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Table 1 Characteristics of GBMSM with and without experience of sexualized drug use (SDU) in the past year

From: Uptake and willingness to use PrEP among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with experience of sexualized drug use in the past year

 

All

(n = 580)

Without experience of SDU in the past year

(n = 498)

With experience of SDU in the past year (n = 82)

With vs. without experience of SDU in the past year

 

%

%

%

OR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Socio-demographic characteristics

 Age group

  18–30

56.6

57.6

50.0

1.0

 

  31–40

31.6

30.5

37.8

1.43 (0.86, 2.37)

 

   > 40

11.9

11.8

12.2

1.19 (0.56, 2.50)

–

 Highest educational level attained

  Senior high or below

15.5

14.3

23.2

1.0

1.0

  College or above

84.5

85.7

76.8

0.55 (0.31, 0.98)*

0.36 (0.19, 0.69)**

 Current marital status

  Currently single

84.0

84.9

78.0

1.0

 

  Married/cohabited with a man

15.7

14.7

19.8

1.63 (0.91, 2.91)†

 

  Married/cohabited with a woman

0.3

0.4

0.0

N.A.

–

 Monthly personal income (HK$)

   < 10,000

13.4

12.7

18.3

1.0

 

  10,000-19,999

29.1

28.1

35.4

0.87 (0.44, 1.74)

 

  20,000-39,999

36.7

37.8

30.5

0.56 (0.28, 1.13)

 

  40,000 and above

19.7

20.5

14.6

0.49 (0.22, 1.12)†

 

  Refuse to disclose

1.0

1.0

1.2

0.84 (0.09, 7.73)

–

 Current employment status

  Full-time

83.6

85.1

74.4

1.0

1.0

  Part-time/unemployed/retired/ students

16.4

14.9

25.6

1.97 (1.13, 3.43)*

1.37 (0.74, 2.56)

 Sexual orientation

  Homosexual

90.7

90.4

92.7

1.0

 

  Bisexual

8.4

8.6

7.3

0.83 (0.34, 2.01)

 

  Heterosexual

0.9

1.0

0.0

N.A.

–

 Channels of recruitment

  Outreach in gay venues

14.1

13.3

19.5

1.0

 

  Online recruitment

57.6

58.6

51.2

0.59 (0.31, 1.12)

 

  Peer referral

28.3

28.1

29.3

0.71 (0.35, 1.42)

–

Service utilization

 HIV testing in the last 12 months

  No

28.4

29.9

19.5

1.0

 

  Yes

71.6

70.1

80.5

1.76 (0.99, 3.14)†

–

 Other HIV prevention services in the last 12 months (e.g., condom distribution, peer education, pamphlet and lectures)

  No

44.7

46.8

31.7

1.0

1.0

  Yes

55.3

53.2

68.3

1.89 (1.15, 3.11)*

1.77 (1.03, 3.05)*

History of sexual transmitted infections

 History of sexually transmitted infections other than HIV

  No

80.5

82.9

65.9

1.0

1.0

  Yes

19.5

17.1

34.1

2.52 (1.51, 4.21)***

1.72 (0.97, 3.07)†

Sexual behaviors in the last 12 months

 Had had anal intercourse with regular male sex partners (RP)

  No

14.7

13.5

22.0

1.0

1.0

  Yes

85.3

86.5

78.0

0.55 (0.31, 0.99)*

0.90 (0.46, 1.73)

 Had had anal intercourse with non-regular male sex partners (NRP)

  No

39.1

44.0

9.8

1.0

1.0

  Yes

60.9

56.0

90.2

7.26 (3.43, 15.38)***

7.75 (2.30, 26.09)**

 Condomless anal intercourse (CAI) with men

  No

60.5

63.7

41.5

1.0

1.0

  Yes

39.5

36.3

58.5

2.47 (1.54, 3.98)***

2.46 (1.44, 4.21)**

 Multiple male sex partnerships

  No

30.7

34.1

9.8

1.0

1.0

  Yes

69.3

65.9

90.2

4.79 (2.26, 10.18)***

0.84 (0.25, 2.80)

Use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

 Currently on PrEP

  No

96.0

97.8

85.4

1.0

1.0

  Yes

4.0

2.2

14.6

7.59 (3.23, 17.86)***

4.09 (1.56, 10.73)**

Mental health status

 Depressive symptoms

  No clinical depressive symptoms (CES-D-10 score < 10)

64.1

65.7

54.9

1.0

 

  Presence of clinical depressive symptoms (CES-D-10 score ≥ 10)

35.9

34.3

45.1

1.57 (0.98, 2.52)†

–

 Anxiety

  No/mild anxiety (GAD-7 score < 15)

94.0

94.4

91.5

1.0

 

  Severe anxiety (GAD-7 score ≥ 15)

6.0

5.6

8.5

1.57 (0.66, 3.72)

–

  1. OR Crude odds ratios
  2. AOR: multivariate odds ratios obtained by multivariate logistic regression using variables in Table 1 that were found to be statistically significant in the univariate analysis as candidates
  3. 95%CI 95% confidence interval
  4. † 0.05 < P < 0.10, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
  5. N.A. Not applicable; --: not considered in the model