Correlates of unprotected anal intercourse with regular partners in the past year (N=184)
| Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | UAI, n (%) | UOR | 95% CI | p Value | AOR | 95% CI | p Value |
| Age | 0.89 | (0.82 to 0.97) | 0.005 | 0.90 | (0.81 to 0.99) | 0.048 | |
| Site | |||||||
| Penang (n=56) | 45 (80.4) | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||||
| Mainland (n=128) | 109 (85.2) | 1.40 | (0.62 to 3.18) | 0.419 | 1.31 | (0.51 to 3.35) | 0.571 |
| Education | |||||||
| Secondary or less (n=53) | 39 (73.6) | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||||
| Diploma or pre-college (n=85) | 74 (87.1) | 2.42 | (1.00 to 5.82) | 0.427 | 1.42 | (0.46 to 4.39) | 0.773 |
| University or higher (n=46) | 41 (89.1) | 2.94 | (0.97 to 8.94) | 0.223 | 2.68 | (0.65 to 11.0) | 0.197 |
| Employment | |||||||
| Student (n=66) | 58 (87.9) | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||||
| Employed (n=111) | 90 (81.1) | 0.59 | (0.25 to 1.42) | 0.488 | 2.03 | (0.59 to 7.00) | 0.535 |
| Unemployed (n=7) | 6 (85.7) | 0.83 | (0.09 to 7.79) | 0.947 | 1.64 | (0.14 to 18.8) | 0.905 |
| Living with male roommates or partners | |||||||
| No (n=115) | 92 (80.0) | (Reference) | |||||
| Yes (n=69) | 62 (89.9) | 2.21 | (0.90 to 5.48) | 0.085 | – | – | – |
| No. of MSM friends | |||||||
| 0–10 (n=79) | 63 (79.8) | (Reference) | |||||
| 11 or more (n=105) | 91 (86.7) | 1.65 | (0.75 to 3.62) | 0.211 | – | – | – |
| Number of regular male partners† | |||||||
| 1 (n=129) | 110 (85.3) | (Reference) | |||||
| 2 (n=27) | 24 (89.9) | 1.38 | (0.38 to 5.05) | 0.259 | – | – | – |
| 3 or more (n=28) | 20 (71.4) | 0.43 | (0.17 to 1.12) | 0.060 | – | – | – |
| Duration of relationship with regular partners | |||||||
| Less than a year (n=86) | 70 (81.4) | (Reference) | |||||
| 1–2 years (n=49) | 42 (85.7) | 1.37 | (0.52 to 3.61) | 0.587 | – | – | – |
| 2 years or more (n=29) | 24 (82.8) | 1.10 | (0.36 to 3.32) | 0.906 | – | – | – |
| Partner's HIV status | |||||||
| Don't know (n=142) | 119 (83.8) | (Reference) | |||||
| Know (n=42) | 35 (83.3) | 0.97 | (0.38 to 2.44) | 0.942 | – | – | – |
| Sexual risk reduction agreement | |||||||
| No (n=150) | 135 (90.0) | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||||
| Yes (n=34) | 19 (55.9) | 0.14 | (0.06 to 0.33) | <0.001 | 0.14 | (0.05 to 0.40) | <0.001 |
| Sexual agreement on casual sex | |||||||
| No casual sex (n=104) | 83 (79.8) | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||||
| Had casual sex but no agreement (n=62) | 58 (93.6) | 3.67 | (1.20 to 11.3) | 0.011 | 2.64 | (0.78 to 8.85) | 0.261 |
| Had casual sex but with agreement (n=18) | 13 (72.2) | 0.66 | (0.21 to 2.05) | 0.074 | 1.60 | (0.40 to 6.45) | 0.984 |
| Alcohol or drug use before or during sex with regular partners† | |||||||
| No (n=140) | 115 (82.1) | (Reference) | |||||
| Yes (n=44) | 39 (88.6) | 1.70 | (0.61 to 4.73) | 0.313 | – | – | – |
| Female sexual partner† | |||||||
| No (n=151) | 127 (84.1) | (Reference) | |||||
| Yes (n=33) | 27 (81.8) | 0.85 | (0.32 to 2.28) | 0.747 | – | – | – |
| Difficulty in using condoms | |||||||
| No (n=113) | 88 (77.9) | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||||
| Yes (n=71) | 66 (93.0) | 3.75 | (1.36 to 10.3) | 0.011 | 2.10 | (0.68 to 6.47) | 0.199 |
| HIV testing | |||||||
| Never (n=138) | 117 (84.8) | (Reference) | |||||
| Ever (n=46) | 37 (80.4) | 0.74 | (0.31 to 1.75) | 0.490 | – | – | – |
| Knowledge about HIV transmission (0–10) | 1.07 | (0.87 to 1.32) | 0.528 | – | – | – | |
| Any exposure to HIV prevention | |||||||
| No (n=73) | 63 (86.3) | (Reference) | |||||
| Yes (n=111) | 91 (82.0) | 0.72 | (0.32 to 1.65) | 0.439 | – | – | – |
*Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, χ2=6.754, df=8, p=0.563.
†In the past year.
AOR, adjusted OR; MSM, men who have sex with men; UAI, unprotected anal intercourse; UOR, univariate OR.