Table 1 Socio-demographic factors and risk behaviours of ever-testers and never-testers
Characteristic | Overall | Ever-testers (%) | Never-testers (%) | P-value | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | ŦAdjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 718 | 559 (79.6) | 143 (20.4) | - | - | - | |
Age (years) | |||||||
Median (interquartile range) | 29 (23–35) | 29 (24–36) | 26 (21–32) | <0.01 | 1.01 (1.004-1.020) | 1.00 (1.003-1.010) | |
Marital status | |||||||
Married/Cohabitating | 26 (3.62) | 21 (3.76) | 5 (3.50) | 0.78 | ─ | ─ | |
Divorced/Separated | 15 (2.09) | 13 (2.33) | 2 (1.40) | ─ | ─ | ||
Single | 677 (94.3) | 525 (93.9) | 136 (95.1) | ─ | ─ | ||
Sexual identity | |||||||
Gay/Homosexual | 465 (64.8) | 345 (61.7) | 110 (76.9) | <0.01 | ref | ─ | |
Transgender | 208 (29.0) | 180 (32.2) | 22 (15.4) | 1.18 (1.09-1.26) | 1.11 (1.03-1.20) | ||
Heterosexual/Bisexual | 45 (6.27) | 34 (6.08) | 11 (7.69) | 1.00 (0.84-1.19) | 1.00 (0.85-1.18) | ||
Education | |||||||
≤ High School | 514 (71.6) | 392 (70.1) | 108 (75.5) | 0.20 | ref | ─ | |
> High School | 204 (28.4) | 167 (29.9) | 35 (24.5) | 1.05 (0.98-1.14) | ─ | ||
Prior STI diagnosis by a healthcare worker | |||||||
Yes | 221 (30.8) | 195 (34.9) | 21 (14.7) | <0.01 | 1.23 (1.13-1.33) | 1.15 (1.07-1.24) | |
No | 497 (69.2) | 364 (65.1) | 122 (85.3) | ref | ─ | ||
Number of sexual partners in the past 6 months | |||||||
Median (interquartile range) | 4 (2–15) | 5 (2–20) | 3 (2–7) | <0.01 | 0.99 (0.99-1.00) | ─ | |
Newly HIV-positive | |||||||
Yes | 82 (11.4) | 61 (10.9) | 18 (12.3) | 0.57 | ─ | ─ | |
No | 636 (88.6) | 498 (89.1) | 125 (87.4) | ─ | ─ | ||
Positive RPR | |||||||
Yes | 170 (23.7) | 144 (26.0) | 24 (17.1) | <0.05 | 1.10 (1.02-1.19) | 0.99 (0.91-1.07) | |
No | 548 (76.3) | 410 (74.0) | 116 (82.9) | ref | ─ | ||
Problem drinking | |||||||
Yes | 415 (57.8) | 334 (59.8) | 70 (49.0) | <0.05 | 1.09 (1.01-1.18) | 1.05 (0.97-1.13) | |
No | 303 (42.4) | 225 (40.3) | 73 (51.1) | ref | ─ | ||
Sexual role in prior 6 months | |||||||
Receptive | 440 (61.3) | 341 (61.2) | 88 (62.0) | 0.44 | ─ | ─ | |
Insertive | 214 (29.8) | 173 (31.1) | 38 (26.8) | ─ | ─ | ||
Both | 31 (4.32) | 21 (3.77) | 9 (6.34) | ─ | ─ | ||
Neither | 30 (4.18) | 22 (3.95) | 7 (4.93) | ─ | ─ | ||
Transactional sex | |||||||
Yes | 394 (54.9) | 332 (59.4) | 50 (35.0) | <0.01 | 1.23 (1.13-1.33) | 1.16 (1.07-1.27) | |
No | 324 (45.1) | 226 (40.4) | 93 (65.0) | ─ | ─ | ||
Engaged in unprotected intercourse in past 6 months | |||||||
Yes | 443 (61.7) | 347 (62.1) | 86 (60.1) | 0.67 | 1.02 (0.94-1.10) | ─ | |
No | 275 (38.3) | 212 (37.9) | 57 (39.9) | ref | ─ | ||
Engaged in unprotected insertive anal intercourse in past 6 months | |||||||
Yes | 131 (18.2) | 97 (17.4) | 32 (22.4) | 0.17 | 0.93 (0.84-1.04) | ─ | |
No | 587 (81.8) | 462 (82.7) | 111 (77.6) | ref | ─ | ||
Engaged in unprotected receptive anal intercourse in past 6 months | |||||||
Yes | 469 (65.3) | 369 (66.0) | 87 (60.8) | 0.25 | 1.05 (0.97-1.14) | ─ | |
No | 249 (34.7) | 190 (34.0) | 56 (39.2) | ref | ─ | ||