Variable | Category | Adherence | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
n | % | OR | 95% CI | p Value | AOR | 95% CI | p Value | ||
Age group (y) | <30 | 106 | 33 | – | |||||
30–39 | 126 | 34 | 1.1 | (0.8 to 1.4) | 0.758 | ||||
40+ | 109 | 29 | 0.8 | (0.6 to 1.2) | 0.259 | ||||
Victorian area of residence | Non-metro | 6 | 21 | – | |||||
Metro | 290 | 32 | 1.7 | (0.7 to 4.3) | 0.250 | ||||
Country of birth | Australia | 261 | 32 | – | |||||
Other | 75 | 34 | 1.1 | (0.8 to 1.5) | 0.567 | ||||
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | No | 326 | 32 | – | |||||
Yes | 3 | 30 | 0.9 | (0.2 to 3.6) | 0.903 | ||||
History of injecting drug use, ever | No | 314 | 32 | – | |||||
Yes | 16 | 34 | 1.1 | (0.6 to 2.1) | 0.756 | – | |||
History of past HIV test in last 12 months (self-report) | Yes | 134 | 26 | – | |||||
No | 182 | 42 | 2.1 | (1.6 to 2.7) | <0.001 | 2.1 | (1.5, 2.2) | <0.001 | |
Male sexual partners in the last 6 months | <11 | 230 | 28 | – | |||||
≥11 | 111 | 46 | 2.2 | (1.6 to 2.9) | <0.001 | ||||
HIV status of current regular partner | Neg/unk† | 137 | 28 | – | |||||
Positive | 27 | 35 | 1.4 | (0.9 to 2.3) | 0.187 | ||||
Condom use when having anal sex with regular partner/s in the last 6 months | Always | 84 | 26 | – | |||||
Inconsistent‡ | 125 | 38 | 1.7 | (1.2 to 2.4) | 0.002 | ||||
Condom use when having anal sex with casual partner/s in the last 6 months | Always | 163 | 31 | – | – | ||||
Inconsistent‡ | 111 | 46 | 1.9 | (1.4 to 2.6) | <0.001 | 1.7 | (1.3 to 2.4) | 0.001 | |
Meeting sexual partner/s at SOPVs in the last 6 months | No | 196 | 29 | – | |||||
Yes | 145 | 36 | 1.3 | (1.0 to 1.8) | 0.028 | ||||
Meeting partner/s on the internet in the last 6 months | No | 207 | 31 | – | |||||
Yes | 134 | 37 | 1.4 | (1.1 to 1.8) | 0.016 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s at dance parties in the last 6 months | No | 220 | 30 | – | |||||
Yes | 121 | 37 | 1.4 | (1.0 to 1.8) | 0.033 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s via social networks in the last 6 months | No | 240 | 31 | – | |||||
Yes | 101 | 35 | 1.2 | (0.9 to 1.6) | 0.287 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s at pubs/bars in the last 6 months | No | 265 | 31 | – | |||||
Yes | 76 | 35 | 1.2 | (0.9 to 1.6) | 0.356 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s at beats§ in the last 6 months | No | 289 | 31 | – | – | ||||
Yes | 52 | 42 | 1.6 | (1.1 to 2.4) | 0.013 | 1.9 | (1.2 to 3.0) | 0.006 |
↵* Recommendation 1: all men who have had any sex with another man in the previous year should be offered tests for STIs at least once a year.
↵† Includes partners who have not had a HIV test.
↵‡ Inconsistent includes never, sometimes and usually.
↵§ In Australia, the term beat is used to refer to an area frequented by gay men and non-gay-identifying MSM who are cruising for casual sex and where sexual acts occur. Most commonly, public toilets, parks and nightclubs are used as beats.
metro, metropolitan; MSM, men who have sex with men; neg, negative; SOPVs, sex on premises venues; unk, unknown.