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Table 2 Prevalence of HIV infection and adjusted odds ratio by recruitment site, demographic characteristics, sexual and other HIV risk and health seeking behaviour

From: Actual and undiagnosed HIV prevalence in a community sample of men who have sex with men in Auckland, New Zealand

 

HIV prevalence

AOR (95% CI)

 

n/N

%

 

Recruitment site

   

Fair day

49/817

6.0

1

Gay bars

4/87

4.6

0.69 (0.24-2.0)

Sex-on-site venues

15/143

10.5

1.6 (0.85-3.2)

Demographic characteristics

   

Age group

   

16-29

12/366

3.3

1

30-44

27/362

7.5

2.4 (1.2-4.9)

45+

27/304

8.9

2.5 (1.2-4.9)

Ethnicity

   

European

50/750

6.7

1

Maori

7/110

6.4

1.1 (0.47-2.5)

Pacific

3/29

10.3

2.0 (0.55-6.9)

Asian

3/107

2.8

0.41 (0.12-1.4)

Other

3/36

8.3

1.4 (0.41-4.8)

Sexual identity

   

Gay

64/906

7.1

1

Bisexual or other

4/136

2.9

0.39 (0.13-1.1)

Highest education

   

Less than tertiary degree

38/543

7.0

1

Tertiary degree or higher

26/480

5.4

0.76 (0.45-1.3)

Residence

   

Auckland

50/832

6.0

1

Other New Zealand

6/125

4.8

0.78 (0.32-1.9)

Overseas

10/73

13.7

2.2 (1.1-4.8)

Sexual and HIV risk behaviour

   

Number of male partners in previous 6 months

   

0

2/57

3.5

0.54 (0.07-4.3)

1

11/307

3.6

1

2-5

22/369

6.0

1.6 (0.76-3.5)

6-20

19/192

9.9

2.7 (1.2-5.8)

> 20

11/85

12.9

3.5 (1.4-8.7)

Casual male partnerships in previous 6 months

   

No casual partners

14/333

4.2

1

Casual partners - no anal sex

6/158

3.8

0.88 (0.32-2.4)

Casual partners - anal sex all protected

20/292

6.9

1.7 (0.81-3.6)

Casual partners - anal sex not all protected

25/211

11.9

3.4 (1.7-6.9)

Regular male partnerships in previous 6 months

   

No current regular partner

26/445

5.8

1

Regular partner - no anal sex

3/83

3.6

0.62 (0.18-2.1)

Regular partner - anal sex all protected

12/148

8.1

1.5 (0.72-3.1)

Regular partner - anal sex not all protected

24/324

7.4

1.4 (0.75-2.5)

Sex with a man met online

   

No

20/385

5.2

1

Yes but not in previous 6 months

18/339

5.3

1.2 (0.60-2.3)

Yes in previous 6 months

29/308

9.4

2.3 (1.2-4.3)

Injecting drug use

   

No/not in previous 6 months

63/1008

6.3

1

Yes in previous 6 months

3/15

20.0

4.9 (1.3-18.7)

Health seeking behaviour

   

Sexually transmitted infection in the previous 12 months

   

No

60/928

6.5

1

Yes

6/93

6.5

0.93 (0.38-2.2)

HIV testing

   

Tested at least once in lifetime

65/839

7.8

1

Never tested

3/202

1.5

0.24 (0.07-0.79)

Total

68/1047

6.5

 
  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio controlling for the effect of site, age and ethnicity CI confidence interval
  2. Table omits data on respondents with missing information