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Table 1 Factors associated with STD treatment to clinics among suspected STD-infected MSM

From: Treatment-seeking behaviour and barriers to service access for sexually transmitted diseases among men who have sex with men in China: a multicentre cross-sectional survey

Variables

N

MSM attending STD treatment to clinics

Crude model

Adjusted model

N

%

OR (95%CI)

aOR (95%CI)

overall

1 096

391

35.7

Length of education (years)

 ≤6

57

10

17.5

ref

ref

 7–12

508

165

32.5

2.3 (1.1–4.6)*

2.5 (1.0–6.1)*

 ≥ 13

531

216

40.7

3.2 (1.6–6.5)**

2.8 (1.2–7.0)*

Sexual orientation

 Other orientation

446

155

34.8

ref

ref

 Homosexual orientation

650

236

36.3

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

Occupation

 Others

728

256

35.2

ref

ref

 Students

98

39

39.8

1.2 (0.8-1.9)

1.0 (0.5-1.7)

 Business service providers

270

96

35.6

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

Income (USD)

 ≤500

693

242

34.9

ref

ref

 >500

403

149

36.9

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

1.5 (1.1–2.1)*

Main venue of seeking male sexual partners

 Non-internet

400

134

33.5

ref

ref

 Internet

696

257

36.9

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

HIV knowledge questions

 All correct

629

224

35.6

ref

ref

 Partly correct

467

167

35.8

1.0 (0.8–1.29)

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

Used condom at last anal sex with male sexual partners

 Yes

756

276

36.5

ref

ref

 No

340

115

33.8

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

No. of male sexual partners in last 6 months

 ≤2

619

231

37.3

ref

ref

 >2

477

160

33.5

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

Ever bought sex in last 6 months

 No

1 019

369

36.2

ref

ref

 Yes

77

22

28.6

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

Ever sold sex in last 6 months

 No

1 001

362

36.2

ref

ref

 Yes

95

29

30.5

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

Obvious STD-related symptoms in last 12 months

 No

750

180

24.0

ref

ref

 Yes

346

211

61.0

5.0 (3.8–6.5)**

5.3 (3.7–7.5)**

HIV

 Negative

913

310

34.0

ref

ref

 Positive

183

81

44.3

1.6 (1.1–2.1)**

1.7 (1.1–2.6)*

Syphilis

 Negative

715

279

39.0

ref

ref

 Positive

381

112

29.4

0.7 (0.5–0.9)**

0.6 (0.4–0.9)**

HSV-2

 Negative

528

229

43.4

ref

Ref

 Positive

552

156

28.3

0.5(0.4–0.7)**

0.5(0.4–0.8)**

  1. Note: 16 MSM failed to test for HSV-2 antibody for lack of sufficient blood specimens; MSM: men who have sex with men; STD sexually transmitted disease, HSV-2 herpes simplex virus-2, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval; ref: reference group #
  2. Multivariate models were adjusted for age, study city, residence, marital status and ethnicity
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
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