Table 2 Univariate and multivariate factors associated with suicidal ideation among HIV-positive MSM (n = 244)

Age(years)

 18–25

27(57.4%)

1

4(40.0%)

1

23(62.2%)

1

 26–35

50(47.2%)

0.661(0.331–1.322)

0.242

7(20.6%)

0.389(0.086–1.767)

0.221

43(59.7%)

0.903(0.400-2.038)

0.805

 > 36

41(45.1%)

0.607(0.298–1.236)

0.169

6(17.6%)

0.321(0.069–1.502)

0.149

35(61.4%)

0.968(0.413–2.270)

0.941

Ethnicity

 Han

106(49.1%)

1

17(23.9%)

89(61.4%)

1

 Others

12(42.9%)

0.778(0.352–1.723)

0.536

0

12(57.1%)

0.839(0.332–2.119)

0.71

Marital status

 Unmarried

93(48.4%)

1

14(24.6%)

1

79(58.5%)

1

 Married

25(48.1%)

0.986(0.534–1.820)

0.963

3(14.3%)

0.512(0.131-2.000)

0.336

22(71.0%)

1.733(0.742–4.045)

0.204

Work or study status

 Full/part-time job

83(43.2%)

1

1

12(17.4%)

1

1

71(57.7%)

1

 Student

13(65.0%)

2.439(0.932–6.384)

0.069

2.314(0.675–7.938)

0.182

2(66.7%)

9.500(0.796-113.426)

0.075

2.989(0.164–54.415)

0.459

11(64.7%)

1.343(0.467–3.864)

0.585

 Unemployed/Retired

22(68.8%)

2.889(1.298–6.431)

0.009

1.613(0.608–4.278)

0.337

3(50.0%)

4.750(0.853–26.450)

0.075

1.156(0.119–11.204)

0.900

19(73.1%)

1.988(0.778–5.076)

0.151

Education

 High school or below

48(50.5%)

1

10(33.3%)

1

1

38(58.5%)

1

 University or above

70(47.0%)

0.868(0.518–1.452)

0.589

7(14.6%)

0.341(0.113–1.030)

0.056

0.443(0.121–1.623)

0.219

63(62.4%)

1.178(0.623–2.227)

0.614

Monthly income(CNY)

 < 3000

38(60.3%)

1

1

8(57.1%)

1

1

30(61.2%)

1

 3000–9999

66(45.5%)

0.550(0.301–1.003)

0.051

1.057(0.465–2.403)

0.895

9(17.0%)

0.153(0.043–0.551)

0.004

0.212(0.040–1.121)

0.068

57(62.0%)

1.031(0.506–2.103)

0.932

 > 10,000

14(38.9%)

0.419(0.181–0.969)

0.042

0.675(0.235–1.940)

0.465

0

14(56.0%)

0.806(0.304–2.141)

0.665

Sexual orientation

 Gay

93(47.2%)

1

13(21.7%)

1

80(58.4%)

1

 Other

25(53.2%)

1.271(0.672–2.404)

0.461

4(22.2%)

1.033(0.290–3.677)

0.96

21(72.4%)

1.870(0.774–4.520)

0.164

Had sex with male in the last 6 months

 No

43(58.9%)

1

1

5(29.4%)

1

38(67.9%)

1

 Yes

75(43.9%)

0.545(0.313–0.950)

0.032

0.805(0.424–1.527)

0.506

12(19.7%)

0.588(0.174–1.990)

0.393

63(57.3%)

0.635(0.323–1.249)

0.188

Had sex with female in the last 6 months

 No

109(47.6%)

1

14(19.2%)

1

1

95(60.9%)

1

 Yes

9(60.0%)

1.651(0.569–4.791)

0.356

3(60.0%)

6.321(0.963–41.497)

0.055

5.191(0.638–42.232)

0.124

6(60.0%)

0.963(0.261–3.553)

0.955

Consistent condom use in the last 6 months

 No

60(50.0%)

1

5(17.9%)

1

55(59.8%)

1

 Yes

58(46.8%)

0.865(0.472–1.584)

0.638

12(24.0%)

1.453(0.453–4.656)

0.53

46(62.2%)

1.105(0.590–2.071)

0.755

ART

 No

11(50.0%)

1

1(14.3%)

1

10(66.7%)

1

 Yes

107(48.2%)

0.930(0.387–2.235)

0.872

16(22.5%)

1.745(0.196–15.580)

0.618

91(60.3%)

0.758(0.247–2.329)

0.629

Depression

 No

17(21.8%)

1

1

 Yes

101(60.8%)

5.576(2.995–10.379)

< 0.001

4.520(2.330–8.765)

< 0.001

HIV stigma

21.56 ± 8.227

1.103(1.063–1.145)

< 0.001

1.090(1.046–1.135)

< 0.001

19.06 ± 7.902

1.064(0.992–1.142)

0.083

1.045(0.955–1.143)

0.335

21.98 ± 8.244

1.105(1.053–1.159)

< 0.001