Table 4 Factors associated with unprotected anal sex among 260 men who have sex with men
From: Correlates of unprotected anal sex among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico
Odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratioa(95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Background characteristics | ||
Age (per year increase) | 1.02 (0.98–1.05) | |
Number of years resident of Tijuana(< 1 year versus ≥ 1 year) | 0.97 (0.37–2.52) | |
Education (High school or less versus some college or more) | 0.89 (0.48–1.67) | |
Monthly income in pesos (< 20000 versus ≥ 20000 pesos) | 0.58 (0.27–1.26) | |
Unemployed (versus employed) | 1.71b (1.04–2.81) | 1.87b (1.06–3.31) |
Sexual orientation (gay versus other) | 0.99 (0.47–2.08) | |
Gender of sex partners in past year (men only versus other) | 2.76 (0.95–7.97) | |
Gender of sexual attraction (men only versus other) | 0.67 (0.33–1.37) | |
Venues attended to meet male sexual partners in past year | ||
Night club or disco | 1.01 (0.49–2.07) | |
Bar | 1.27 (0.69–2.36) | |
Café | 0.64 (0.36–1.13) | |
Steam bath or sauna | 1.22 (0.71–2.10) | |
Adult movie theater | 2.30c (1.23–4.33) | 2.21b (1.09–4.51) |
Dark roomd, appointment homee,hotel, motel | 1.80b (1.05–3.06) | |
Public highway | 0.92 (0.54 - 1.57) | |
Gay website | 1.28 (0.72–2.28) | |
Internet café, sex shop, booth | 0.89 (0.52–1.50) | |
Restroom in public location | 1.38 (0.72–2.66) | |
Illicit drugs used before or during sex with male partners in past year | ||
Marijuana | 1.05 (0.54–2.02) | |
Poppers | 2.12 (0.83–5.44) | |
Amphetamines | 3.05 (0.31–29.7) | |
Cocaine | 2.07 (0.61–7.04) | |
Heroin | 2.02 (0.18–22.5) | |
Ecstasy | 4.20 (0.87–20.2) | |
Sexual risk behaviors | ||
Age when first had sex with a man (< 21 years versus ≥ 21 years) | 0.86 (0.43–1.73) | |
Number of male sex partners in past year (< 7 versus ≥ 7 male partners) | 1.67 (0.82–3.42) | |
Paid a male partner for sex in past year | 1.46 (0.62–3.42) | |
Paid by a male partner for sex in the past year | 2.80 (0.97–8.10) | |
Had steady male partner in past year | 0.70 (0.42–1.17) | |
Had casual male partner in past year | 1.40 (0.84–2.33) | |
Used alcohol before or during sex with a male partner in past year | 1.72 (0.97–3.06) | |
Used illicit drugs before or during sex with a male partner in past year | 2.81f (1.49–5.30) | 2.43b (1.19–4.98) |
Diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in past year | 1.97 (0.90–4.31) | |
Not tested for HIV in the past year (reference group: had a recent HIV test) | 1.72b (1.05–2.84) | 1.85b (1.05–3.24) |