Table 3 Bivariate logistic regression of the association between predisposing, enabling, and need/risk variables and STI/HIV-testing. MILSA 2.5 data on migrants from Syria and Iraq residing in Scania, Sweden who received residence permit between 2012 and 2016 (n = 3226)

  Female (ref)

1109

1

   Male

1892

1.44

0.98-2.13

  18–34 years

1035

3.48

1.95–6.21**

  35–44 years

967

2.04

1.08–3.83*

  45+ years (ref)

1000

1

  Married (ref)

2284

1

  Unmarried

454

3.93

2.69–5.73**

  Divorced/widow

237

1.29

0.62–2.71

  Heterosexual (ref)

2289

1

  Bi/homosexual

78

3.03

1.57–5.84**

  Other

135

0.74

0.27–1.97

  0–9 years (ref)

934

1

  10–12 years

675

1.09

0.60–1.98

  13+ years

1363

2.48

1.57–3.90**

  0–6 months (ref)

1325

1

  7–12 months

1094

1.32

0.86–2.02

  13–18 months

365

1.48

0.85–2.59

  18+ months

171

2.15

1.16–3.96*

  Often (ref)

818

1

  Occasionally

567

0.80

0.48–1.33

  Never

1567

0.66

0.44–1.00

  Cannot speak (ref)

364

1

  Can manage

1012

0.96

0.47–1.97

  Can communicate

1563

1.91

0.99–3.66

  No (ref)

1286

1

  Yes

1688

0.75

0.52–1.08

  No (ref)

451

1

  Yes

2526

0.59

0.38–0.92*

  No (ref)

1390

  Yes

1419

0.66

0.45–0.98*

  No (ref)

1349

  Yes

1199

0.86

0.58–1.28

  No (ref)

2907

1

  Yes

50

6.45

3.29–12.63**

  No (ref)

2805

1

  Yes

77

8.46

4.97–14.38**

  Never (ref)

2867

1

   ≥ 1 time

53

5.86

3.03–11.30**

  Never (ref)

2521

1

  1–4 times/month

380

3.02

2.01–4.54**

   ≥ 2 times/week

68

4.93

2.46–9.87**