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Table 4 Factors correlated with condomless sex with the last partner among online sex-seeking users in Guangdong, China, 2018 (N = 77) a

From: Online sex-seeking among Chinese heterosexual men who seek care in sexually transmitted infections clinics: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Univariate analysis

Multiple analysis

Crude OR

95%CI

Adjust OR

95%CI

Characteristics of online sex-seeking users

 Time duration since started to seek sex online

    

   < 6 months

Ref

 

Ref

 

  6 months-1 year

2.61

(0.92, 7.38)

2.39

(0.81, 7.01)

  1–3 years

0.70

(0.26, 1.91)

0.61

(0.22, 1.73)

   > 3 years

1.05

(0.38, 2.90)

1.04

(0.35, 3.05)

 Time-gap of finding the last partners online

    

   ≤ 1 week

Ref

 

Ref

 

  2–4 weeks

1.40

(0.68, 2.87)

1.33

(0.63, 2.81)

   > 4 weeks

0.54

(0.24, 1.20)

0.51

(0.22, 1.18)

 Time duration between meeting the last sex partner through online and meeting in person

    

   ≤ 1 day

Ref

 

Ref

 

  2–7 days

1.02

(0.39, 2.67)

1.05

(0.39, 2.86)

  1–2 weeks

1.86

(0.76, 4.57)

1.72

(0.68, 4.31)

   > 2 weeks

1.25

(0.49, 3.19)

1.28

(0.47, 3.49)

 Negotiation about condom use with the last partner before meeting in person

    

  No

Ref

 

Ref

 

  Yes

1.14

(0.54,2.42)

1.14

(0.50, 2.59)

 Asked for the HIV status of the last partner before meeting in person

    

  Yes

Ref

 

Ref

 

  No

1.12

(0.48, 2.59)

1.04

(0.42, 2.56)

HIV related knowledge

Score of HIV-related knowledge

    

  6–8

Ref

 

Ref

 

   < 6

1.41

(0.49, 3.77)

1.58

(0.53, 4.53)

 Using condoms correctly can reduce the risk to infect HIV

    

  No or Unknown

Ref

 

Ref

 

  Yes

0.57

(0.13, 2.83)

0.55

(0.11. 2.75)

 Having sex with only one partner can reduce the risk to infect HIV

    

  No or Unknown

Ref

 

Ref

 

  Yes

0.34*

(0.14, 0.84)

0.30*

(0.11, 0.81)

  1. a STIs Ssexually Transmitted Infections, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus, OR Odds Ratios, CI Confidence Interval
  2. b Adjusted for age, marital status, visiting clinic type, and having children
  3. *P value < 0.05, **P value < 0.01, ***P value < 0.001