Table 3 Factors associated with having an HIV test within 12 months of the survey date among YMSM in New Zealand 2006, 2008, 2011 based on multivariate analyses (n = 2908)
AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Age (16-29 years old) (AOR for each per year increase in age) | 1.06 (1.03 – 1.08) | *** |
Recruitment site (ref: Fair day) | ||
Gay bars | 1.04 (0.66 – 1.64) | |
Sex-on-site venue | 1.70 (0.94 – 3.08) | |
Internet dating sites | 0.73 (0.60 – 0.89) | ** |
Identity (ref: gay) | ||
Bisexual | 0.70 (0.57 – 0.86) | ** |
Other | 0.86 (0.59 – 1.24) | |
Ethnicity (ref: European/Pākehāa) | ||
Māori | 0.88 (0.68 -1.15) | |
Pacific Islander | 0.61 (0.40 – 0.92) | * |
Asian | 0.71 (0.54 – 0.94) | * |
Other | 1.15 (0.81 – 1.62) | |
Time spent with other gay men (ref: a little or none) | ||
Some time or a lot of time | 1.44 (1.20 – 1.73) | *** |
Sexual behavior in the last 6 months | ||
Number of men sex partners (ref: one partner) | ||
None | 0.67 (0.45 – 1.01) | |
2-5 | 1.73 (1.32 – 2.27) | *** |
6-10 | 1.82 (1.31 – 2.55) | *** |
11-20 | 3.13 (2.14 – 4.60) | *** |
>20 | 2.30 (1.56 – 3.40) | *** |
Current regular partner, relationship length (ref: <6 months) | ||
No current regular partner | 0.55 (0.42 – 0.71) | *** |
6 months – 1 year | 1.69 (1.19 – 2.41) | ** |
>1 – 2 years | 0.88 (0.63 – 1.22) | |
3 or more years | 0.50 (0.35 – 0.71) | *** |
Current regular partner, anal modality (ref: both receptive and insertive) | ||
Receptive only | 0.76 (0.56 – 1.03) | |
Insertive only | 0.61 (0.44 – 0.85) | ** |
No current regular partner | 0.55 (0.42 – 0.71) | *** |
Casual partner, condom use (ref: low condom useb) | ||
No casual partners | 1.03 (0.69 – 1.53) | |
Casual partners, but no anal intercourse | 1.05 (0.71 – 1.55) | |
Medium condom usec | 1.16 (0.78 – 1.74) | |
High condom used | 1.51 (1.08 – 2.10) | * |
Knowledge and attitudes | ||
Knew “HIV cannot pass through an undamaged latex condom” (ref: did not know or was unsure) | 1.35 (1.12 – 1.62) | ** |
Disagreed “HIV/AIDS is a less serious threat than it used to be because of new treatments” (ref: agreed) | 1.27 (1.03 – 1.57) | * |
Disagreed “A man who knows he has HIV would tell me he was positive before we had sex” (ref: agreed) | 1.28 (1.09 – 1.51) | ** |