Unadjusted OR for association with reporting failure to abstain from sex until adequately treated or until partner was tested for HIV and other STIs, among men reporting having ‘seriously considered’ the behaviour
Reporting failure to abstain from sex until adequately treated (n=321) | Reporting failure to abstain from sex with potentially exposed partner until partner was tested for HIV/STIs (n=259) | |||
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No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
Number of partners in the past 3 months | ||||
0.1 | 12 (6.9) | 1.0 | 19 (12.8) | 1.0 |
2 | 3 (5.1) | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.7) | 8 (15.7) | 1.3 (0.5 to 3.1) |
≥3 | 9 (10.2) | 1.5 (0.6 to 3.8) | 12 (20.3) | 1.7 (0.8 to 3.9) |
Discussed the risks with a partner who was possibly exposed | ||||
Yes | 15* (5.6) | 1.0 | 31 (13.5) | 1.0 |
No | 9* (18.0) | 3.7 (1.5 to 9.0) | 8 (26.7) | 2.3 (1.0 to 5.7) |
Told a partner who might have been exposed to seek an STI examination | ||||
Yes | 16* (5.9) | 1.0 | 33 (14.2) | 1.0 |
No | 8* (17.0) | 3.3 (1.3 to 8.1) | 6 (23.1) | 1.8 (0.7 to 4.9) |
Broke up with a partner who put participant at risk of an STI | ||||
Yes | 9† (7.1) | 1.0 | 13‡ (11.4) | 1.0 |
No | 13† (7.2) | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.5) | 25‡ (17.7) | 1.7 (0.8 to 3.4) |
Discussed with a partner risks of infecting each other with HIV/STIs | ||||
Yes | 15§ (5.7) | 1.0 | 28 (12.4) | 1.0 |
No | 9§ (17.3) | 3.5 (1.4 to 8.5) | 11 (33.3) | 3.5 (1.6 to 8.1) |
Abstained from sex when drinking or using drugs (n=311 and 252) | ||||
Yes | 8¶ (4.9) | 1.0 | 18** (12.5) | 1.0 |
No | 15¶ (10.1) | 2.2 (0.9 to 5.3) | 20** (18.5) | 1.6 (0.8 to 3.2) |
*n=318 due to missing values.
†n=308 due to missing values.
‡n=255 due to missing values.
§n=317 due to missing values.
¶n=311 due to missing values.
**n=252 due to missing values.
STI, sexually transmitted infection.