Factors associated with having sex with a TGD person among 6822 males attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Factors | Number of individuals, n | Number of individuals who had had sex with a TGD person, n (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P values | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P values |
Age, years | ||||||
≤24 | 1627 | 13 (0.8) | 1 | Ref | 1 | Ref |
25–34 | 3222 | 46 (1.4) | 1.80 (0.97 to 3.34) | 0.063 | 1.78 (0.96 to 3.30) | 0.068 |
≥35 | 1973 | 33 (1.7) | 2.11 (1.11 to 4.03) | 0.023 | 2.17 (1.14 to 4.14) | 0.019 |
Country of birth* | ||||||
Overseas | 3214 | 38 (1.2) | 1 | Ref | ||
Australia | 3333 | 46 (1.4) | 1.17 (0.76 to 1.80) | 0.478 | ||
Injecting drug use* | ||||||
No | 6552 | 86 (1.3) | 1 | Ref | ||
Yes | 117 | 2 (1.7) | 1.31 (0.32 to 5.38) | 0.710 | ||
Sexual orientation* | ||||||
Gay or bisexual | 3962 | 58 (1.5) | 1.17 (0.77 to 1.80) | 0.461 | ||
Heterosexual | 2720 | 34 (1.3) | 1 | Ref | ||
Sex workers* | ||||||
No | 6690 | 90 (1.4) | 1 | Ref | ||
Yes | 32 | 1 (3.1) | 2.37 (0.32 to 17.52) | 0.399 | ||
Number of partners† | ||||||
≤3 | 2589 | 26 (1.0) | 1 | Ref | 1 | Ref |
>3 | 4233 | 66 (1.6) | 1.56 (0.99 to 2.47) | 0.056 | 1.59 (1.01 to 2.51) | 0.047 |
Urogenital chlamydia* | ||||||
Negative | 5870 | 80 (1.4) | 1 | Ref | ||
Positive | 295 | 2 (0.7) | 0.49 (0.12 to 2.02) | 0.326 |
*Total values in these categories do not match total number due to missing data.
†Of any gender within the past 12 months.
TGD, transgender and gender diverse.