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Table 4 Characteristics associated with willingness to undergo syphilis chemoprophylaxis among participants

From: Awareness and willingness to accept syphilis chemoprophylaxis among men who have sex with men from three cities in China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Willing to undergo syphilis chemoprophylaxis

Unwilling to undergo syphilis chemoprophylaxis

P-value*

aOR (95% CI)**

aP-value**

n

(%)

n

(%)

Educational level

 Junior high school

25

64.10%

14

35.90%

0.048

 

0.182

 High School

134

76.14%

42

23.86%

   

 College

363

80.49%

88

19.51%

   

 Postgraduate

42

71.19%

17

28.81%

   

Sexual orientation

 Homosexual

420

80.61%

101

19.39%

0.013

 

0.090

 Bisexual

105

70.00%

45

30.00%

   

 Othera

39

72.22%

15

27.78%

   

Previous hard-drug use

 Yes

37

90.24%

4

9.76%

0.001

 

0.106

 No

257

62.08%

157

37.92%

   

Syphilis tested

 Yes

397

81.02%

93

18.98%

0.003

 

0.108

 No

167

71.06%

68

28.94%

   

Previous use of Doxycycline

 Yes

16

59.26%

11

40.74%

0.034

Ref

0.009

 No

548

78.51%

150

21.49%

 

1.228 (1.054–1.430)

 

Heard of HIVchemoprophylaxis before

 Yes

380

80.68%

91

19.32%

0.014

 

0.680

 No

184

72.44%

70

27.56%

   

Think it is necessary for HIV chemoprophylaxis

 Yes

499

82.34%

107

17.66%

< 0.001

 

0.155

 No

65

54.62%

54

45.38%

   

Think it is necessary for syphilis chemoprophylaxis

 Yes

504

83.03%

103

16.97%

< 0.001

Ref

< 0.001

 No

60

50.85%

58

49.15%

 

0.783 (0.698–0.879)

 
  1. *Based on Pearson’s χ2 test
  2. **Based on binary logistic regression analysis
  3. aIncludes those who also have other sexual orientations, e.g. Pansexual