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Table 2 Consistent condom use by HIV-related risk behaviors and self-reported STD in the last 6 months

From: Correlates of consistent condom use among men who have sex with men recruited through the Internet in Huzhou city: a cross-sectional survey

Behaviors

All(n = 410)

Consistent condom use

Univariate OR( 95% CI)

  

Yes (n = 68)

No (n = 342)

 
 

n( Col%)

n( Row%)

n( Row%)

(Group I vs. Group V)

Number & type of MSM partner

    

Number of male sexual partners in the last 6 months ( n )

    

≤2

380 (92.7)

58 (15.3)

322 (84.7)

1.00

>2

30 (7.3)

10 (33.3)

20 (66.7)

2.78 (1.24-6.23)*

Had sex with male sex workers

    

No

384 (93.7)

51 (13.3)

333 (86.7)

1.00

Yes

26 (6.3)

17 (65.4)

9 (34.6)

12.33 (5.22-29.15)**

Substance use

    

Drank alcohol before sex

    

Yes

111 (27.1)

9 (8.1)

102 (91.9)

1.00

No

299 (72.9)

59 (19.7)

240 (80.3)

2.79 (1.33~5.83)**

Self-reported contraction of STD

    

No

316 (77.1)

59 (18.7)

257 (81.3)

1.00

Yes

94 (22.9)

9 (9.6)

85 (90.4)

0.46 (0.22~0.97)*

Sought male sexual partners via the internet

    

No

209 (51.0)

28 (13.4)

181 (86.6)

1.00

Yes

201 (49.0)

40 (20.0)

161 (80.0)

1.61 (0.95~2.72)

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.