Table 1 Characteristics of the MSM population and their associations with knowledge of PrEP, Benin
Characteristics | Knowledge about PrEP | OR (95% CI)a | p-value | AOR (95%CI)b | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N = 203 | No N = 197 | |||||
n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||
 Age as a continuous variable, mean (standard deviation) | 26.04 (5) | 26.36 (5) | 1.06 (0.96–1.17) | 0.24 |  |  |
 Age categories | ||||||
   < 20 | 11 (5.4) | 10 (5.1) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  20–24 | 75 (36.9) | 66 (33.5) | 1.01 (0.42–2.42) | 0.96 | 1.53 (0.88–2.65) | 0.12 |
  25–29 | 72 (35.5) | 68 (34.5) | 1.47 (0.42–5.52) | 0.53 | 1.99 (0.83–4.77) | 0.11 |
  30–34 | 28 (13.8) | 39 (19.8) | 1.36 (0.19–9.50) | 0.75 | 1.95 (0.35–10.37) | 0.45 |
   ≥ 35 | 17 (8.4) | 14 (7.1) | 3.74 (0.62–22.63) | 0.14 | 3.53 (0.89–13.99) | 0.07¶ |
 Marital Status | ||||||
  Single | 170 (83.8) | 172 (87.3) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  Divorced or widowed | 4 (2.0) | 5 (2.5) | 2.29 (0.50–10.33) | 0.27 | 0.63 (0.19–2.02) | 0.43 |
  De facto union | 7 (3.4) | 13 (6.6) | 0.41 (0.10–1.64) | 0.20 | 0.47 (0.18–1.17) | 0.10 |
  Married | 22 (10.8) | 7 (3.6) | 5.50 (1.87–16.19) | 0.002 | 3.91 (1.12–13.61) | 0.03 |
 Level of Education | ||||||
  Primary or less | 9 (4.4) | 29 (14.7) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  Secondary | 81 (39.9) | 132 (67.0) | 3.06 (1.04–8.94) | 0.04 | 2.99 (0.81–10.97) | 0.09 |
  Advanced | 113 (55.7) | 36 (18.3) | 11.32 (3.86–33.18) | <.0001 | 9.17 (2.41–34.88) | 0.001 |
 Work situation | ||||||
  Pupils/Students | 103 (50.7) | 52 (26.4) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Salaried employees | 46 (22.7) | 34 (17.3) | 1.04 (0.32–3.31) | 0.94 |  |  |
  Craftsmen/Salesmen | 26 (12.8) | 78 (39.6) | 0.46 (0.26–0.81) | 0.007 |  |  |
  Unemployed | 12 (5.9) | 15 (7.6) | 1.48 (0.14–15.39) | 0.73 |  |  |
  Others | 16 (7.9) | 18 (9.1) | 0.59 (0.13–2.62) | 0.48 |  |  |
 Religion | ||||||
  Traditional | 15 (7.4) | 17 (8.5) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Christianity | 123 (60.5) | 108 (54.8) | 0.93 (0.22–3.89) | 0.92 |  |  |
  Islamism | 59 (29.1) | 59 (29.9) | 1.06 (0.20–5.50) | 0.94 |  |  |
  No religion | 5 (2.5) | 12 (6.1) | 1.07 (0.34–3.33) | 0.89 |  |  |
  Others | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 10.84 (0.87–134) | 0.06 |  |  |
 Site of data collection | ||||||
  Cotonou | 90 (44.3) | 71 (36.0) | 1.30 (0.32–5.26) | 0.71 |  |  |
  Outside Cotonou | 113 (55.7) | 126 (64.0) | 1 |  |  |  |
HIV-related characteristics and risks | ||||||
 Sexual orientation | ||||||
  Homosexual | 128 (63.1) | 128 (65.0) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Bisexual | 75 (36.9) | 69 (35.0) | 0.69 (0.27–1.720 | 0.42 |  |  |
 Sexual Roles | ||||||
  Active or insertive | 74 (36.4) | 85 (43.1) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Passive or receptive | 86 (42.4) | 73 (37.1) | 1.54 (0.84–2.82) | 0.15 |  |  |
  Both | 43 (21.2) | 39 (19.8) | 0.90 (0.45–1.82) | 0.78 |  |  |
Personal HIV-related risk assessment | ||||||
 Low (3 + 2 + 1) | 189 (93.1) | 184 (93.4) | 1 |  |  |  |
  High (5 + 4) | 14 (6.9) | 13 (6.6) | 0.92 (0.13–6.21) | 0.93 |  |  |
Average number of men with whom sex has occurred during the last 6 months | 4.33 (3.38) | 3.95 (2.93) | 1.08 (0.93–1.25) | 0.26 |  |  |
Sex with regular male partners during the last 6 months | ||||||
 No | 22 (10.8) | 45 (22.8) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 181 (89.2) | 152 (77.2) | 1.56 (0.73–3.29) | 0.24 |  |  |
Average number of insertive intercourses during the last 6 months | 7.93 (11.23) | 11.4 (13.36) | 0.96 (0.90–1.01) | 0.17 |  |  |
Average number of receptive intercourses during the last 6 months | 9.87 (10.49) | 11.46 (11.91) | 0.99 (0.94–1.05) | 0.97 |  |  |
Number of unprotected insertive intercourses during the last 6 months | 1.78 (3.68) | 2.94 (4.58) | 0.88 (0.78–0.99) | 0.04 |  |  |
Number of unprotected receptive intercourses during the last 6 months | 2.19 (3.89) | 3.29 (5.33) | 0.93 (0.85–1.01) | 0.10 |  |  |
Condom use during the last sex activity with a man | ||||||
 No | 35 (17.2) | 58 (29.4) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 168 (82.8) | 139 (70.6) | 4.30 (1.71–10.79) | 0.001 |  |  |
Number of anal intercourses during the last 6 months | 10.89 (10.47) | 13.73 (12.99) | 0.97 (0.92–1.01) | 0.24 |  |  |
Sex after consumption of drug or alcohol during the last 6 months | ||||||
 No | 115 (56.6) | 85 (43.2) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Yes | 88 (43.4) | 112 (56.8) | 0.44 (0.27–0.74) | 0.002 | 0.36 (0.22–0.60) | < 0.0001 |
Sex in exchange for money or gifts during the last 6 months | ||||||
 No | 161 (79.3) | 141 (71.6) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 42 (20.7) | 56 (28.4) | 0.62 (0.11–3.49) | 0.59 |  |  |
Average number of women with whom sex occurred during the last 6 months | 0.79 (1.52) | 0.69 (1.71) | 0.97 (0.84–1.13) | 0.77 |  |  |
Condom use during the last sexual intercourse with a woman (n = 225) | ||||||
 No | 55 (51.9) | 77 (64.7) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Yes | 51 (48.1) | 42 (35.3) | 1.62 (0.95–2.77) | 0.07 | 0.44 (0.28–0.68) | 0.0003 |