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Table 1 Prevalence of risk factors and association between these risk factors and HIV seroconversion (hazard ratio)

From: Using population attributable risk to choose HIV prevention strategies in men who have sex with men

 

Prevalence of behavior n (%)(1)

Number of HIV cases

(person-years)

Hazard ratio

(95% CI)

No UAI

521 (37)

7 (2071.4)

1

UAI by reported HIV status of sexual partners (2)

  

UAI with HIV-negative only (serosorting)

466 (33)

14 (1958.7)

2.17 (0.88,5.39)

UAI with some unknown HIV status

362 (25)

13 (879.8)

4.44 (1.77,11.16)

UAI with any HIV-positive

77 (5)

13 (246.3)

16.12 (6.42,40.46)

UAI by sexual position (2)

   

Insertive UAI only (strategic positioning)

225 (16)

4 (792.1)

1.54 (0.45,5.26)

Receptive with withdrawal (withdrawal)

204 (14)

11 (662.0)

5.00 (1.94,12.92)

Receptive with ejaculation

426 (33)

25 (1627.2)

4.65 (2.01,10.76)

Circumcision status (3)

   

Uncircumcised men

488 (34)

17 (16.7)

1.22 (0.67,2.22)

Number of sexual partners

   

10+ casual sexual partners in the last 6 m

528 (37%)

20 (1370.8)

2.1 (1.12-3.74)

STIs (4)

   

Anal warts between study visit

59 (4)

8 (197.1)

5.22 (2.44,11.18),

Anal gonorrhoea at study visit

4 (<1)

3 (42.8)

8.50 (2.60,27.95)

  1. CI = Confidence interval, UAI = Unprotected anal intercourse, m = months
  2. 1. Reported at baseline cohort asssessment
  3. 2. Adapted from Jin et al [8]
  4. 3. Adapted from Templeton et al [9]
  5. 4. Adapted from Jin et al [21]