Table 2 Proportion and crude prevalence ratio of heterosexual men who underwent HIV/STI testing in the past 6 months versus those who did not by various factors
Factor | Gone for HIV/STI testing | Crude PR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 163) | No (n = 441) | |||
Sociodemographics | ||||
Ethnicity | ||||
Chinese | 86 (22.8) | 291 (77.2) | Referent | |
Non-Chinese | 77 (33.9) | 150 (66.1) | 1.49 (1.09–2.02) | 0.01 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 129 (26.2) | 363 (73.8) | Referent | |
Married | 34 (30.4) | 78 (69.6) | 1.16 (0.79–1.69) | 0.45 |
Highest education levela | ||||
No formal education/primary/secondary | 25 (27.8) | 65 (72.2) | Referent | |
Institute of technical education/A Level/ Diploma | 83 (25.0) | 249 (75.0) | 0.90 (0.58–1.41) | 0.64 |
University/Post-graduate | 54 (30.0) | 126 (70.0) | 1.08 (0.67–1.74) | 0.75 |
Housing type | ||||
1–3 room public housing | 22 (24.2) | 69 (75.8) | Referent | |
4–5 room public housing | 91 (26.4) | 254 (73.6) | 1.09 (0.68–1.74) | 0.71 |
Private property | 50 (29.8) | 118 (70.2) | 1.23 (0.75–2.03) | 0.42 |
Occupation | ||||
Not currently employed | 17 (16.7) | 85 (83.3) | Referent | |
Blue-collar job | 44 (28.0) | 113 (72.0) | 1.68 (0.96–2.94) | 0.07 |
White-collar job | 102 (29.6) | 243 (70.4) | 1.77 (1.06–2.96) | 0.03 |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 27 (24–32) | 26 (23–30) | 1.02 (1.00–1.03) | 0.11 |
HIV knowledge | ||||
HIV-KQ-18 Knowledge Score, median (IQR) | 15 (12–16) | 13 (10–15) | 1.10 (1.04–1.15) | 0.001 |
Sexual behaviour | ||||
Number of partners in the past 6 months, median (IQR) | 5 (3–6) | 4 (2–5) | 1.04 (1.02–1.06) | <0.001 |
Engaged in anal sex with casual or paid partner in the past 6 months | ||||
No | 117 (23.4) | 383 (76.6) | Referent | |
Yes | 46 (44.2) | 58 (55.8) | 1.89 (1.34–2.66) | <0.001 |
Type of casual/paid partners in the past 6 months | ||||
More than 1 type of casual/paid partner | 44 (28.2) | 112 (71.8) | Referent | |
Sex workers from brothels only | 7 (25.9) | 20 (74.1) | 0.92 (0.41–2.04) | 0.84 |
Casual partners only | 103 (27.8) | 267 (72.2) | 0.99 (0.69–1.40) | 0.94 |
Female entertainment workers only | 9 (17.6) | 42 (82.4) | 0.63 (0.31–1.28) | 0.20 |
Type of regular partners in the past 6 months | ||||
Without any regular partner | 79 (23.9) | 251 (76.1) | Referent | |
With wife as regular partner only | 17 (32.1) | 36 (67.9) | 1.34 (0.79–2.26) | 0.27 |
With girlfriend/mistress as regular partner only | 58 (29.3) | 140 (70.7) | 1.22 (0.87–1.72) | 0.24 |
With both wife and girlfriend/mistress as regular partners | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 1.63 (0.82–3.26) | 0.16 |
Partner asking to use a condom all the time in the past 6 months | ||||
No | 80 (28.0) | 206 (72.0) | Referent | |
Yes | 83 (26.1) | 235 (73.9) | 0.93 (0.69–1.27) | 0.66 |
Consistent condom use with casual or paid partner in the past 6 months | ||||
No | 80 (25.0) | 240 (75.0) | Referent | |
Yes | 83 (29.2) | 201 (70.8) | 1.17 (0.86–1.59) | 0.32 |
Condom use at last sex with a casual or paid partner | ||||
No | 65 (27.1) | 175 (72.9) | Referent | |
Yes | 98 (26.9) | 266 (73.1) | 0.99 (0.73–1.36) | 0.97 |