Comparison of characteristics of men reporting forming new sexual partner(s) while overseas in the past 5 years by region of residence of partner (at least one non-UK vs UK only)
| Region of residence of partner | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | At least one non-UK | ||||||||
| Denominators | 174, 160 | 395, 410 | |||||||
| Per cent | 95% CI | Per cent | 95% CI | OR* | p Value | AOR*† | 95% CI | p Value | |
| Socio-demographic variables | |||||||||
| Age (years) | 0.0427 | ||||||||
| 16–24 | 36.6 | (29.1 to 44.9) | 25.3 | (21.0 to 30.0) | 1 | ||||
| 25–34 | 29.6 | (22.7 to 37.5) | 32.1 | (27.4 to 37.1) | 1.57 | ||||
| 35+ | 33.8 | (25.2 to 43.7) | 42.7 | (36.7 to 48.9) | 1.83 | ||||
| Relationship status | 0.1081 | 0.1191 | |||||||
| Married/civil partnership | 25.0 | (17.3 to 34.5) | 26.5 | (21.0 to 32.8) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Living with partner | 18.1 | (12.1 to 26.2) | 16.9 | (13.1 to 21.6) | 0.88 | 1.08 | (0.51 to 2.28) | ||
| In a ‘steady’ ongoing relationship but not living together | 25.5 | (19.3 to 32.9) | 17.2 | (13.5 to 21.7) | 0.64 | 0.80 | (0.41 to 1.56) | ||
| Not in a ‘steady’ relationship | 31.4 | (24.3 to 39.6) | 39.4 | (34.1 to 45.0) | 1.18 | 1.47 | (0.80 to 2.71) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.0004 | 0.0011 | |||||||
| White British | 85.9 | (78.4 to 91.1) | 65.0 | (59.0 to 70.6) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| White other | 4.0 | (1.5 to 10.3) | 14.6 | (10.6 to 19.7) | 4.86 | 5.02 | (1.69 to 14.86) | ||
| Non-White | 10.1 | (6.0 to 16.6) | 20.4 | (15.7 to 26.1) | 2.66 | 2.57 | (1.24 to 5.30) | ||
| NSSEC code (individual socio-economic status)‡ | 0.0022 | 0.0026 | |||||||
| Managerial and professional occupations | 23.6 | (17.1 to 31.6) | 43.6 | (38.0 to 49.4) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Intermediate occupations | 16.7 | (11.1 to 24.2) | 13.3 | (9.9 to 17.6) | 0.43 | 0.44 | (0.23 to 0.87) | ||
| Semiroutine/routine occupations | 45.0 | (36.6 to 53.8) | 28.5 | (23.5 to 34.1) | 0.34 | 0.36 | (0.21 to 0.61) | ||
| No job (10+ h/week) or not in last 10 years | 2.8 | (1.1 to 6.5) | 2.0 | (0.9 to 4.5) | 0.39 | 0.36 | (0.10 to 1.23) | ||
| Student in full-time education | 12.0 | (7.9 to 17.9) | 12.6 | (9.4 to 16.6) | 0.56 | 0.67 | (0.33 to 1.35) | ||
| Resident in Greater London | 0.0036 | 0.0023 | |||||||
| No | 88.9 | (82.1 to 93.4) | 75.5 | (69.2 to 80.9) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 11.1 | (6.6 to 17.9) | 24.5 | (19.1 to 30.8) | 2.61 | 2.64 | (1.42 to 4.92) | ||
| Sexual behaviours | |||||||||
| No. of sexual partners, past 5 years | 0.0018 | 0.0002 | |||||||
| 1 | 27.2 | (19.4 to 36.8) | 10.8 | (7.7 to 15.1) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| 2–4 | 24.1 | (17.7 to 32.0) | 26.7 | (22.0 to 32.0) | 2.78 | 3.34 | (1.62 to 6.86) | ||
| 5–9 | 21.8 | (16.2 to 28.7) | 28.3 | (23.4 to 33.8) | 3.26 | 4.58 | (2.25 to 9.32) | ||
| 10+ | 26.8 | (20.2 to 34.7) | 34.1 | (28.8 to 39.8) | 3.19 | 4.43 | (2.23 to 8.77) | ||
| Overlap between partners, past 5 years | 0.0021 | 0.0014 | |||||||
| No | 61.6 | (53.3 to 69.2) | 45.4 | (39.4 to 51.6) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 38.4 | (30.8 to 46.7) | 54.6 | (48.4 to 60.6) | 1.92 | 1.97 | (1.30 to 2.97) | ||
| 1+ new unprotected partner, past year | 0.7419 | 0.6976 | |||||||
| No | 68.1 | (59.6 to 75.5) | 66.5 | (60.7 to 71.7) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 31.9 | (24.5 to 40.4) | 33.5 | (28.3 to 39.3) | 1.08 | 1.09 | (0.70 to 1.70) | ||
| Paid for sex, past 6 years | <0.0001 | 0.0001 | |||||||
| No | 90.8 | (84.5 to 94.7) | 70.0 | (64.0 to 75.5) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 9.2 | (5.3 to 15.5) | 30.0 | (24.5 to 36.0) | 4.23 | 4.08 | (2.06 to 8.11) | ||
| Ever paid money for sex outside the UK | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||||
| No | 91.4 | (85.8 to 95.0) | 66.8 | (60.8 to 72.3) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 8.6 | (5.0 to 14.2) | 33.2 | (27.7 to 39.2) | 5.31 | 5.17 | (2.72 to 9.85) | ||
| New partner in UK from outside UK, past 5 years | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | |||||||
| No | 89.7 | (83.9 to 93.6) | 75.2 | (70.1 to 79.8) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 10.3 | (6.4 to 16.1) | 24.8 | (20.2 to 29.9) | 2.88 | 3.05 | (1.73 to 5.37) | ||
| Health behaviours | |||||||||
| Smoker | 0.9077 | 0.8423 | |||||||
| No | 66.2 | (57.5 to 73.9) | 65.6 | (59.7 to 71.1) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 33.8 | (26.1 to 42.5) | 34.4 | (28.9 to 40.3) | 1.03 | 1.05 | (0.67 to 1.62) | ||
| Average alcoholic consumption, per week§ | 0.9354 | 0.9922 | |||||||
| None | 13.1 | (8.1 to 20.6) | 14.3 | (10.3 to 19.5) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Not more than recommended | 75.3 | (67.1 to 82.0) | 73.5 | (67.7 to 78.6) | 0.9 | 0.96 | (0.49 to 1.87) | ||
| More than recommended | 11.6 | (7.3 to 17.9) | 12.2 | (8.8 to 16.7) | 0.96 | 0.96 | (0.40 to 2.26) | ||
| Drug use, past year | 0.3278 | 0.1363 | |||||||
| No | 68.7 | (60.7 to 75.8) | 65.5 | (60.0 to 70.7) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes, cannabis only | 10.3 | (6.5 to 15.8) | 15.1 | (11.5 to 19.4) | 1.54 | 1.84 | (1.01 to 3.36) | ||
| Yes, drugs other than cannabis | 21.0 | (15.2 to 28.3) | 19.4 | (15.4 to 24.1) | 0.97 | 1.12 | (0.68 to 1.85) | ||
| Sexual health outcomes | |||||||||
| Attended sexual health clinic, past 5 years | 0.9281 | 0.8051 | |||||||
| No | 66.7 | (58.3 to 74.1) | 67.1 | (61.4 to 72.4) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 33.3 | (25.9 to 41.7) | 32.9 | (27.6 to 38.6) | 0.98 | 1.05 | (0.69 to 1.60) | ||
| HIV test, past 5 years | 0.0012 | 0.0004 | |||||||
| Not in past 5 years/never | 79.5 | (72.0 to 85.4) | 64.1 | (58.3 to 69.6) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| In past 5 years | 20.5 | (14.6 to 28.0) | 35.9 | (30.4 to 41.7) | 2.17 | 2.28 | (1.45 to 3.60) | ||
| STI diagnosis, past 5 years | 0.1423 | 0.0885 | |||||||
| No | 90.3 | (84.7 to 93.9) | 85.6 | (81.4 to 89.0) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 9.8 | (6.1 to 15.3) | 14.4 | (11.0 to 18.6) | 1.56 | 1.66 | (0.93 to 2.98) | ||
| Risk perception | |||||||||
| HIV/AIDS risk: to self | 0.1641 | 0.1084 | |||||||
| Greatly at risk/quite a lot | 5.3 | (2.6 to 10.3) | 5.5 | (3.6 to 8.2) | 1.24 | 1.29 | (0.55 to 3.03) | ||
| Not very much | 35.1 | (27.6 to 43.5) | 44.5 | (39.0 to 50.3) | 1.51 | 1.58 | (1.03 to 2.42) | ||
| Not at all at risk | 59.6 | (51.1 to 67.6) | 50.0 | (44.4 to 55.6) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| Other STI risk: to self | 0.1876 | 0.0864 | |||||||
| Greatly at risk/quite a lot | 10.2 | (6.5 to 15.5) | 10.4 | (7.4 to 14.5) | 1.24 | 1.4 | (0.77 to 2.57) | ||
| Not very much | 37.8 | (30.0 to 46.2) | 46.9 | (40.9 to 52.9) | 1.51 | 1.64 | (1.05 to 2.56) | ||
| Not at all at risk | 52.1 | (43.7 to 60.4) | 42.7 | (37.2 to 48.5) | 1 | 1 | – | ||
*ORs are for reporting at least one non-UK new partner while overseas versus reporting UK only new partner(s) while overseas.
†Adjusted for age.
‡NSSEC, National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification.12
§Recommended alcohol limits (21 units/week for men and 14 units/week for women) as defined by Royal College of Physicians.13
STI, sexually transmitted infection.