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Table 2 Uni- and multivariable multilevel regression analysis of variables associated with syphilis and gonorrhoea partner notification (PN) among MSM in 49 countries

From: Association of internalised homonegativity with partner notification after diagnosis of syphilis or gonorrhoea among men having sex with men in 49 countries across four continents

 

Syphilis PN (N = 6,705)

Syphilis PN (N = 6,492)

Gonorrhoea PN (N = 5,462)

Gonorrhoea PN (N = 5,340)

 

OR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

French language questionnaire

 No

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

 Yes

0.53

0.34 – 0.83

0.006

0.55

0.36 – 0.82

0.004

0.72

0.47 – 1.11

0.133

0.80

0.53 – 1.21

0.294

Age

 < 25

ref

  

ref

     

ref

  

 25–39

1.03

0.90 – 1.18

0.651

1.09

0.95 – 1.26

0.224

1.07

0.93 – 1.25

0.345

1.04

0.89 – 1.22

0.599

 40 + 

0.97

0.82 – 1.15

0.716

1.01

0.84 – 1.21

0.943

0.85

0.70 – 1.03

0.105

0.81

0.66 – 1.00

0.047

Partnership status

 No steady partner

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

 A steady partner

2.15

1.90 – 2.43

0.000

2.08

1.83 – 2.36

0.000

1.68

1.46 – 1.93

0.000

1.67

1.44 – 1.93

0.000

 It’s complicated

1.58

1.30 – 1.92

0.000

1.56

1.28 – 1.91

0.000

1.39

1.11 – 1.74

0.005

1.40

1.11 – 1.76

0.005

HIV diagnosis

 No HIV diagnosis

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

 HIV diagnosed

0.74

0.67 – 0.82

0.000

0.77

0.69 – 0.86

0.000

0.85

0.73 – 0.98

0.027

0.87

0.74 – 1.01

0.074

Place where last non-steady partner was met

 Online

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

 Sex venue

0.84

0.71 – 0.99

0.038

0.85

0.72 – 1.02

0.076

0.62

0.50 – 0.76

0.000

0.66

0.53 – 0.82

0.000

 Social venue

1.22

1.03 – 1.44

0.018

1.22

1.03 – 1.45

0.021

1.12

0.92 – 1.36

0.257

1.13

0.93 – 1.39

0.218

 No sex with non-steady partners or not answered

1.17

0.99 – 1.38

0.074

1.27

1.06 – 1.51

0.008

1.07

0.86 – 1.33

0.532

1.23

0.98 – 1.53

0.074

HIV status communication at last non-steady partner sex

 No

ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

1.94

1.71 – 2.21

0.000

1.87

1.63 – 2.14

0.000

1.69

1.48 – 1.94

0.000

1.67

1.45 – 1.92

0.000

I find it easy to say ‘no’ to sex I don’t want

 Agree or neutral

1.35

1.20 – 1.52

0.000

1.27

1.13 – 1.44

0.000

1.26

1.09 – 1.45

0.002

1.17

1.01 – 1.36

0.038

 Disagree

ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

IH

 Per score-point increase

0.84

0.81 – 0.88

0.000

0.85

0.82 – 0.89

0.000

0.85

0.81 – 0.89

0.000

0.86

0.82 – 0.90

0.000

Cultural background (country-level)

 Latin/Mediterranean

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

 Former socialist

2.18

1.48 – 3.23

0.000

1.86

1.23 – 2.81

0.008

2.52

1.59 – 3.99

0.000

2.37

1.49 – 3.76

0.000

 Canada, North- and Central-West Europe

3.26

2.38 – 4.47

0.000

2.78

1.98 – 3.90

0.000

3.80

2.73 – 5.30

0.000

3.04

2.06 – 4.48

0.000

 Constant

2.06

1.67 – 2.53

0.000

1.06

0.83 – 1.37

0.621

2.43

1.92 – 3.06

0.000

1.25

0.95 – 1.67

0.116

Random component

 country

0.40

0.23 – 0.69

 

0.11

0.05 – 0.25

 

0.55

0.33 – 0.92

 

0.16

0.08 – 0.32

 
  1. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, Bold OR/aOR, statistically significant, ref. reference, IH short internalised homonegativity score (range 0–6)
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