Table 3

Multivariate analysis of demographic factors, gonorrhoea contact and sexual behavioural risk factors with casual partners in last 6 months for pharyngeal N gonorrhoeae infection in the HIV-negative HIM cohort among men who reported casual partner(s)

Adjusted HR95% CIp Value*
Age (years)p1=0.001
 <251
 25–340.830.43 to 1.61
 35–440.740.38 to 1.45
 45–540.360.16 to 0.79
 >540.340.10 to 1.15
Sexual contact with gonorrhoeap2<0.001
 No1
 Yes3.331.93 to 5.72
No of male sexual partnersp1=0.002
 11
 2–50.750.18 to 3.08
 6–101.670.40 to 7.02
 11–501.460.35 to 6.10
 >501.970.46 to 8.55
Dry kissingp1=0.431
 Never1
 Occasionally1.040.61 to 1.77
 Often1.180.68 to 2.05
Wet kissingp1=0.277
 Never1
 Occasionally1.770.77 to 4.06
 Often1.830.80 to 4.17
Receptive penile-oral sex without ejaculationp1=0.241
 Never1
 Occasionally3.060.74 to 12.63
 Often3.150.77 to 12.85
Receptive penile-oral sex with ejaculationp1=0.320
 Never1
 Occasionally1.280.90 to 1.82
 Often1.040.44 to 2.48
Insertive oro-anal sexp1=0.044
 Never1
 Occasionally1.100.76 to 1.59
 Often1.641.07 to 2.51
  • Data are adjusted for repeated measures in the same individuals. Sexual practices defined in footnotes of table 1.

  • * 1, p for trend; 2, p for homogeneity.