Univariate and multivariate logistic modelling of factors associated with accessing the self-test (n=2370)
| Explanatory variables* | Modality | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | ||
| Place of residence | Province or DOM-TOM (ref: IDF) | 1.58 (0.95 to 2.66) | 0.08 | 1.80 (1.01 to 3.25) | 0.05 |
| Foreign country (ref: IDF) | 1.30 (0.30 to 5.64) | 0.73 | 1.62 (0.35 to 7.39) | 0.54 | |
| Monthly income | <€1600 (ref: €1600 or more) | 0.70 (0.44 to 1.12) | 0.14 | ||
| Level of education | Tertiary level (ref: primary or secondary school level) | 1.23 (0.76 to 2.01) | 0.41 | ||
| Employment status | Unemployed or student (ref: employed or self-employed) | 0.90 (0.52 to 1.58) | 0.73 | ||
| Age | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 0.14 | |||
| Lives with whom | With conventional family (ref: alone or with man or friends) | 1.77 (1 to 3.10) | 0.05 | ||
| Self-defined sexual orientation | Bisexual, heterosexual or refuses sexuality label (ref: gay or homosexual) | 2.08 (1.25 to 3.46) | 0.005 | ||
| Way of living sex-life with men | Discretely (ref: openly) | 1.22 (0.72 to 2.10) | 0.45 | 1.25 (0.70 to 2.18) | 0.45 |
| Hidden (ref: openly) | 2.34 (0.98 to 5.53) | 0.06 | 1.95 (0.79 to 4.85) | 0.15 | |
| In total secrecy (ref: openly) | 4.14 (2.01 to 8.58) | <10–3 | 3.90 (1.73 to 8.76) | 0.001 | |
| Number of casual sex partners in the last 12 months | 1 (ref: 0) | 1.14 (0.39 to 3.97) | 0.83 | ||
| 2 to 50 (ref: 0) | 0.92 (0.41 to 2.05) | 0.85 | |||
| >50 (ref: 0) | 2.56 (1.02 to 6.42) | 0.05 | |||
| UAI with casual partners in the last 12 months | Yes (ref: no or no casual partner) | 2.23 (1.40 to 3.49) | 0.001 | 1.90 (1.17 to 3.06( | 0.01 |
| Has already done a traditional HIV test | Yes, before (ref: yes, in the last 12 months) | 1.45 (0.90 to 2.32) | 0.13 | 1.93 (1.14 to 3.32) | 0.02 |
| No, never (ref: yes, in the last 12 months) | 1.46 (0.72 to 2.94) | 0.29 | 1.35 (0.59 to 3.06) | 0.49 | |
| Has used self-tests for others diseases | Yes (ref: no) | 2.80 (1.62 to 4.85) | <10–3 | 2.66 (1.43 to 4.90) | 0.002 |
| Has had suicidal thoughts | Yes (ref: never) | 0.61 (0.38 to 0.95) | 0.03 | 0.54 (0.32 to 0.90) | 0.02 |
| Has seen a psychotherapist | Yes, more than 12 months ago (ref: never) | 0.55 (0.30 to 1) | 0.05 | ||
| Yes, in the last 12 months (ref: never) | 0.87 (0.45 to 1.67) | 0.67 | |||
| Has used erectile enhancers in the last 12 months | Regularly + occasionally (ref: never) | 2.80 (1.68 to 4.66) | <10–3 | ||
| Has used doping products in the last 12 months | Regularly + occasionally (ref: never) | 3.86 (1.93 to 7.77) | <10–3 | 3.53 (1.55 to 8) | 0.003 |
| Has used poppers in the last 12 months | Regularly + occasionally (ref: never) | 1.80 (1.15 to 2.80) | 0.01 | 2.23 (1.35 to 3.67) | 0.002 |
| Aware of self-test via internet search engine | Yes (ref: no) | 3.90 (2.41 to 6.30) | <10–3 | 2.18 (1.26 to 3.74) | 0.005 |
| Aware of self-test via health sites | Yes (ref: no) | 2.05 (1.25 to 3.39) | 0.005 | ||
| Aware of self-test via dating sites | Yes (ref: no) | 2.32 (0.98 to 5.47) | 0.06 | ||
| Aware of self-test via general press | Yes (ref: no) | 0.18 (0.10 to 0.34) | <10–3 | 0.21 (0.11 to 0.42) | <10–3 |
| Aware of self-test via gay press | Yes (ref: no) | 0.46 (0.23 to 0.92) | 0.03 | 0.34 (0.16 to 0.73) | 0.005 |
| Aware of self-test via friends | Yes (ref: no) | 1.32 (0.63 to 2.77) | 0.47 | ||
| Aware of self-test via sex partners | Yes (ref: no) | 5.37 (2.34 to 12.43) | <10–3 | 3.42 (1.39 to 8.41) | 0.01 |
↵* The frequencies of all variables described in this table are indicated in table 1 above.
DOM-TOM (Départements d'Outre-Mer, Territoires d'Outre-Mer): French overseas departments and territories; IDF (Ile-de-France): the Greater Paris Area; UAI, unprotected anal intercourse.