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Table 4 Poisson regression analysis of factors associated with HIV infection among MSMa in Maanshan, China

From: HIV associated factors among men who have sex with men in Maanshan, China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

β

SE

Wald

P-value

ORb (95% CIc)

Age (years old)

0.015

0.010

2.517

0.113

1.02(1.00-1.04)

Education level

     

Increase from low level to higher

-0.238

0.090

6.414

0.011

0.79(0.66–0.95)

Occupation (Reference: student)

     

Farmer

-0.743

1.111

0.447

0.504

0.48(0.05–4.20)

Laborer

0.683

0.366

3.476

0.062

1.98(0.97–4.06)

Public institutions

0.353

0.523

0.455

0.500

1.42(0.51–3.97)

Freelancer

1.391

0.366

14.479

< 0.001

4.02(1.96–8.23)

Others

1.098

0.414

7.031

0.008

3.00(1.33–6.75)

Monthly income (yuan/RMB)

     

Increase from small number to bigger

-0.384

0.092

17.605

< 0.001

0.68(0.57–0.82)

Scope of sex partner distribution

     

Increase from small area to bigger

0.575

0.138

17.478

< 0.001

1.78(1.36–2.33)

Number of MSM friends

     

Increase from small number to bigger

0.326

0.197

2.744

0.098

1.39(0.94–2.04)

Ever had group sex (Reference: no)

0.853

0.404

4.464

0.035

2.35(1.06–5.17)

The role of anal sex with men in the past 6 months (Reference: insertive)

     

Receptive

0.930

0.360

6.693

0.010

2.54(1.25–5.13)

Versatile

0.852

0.297

8.246

0.004

2.34(1.31–4.19)

Condom use in anal sex with men in the past 6 months

     

Increase from never use to consistent use

-0.637

0.217

8.648

0.003

0.53(0.35–0.81)

Number of oral sex partner in the past 6 months

     

Increase from small number to bigger

-1.061

0.195

29.670

< 0.001

0.35(0.24–0.51)

Non-steady sex partners in the past 6 months (Reference: no)

0.760

0.160

22.447

< 0.001

2.14(1.56–2.93)

Number of male sexual partners

     

Increase from small number to bigger

0.744

0.185

16.225

< 0.001

2.11(1.47–3.02)

Illicit drug use during sex with men (Reference: no)

2.123

0.747

8.078

0.004

8.36(1.93–36.14)

  1. a Men who have sex with men; b Odds ratio; c Confidence interval; d Sex workers, unemployed and retired people