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Table 3 Sexual behaviors in the past 6 months and their associations with KSHV seropositivity among MSM

From: Seroprevalence and risk factors for Kaposi’s Sarcoma associated herpesvirus among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China

Variables

Seropositive (%)

ORs (95%CI)

aORs (95%CI)a

Forms of sex

   

 Oral sex

21/47 (44.7)

1.00

1.00

 Anal sex

16/32 (50.0)

1.24 (0.50–3.05)

1.77 (0.69–4.59)

 Both

163/393 (41.5)

0.88 (0.48–1.61)

1.00 (0.53–1.90)

Role during anal sex

   

 Insertive

61/154 (39.6)

1.00

1.00

 Receptive

54/116 (46.6)

1.33 (0.82–2.16)

1.19 (0.71–1.98)

 Both

85/202 (42.1)

1.11 (0.72–1.70)

1.01 (0.65–1.59)

Male sex partners

   

 1

56/153 (36.6)

1.00

1.00

 ≥ 2

144/319 (45.1)

1.43 (0.96–2.12)

1.56 (1.03–2.38)*

Condom use for anal sex with man

   

 Inconsistently

76/192 (39.6)

1.00

1.00

 Consistently

124/280 (44.3)

1.21 (0.84–1.76)

1.17 (0.80–1.72)

Ever had sex with woman

   

 No

205/450 (45.6)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

23/70 (32.9)

0.58 (0.34–1.00)*

0.62 (0.36–1.07)

Used saliva as a lubricant during anal sex

   

 No

129/272 (47.4)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

99/248 (39.9)

0.74 (0.52–1.04)

0.77 (0.53–1.10)

Ever used recreational drug

   

 No

131/301 (43.5)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

97/219 (44.3)

1.03 (0.73–1.47)

1.09 (0.75–1.56)

  1. OR odds ratio, aORs adjusted odds ratios, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age, ethnicity, education level and monthly income
  3. *The results were statistically significant (P-value < 0.05)