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Table 2 Determinants of adherence to quarterly follow-up visits (generalized estimating equations regressions)

From: Adherence to quarterly HIV prevention services and its impact on HIV incidence in men who have sex with men in West Africa (CohMSM ANRS 12324 – Expertise France)

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

β

95% CI

P

95% CI

P

City

 Abidjan

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Bamako

0.13

0.10; 0.17

< 0.001

0.17

0.11; 0.22

< 0.001

 Ouagadougou

0.10

0.06; 0.14

< 0.001

0.05

−0.01; 0.12

0.107

 Lomé

0.21

0.17; 0.26

< 0.001

0.15

0.08; 0.21

< 0.001

Observation time (per 1-month increase)

− 0.01

− 0.01; − 0.007

< 0.001

-0.01

−0.02; − 0.01

< 0.001

Age (years)

  ≤ 25

Reference

     

  > 25

−0.01

− 0.04; 0.01

0.288

   

Educational level

 No school/Koranic

Reference

     

 Primary/secondary/university

−0.03

−0.07; 0.02

0.222

   

Marital status

 Single/divorced/separated/widowed

Reference

     

 Married/free union

−0.02

− 0.04; 0.004

0.109

   

Self-defined sexual orientation

 Transsexual/transgender

Reference

     

 Homosexual or gay/heterosexual/bisexual

0.009

−0.03; 0.04

0.620

   

Self-identified gender

 A man/a boy

Reference

     

 Other

−0.001

−0.02; 0.01

0.853

   

Sexual attraction

 To men

Reference

     

  To men and women/to women

0.0004

−0.01; 0.01

0.945

   

Condom use during insertive anal sexa

 Consistent

Reference

     

 Inconsistent

−0.003

− 0.02; 0.01

0.694

   

 No insertive anal sex

−0.002

−0.02; 0.01

0.765

   

Condom use during receptive anal sexa

 Consistent

Reference

     

 Inconsistent

−0.004

−0.02; 0.01

0.615

   

 No receptive anal sex

−0.004

−0.02; 0.01

0.560

   

Received payment (whether financial or other) for transactional sex with male partnersa

 Never

Reference

     

 Sometimes

0.002

−0.01; 0.01

0.760

   

 Always

−0.002

−0.03; 0.03

0.894

   

Provided payment (whether financial or other) for transactional sex with male partnersa

 Never

Reference

     

 Sometimes

−0.0005

−0.02; 0.02

0.955

   

 Always

−0.009

−0.06; 0.08

0.804

   

Group sex with male partners

 Never

Reference

     

 Once

−0.01

−0.04; 0.01

0.170

   

 Twice or more

−0.02

− 0.05; 0.01

0.109

   

Number of male sexual partnersa

 1–5

Reference

     

  ≥ 6

−0.0002

−0.01; 0.11

0.968

   

Received psychological support

 No

Reference

     

 Yes

0.007

−0.01; 0.22

0.353

   

History of HIV screening

 Yes

Reference

     

 No

0.05

0.01; 0.09

0.018

   

STI (other than HIV) symptoms

 No

Reference

     

 Yes

−0.004

−0.02; 0.02

0.712

   
  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, STI sexually transmitted infection
  2. aDuring the previous 6 months