Univariate and multivariate logistic modelling of factors associated with UAI
Variables | OR (95% CI) | p Value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p Value |
Age, years | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.12) | 0.15 | ||
Age at first MSM relationship, years | 1.08 (0.99 to 1.19) | 0.09 | ||
Having a lucrative activity | 1.17 (0.60 to 2.29) | 0.64 | ||
Having at least one child | 1.51 (0.72 to 3.18) | 0.28 | ||
Matrimonial status | ||||
Single (ref) | 1 | |||
Married | 1.29 (0.47 to 3.54) | 0.63 | ||
Divorced | 2.46 (0.25 to 24.27) | 0.44 | ||
Educational level | ||||
Primary school (ref) | 1 | |||
Secondary school | 1.07 (0.30 to 3.76) | 0.92 | ||
University | 1.07 (0.28 to 4.06) | 0.93 | ||
Not in Douala for at least 4 weeks during previous year | 0.57 (0.27 to 1.18) | 0.13 | 0.48 (0.22 to 1.08) | 0.076 |
Sexual orientation disclosed to at least one relative or friend | 0.62 (0.32 to 1.20) | 0.16 | ||
Not knowing a HIV-infected individual | 1.89 (0.97 to 3.70) | 0.06 | 2.00 (0.94 to 4.35) | 0.071 |
Not having been exposed to HIV prevention interventions | 1.96 (0.98 to 3.85) | 0.06 | 2.04 (0.95 to 4.35) | 0.066 |
Knowledge of his own HIV status | ||||
No (ref) | 1 | |||
Yes | 0.56 (0.28 to 1.13) | 0.11 | ||
No answer | 0.56 (0.16 to 1.94) | 0.36 | ||
No of male partners in previous 6 months | ||||
One (ref) | 1 | |||
Between 2 and 4 | 1.78 (0.84 to 3.78) | 0.13 | ||
Five or more | 2.23 (0.87 to 5.75) | 0.10 | ||
Frequency of sexual intercourse in previous 6 months | ||||
Less than once a month (ref) | 1 | 1 | 0.039 | |
At least once a month (or irregularly but with intense periods) | 3.55 (1.17 to 10.77) | 0.03 | 4.80 (1.43 to 16.09) | 0.011 |
At least once a week | 2.50 (0.83 to 7.50) | 0.10 | 3.06 (0.95 to 9.83) | 0.060 |
No stable male partner at any point during one's life | 0.10 (0.01 to 0.83) | 0.03 | 0.07 (0.01 to 0.63) | 0.018 |
At least one female partner in previous 6 months | 1.61 (0.82 to 3.14) | 0.16 |
MSM, men who have sex with men; OR, odds ratio; UAI, unprotected anal intercourse.