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Table 2 Univariate analysis of factors associated with prior HIV testing among MSM in Zhejiang Province

From: Prevalence of prior HIV testing and associated factors among MSM in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

No HIV testing n (%)

HIV testing

n (%)

RDS-weighted

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Age(years)

  < =24

291

111(38.1)

180(61.9)

1.00

0.007

 25-

555

182(32.8)

373(67.2)

1.63(1.23-2.16)

 

 35-

312

122(39.1)

190(60.9)

1.41(1.02-1.95)

 45-

158

71(44.9)

87(55.1)

1.23(0.83-1.81)

Marital status

 Never married

849

294(34.6)

555(65.4)

1.00

0.050

 Married/Once married

466

192(41.2)

274(58.8)

0.79(0.63-1.00)

 

Education level

 Junior school or lower

547

250(45.7)

297(54.3)

1.00

<0.001

 High school

369

114(30.9)

216(69.1)

1.50(1.14-1.96)

 

 College or higher

399

122(30.6)

277(69.4)

2.02(1.55-2.64)

Monthly income(RMB)

  < 3000

418

184(44.0)

234(56.0)

1.00

0.001

 3000-

424

144(34.0)

280(66.0)

1.57(1.19-2.06)

 

 4000-

474

158(33.3)

316(66.7)

1.51(1.17-1.97)

Sexual orientation

 Homosexual

625

202(32.3)

423(67.7)

1.36(1.09-1.70)

0.007

 Heterosexual or bisexual or unknown

690

283(41.0)

407(59.0)

1.00

 

Had anal intercourse with men in the past 6 months

 Yes

1141

407(35.7)

734(64.3)

1.33(0.99-1.78)

0.051

 No

175

79(64.6)

96(54.9)

1.00

 

The number of the same sex partner whom a man had anal sex with in the past 6 months

 0

175

79(45.1)

96(54.9)

1.00

0.075

 1

477

162(34.0)

31 5(66.0)

1.25(0.91-1.70)

 

  > =2

664

245(36.9)

419(63.1)

1.44(1.05-1.98)

Consistent condom use during anal intercourse in the past 6 months

 Yes

564

179(31.7)

385(68.3)

1.15(0.90-1.47)

0.254

 No

566

226(39.9)

340(60.1)

1.00

 

Suicidal inclination

 No

1166

422(36.2)

744(63.8)

1.00

0.013

 Yes

149

64(43.0)

85(57.0)

0.64(0.45-0.91)

 

Self-perceived possibility of HIV infection

 Probable

48

13(27.1)

35(72.9)

1.00

0.038

 Possible

225

75(33.3)

150(66.7)

0.41(0.19-0.88)

 

 Unlikely

477

178(37.3)

299(62.7)

0.42(0.20-0.88)

 Impossible

559

215(38.5)

344(61.5)

0.36(0.18-0.74)

Estimate of HIV prevalence among MSM

  < =5 %

428

195(45.6)

233(54.4)

1.00

0.013

 6-10 %

372

123(33.1)

249(66.9)

1.20(0.91-1.60)

 

  > =11 %

513

168(32.7)

345(67.3)

1.49(1.14-1.94)

Frequency of receiving AIDS/STIs educational intervention in the past year

 Never

526

351(66.7)

175(33.3)

1.00

<0.001

 Once or twice

538

93(17.3)

445(82.7)

7.50(5.71-9.85)

 

 More than twice

248

41(16.5)

207(83.5)

8.99(6.09-13.26)

  1. MSM men who have sex with men, STI sexually transmitted infection, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, RDS respondent-driven sampling