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Sex Transm Infect 86:66-70 doi:10.1136/sti.2009.036608
  • Behaviour

Which HIV-infected men who have sex with men in care are engaging in risky sex and acquiring sexually transmitted infections: findings from a Boston community health centre

Table 2

Results from the bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses with the outcome of transmission risk behaviour

Unadjusted OR (95% CI) p Value Adjusted OR* (95% CI) p Value
Age (standardised) 0.76 (0.62 to 0.94) 0.011 NA
Years since HIV diagnosis (standardised) 0.57 (0.46 to 0.70) <0.001 0.60 (0.48 to 0.76) <0.001
Crystal methamphetamine use
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 4.25 (2.45 to 7.38) <0.001 2.57 (1.37 to 4.82) 0.003
Other drug use
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 3.18 (2.08 to 4.85) <0.001 2.17 (1.32 to 3.58) 0.002
Viral load
 ≤75 1.00 1.00
 >75 1.68 (1.12 to 2.53) 0.012 1.14 (0.72 to 1.80) 0.586
  • * The multivariable model adjusted for race/ethnicity and education. OR, odds ratio.

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