3

0.50 (0.26-0.96)

0.038

Partner type over life time

   Regular only

170 (32.9)

10.0

1.00

 

232 (75.8)

20.3

1.00

 

   Ever casual/commercia

342 (66.2)

8.8

0.87 (0.46-1.62)

0.651

68 (22.2)

7.4

0.31 (0.12-0.82)

0.018

Condom use over lifetime

   Never

133 (25.7)

0.8

1.00

98 (25.7)

8.2

1.00

  

   Sometime

365 (70.6)

11.8

17.63 (2.40-129.33)

0.005

193 (70.6)

23.8

3.52 (1.59-7.80

0.002

   Always

14 (2.7)

21.4

36.00 (3.45-375.70)

0.003

10 (2.7)

10.0

1.25 (0.14-11.16)

0.842

Type of sex over lifetime

   Only vaginal

465 (89.9)

8.0

1.00

 

284 (92.8)

18.0

1.00

 

   Ever anal

3 (0.6)

33.3

5.78 (0.51-65.29)

0.156

6 (2.0)

16.7

0.91 (0.11-7.99)

0.935

   Ever oral

44 (8.5)

20.5

2.98 (1.33-6.66)

0.008

10 (3.3)

0.0

0.00

0.999

STD history over lifetime

   No

432 (78.1)

10.3

1.00

 

211 (69.0)

13.3

1.00

 

   Yes

75 (19.4)

22.5

1.60 (0.76-3.36

0.219

85 (27.8)

30.6

2.89 (1.57-5.30

0.001

Unintended pregnancy overlifetime

   No

403 (77.9)

7.9

1.00

 

175 (57.2)

15.4

1.00

 

   Yes

110 (21.3)

14.5

1.97 (1.04-3.75)

0.038

128 (41.8)

21.9

1.54 (0.85-2.76)

0.152

STD risk

   Impossible/unsure

175 (33.8)

12.6

1.00

 

99 (32.4)

18.2

1.00

 

   Possible

332 (64.2)

7.8

0.59 (0.32-1.08)

0.086

203 (66.3)

17.2

0.94 (0.50-1.76)

0.84

HIV risk

   Impossible/unsure

490 (94.8)

8.4

1.00

 

298 (97.4)

17.8

1.00

 

   Possible

26 (5.0)

26.9

4.04 (1.60-10.16)

0.003

7 (2.3)

14.3

0.77 (0.09-6.53

0.811

HIV related knowledge

   0

120 (23.2)

1.7

1

 

88 (28.8)

12.5

1

 

   1-3

197 (38.1)

9.1

5.93 (1.35-26.04)

0.018

137 (44.8)

13.9

1.13 (0.51-2.50)

0.768

   4

188 (36.4)

14.4

9.90 (2.31-42.43

0.002

74 (24.2)

31.1

3.16 (1.42-7.03)

0.005

Awareness that every county has established VCT site

   Incorrect/unsure

388 (75.0)

6.4

1

 

210 (68.6)

12.9

1

 

   Correct

123 (23.8)

17.1

2.99 (1.61-5.56)

0.001

90 (29.4)

28.9

2.75 (1.50-5.06)

0.001

  1. aPercentages may not add up up to 100 due to missing data for some items;
  2. bOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence inerval.