Table 3

 Use of sexual health service use, sexually transmitted infections and sexual behaviour of HIV-positive men by city of recruitment*

City of recruitmentSignificance
LondonBrightonManchesterTotalχ2 (2 df)p Value
Adj, adjusted; df, degrees of freedom; GUM, genitourinary medicine; STI, sexually transmitted infection; UAI, unprotected anal intercourse; unadj, unadjusted.
Values are represented as % (n/n) unless otherwise specified.
*OR and adjusted OR for outcomes by city (adjusting for age, education, ethnicity and employment status).
Attended GUM clinic in the last year66 (117/177)78 (39/50)70 (21/30)69 (177/257)
    Unadj OR (95% CI)11.82 (0.87 to 3.80)1.20 (0.52 to 2.77)2.550.28
    Adj OR (95% CI)11.12 (0.56 to 2.71)0.89 (0.37 to 2.16)0.390.82
Tested for HIV in the last 5 years66 (114/172)65 (31/48)73 (22/30)67 (167/250)
    Unadj OR (95% CI)10.93 (0.47 to 1.81)1.40 (0.57 to 3.34)0.700.71
    Adj OR (95% CI)11.51 (0.72 to 3.16)1.40 (0.55 to 3.54)1.460.48
STI in the last year38 (67/176)51 (26/51)37 (11/30)41 (104/257)
    Unadj OR (95% CI)11.69 (0.90 to 3.16)0.94 (0.42 to 2.10)2.900.23
    Adj OR (95% CI)11.29 (0.67 to 2.50)0.82 (0.36 to 1.89)0.960.62
UAI with >1 partner in the last year36 (59/165)43 (21/49)35 (10/29)37 (90/243)
    Unadj OR (95% CI)11.35 (0.70 to 2.58)0.95 (0.41 to 2.17)0.900.64
    Adj OR (95% CI)11.27 (0.64 to 2.51)0.85 (0.36 to 2.00)0.740.69
UAI with casual partners in the last year39 (59/153)41 (19/46)42 (11/26)40 (89/225)
    Unadj OR (95% CI)11.12 (0.57 to 2.19)1.16 (0.50 to 2.72)0.200.90
    Adj OR (95% CI)10.99 (0.49 to 2.01)1.01 (0.45 to 2.40)0.000.99
UAI with partners of an unknown or discordant HIV status in the last year28 (42/151)34 (16/47)31 (8/26)30 (66/224)
    Unadj OR (95% CI)11.34 (0.66 to 2.70)1.15 (0.47 to 2.85)0.690.71
    Adj OR (95% CI)11.44 (0.69 to 3.01)0.99 (0.39 to 2.53)0.970.62