Variable | Category | Adherence | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
n | % | OR | 95% CI | p Value | AOR | 95% CI | p Value | ||
Age group (y) | <30 | 21 | 11 | – | |||||
30-39 | 39 | 16 | 1.5 | (0.8 to 2.6) | 0.190 | ||||
40+ | 22 | 9 | 0.7 | (0.4 to 1.4) | 0.341 | ||||
Victorian area of residence | Non-metro | 1 | 5 | – | |||||
Metro | 68 | 12 | 2.7 | (0.4 to 20.1) | 0.345 | ||||
Country of birth | Australia | 54 | 10 | – | |||||
Other | 28 | 19 | 2.0 | (1.2 to 3.3) | 0.007 | 2.0 | (1.2 to 3.4) | 0.012 | |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | No | 79 | 12 | – | |||||
Yes | 1 | 11 | 0.9 | (0.1 to 7.4) | 0.936 | ||||
History of injecting drug use, ever | No | 73 | 12 | – | |||||
Yes | 6 | 17 | 1.5 | (0.6 to 3.8) | 0.373 | – | |||
History of past HIV test in last 12 months (self-report) | Yes | 22 | 7 | – | |||||
No | 56 | 19 | 3.2 | (1.9 to 5.4) | <0.001 | 3.3 | (1.9 to 5.5) | <0.001 | |
Male sexual partners in the last 6 months | <11 | 34 | 8 | – | |||||
≥11 | 48 | 20 | 3.0 | (1.9 to 4.8) | <0.001 | 3.1 | (1.9 to 5.2) | <0.001 | |
HIV status of current regular partner | Neg/unk† | 27 | 10 | – | |||||
Positive | 3 | 8 | 0.8 | (0.2 to 2.7) | 0.706 | ||||
Condom use when having anal sex with regular partner/s in the last 6 months | Always | 16 | 9 | – | |||||
Inconsistent‡ | 30 | 15 | 1.9 | (1.0 to 3.6) | 0.051 | ||||
Condom use when having anal sex with casual partner/s in the last 6 months | Always | 40 | 11 | – | |||||
Inconsistent‡ | 40 | 16 | 1.5 | (1.0 to 2.5) | 0.072 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s at SOPVs in the last 6 months | No | 28 | 10 | – | |||||
Yes | 54 | 14 | 1.4 | (0.9 to 2.3) | 0.142 | ||||
Meeting partner/s on the internet in the last 6 months | No | 32 | 10 | – | |||||
Yes | 50 | 14 | 1.4 | (0.9 to 2.3) | 0.128 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s at dance parties in the last 6 months | No | 44 | 10 | – | |||||
Yes | 38 | 16 | 1.7 | (1.0 to 2.6) | 0.033 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s via social networks in the last 6 months | No | 58 | 12 | – | |||||
Yes | 24 | 13 | 1.1 | (0.7 to 1.9) | 0.629 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s at pubs/bars in the last 6 months | No | 57 | 11 | – | |||||
Yes | 25 | 16 | 1.6 | (0.93 to 2.57) | 0.093 | ||||
Meeting sexual partner/s at beats§ in the last 6 months | No | 65 | 11 | – | – | ||||
Yes | 17 | 16 | 1.5 | (0.81 to 2.58) | 0.208 |
↵* Recommendation 2: men who have 11 or more partners or attending sex-on-premises-venues (SOPVs) or unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with casual partners or seeking partners via the internet.
↵† 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; unk, unknown.