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