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Table 2 Association of MSM’s characteristics with HIV testing at follow-up (n = 624, unless otherwise specified)

From: MSM HIV testing following an online testing intervention in China

 

Tested for HIV at follow-up

N

Multivariable logistic regressionϕ

n

%

aOR

(95% C.I.)

Socio-demographics

Age group

  > 19 years old

178

36%

494

 

ref

  ≤ 19 (adolescent) years old

47

36%

130

1.00

(0.67–1.5)

Ethnicitya

 Non-Han (minority and non-Chinese)

10

22%

46

 

ref

 Han

213

37%

575

2.12

(1.03–4.36)*

Currently married

 No

196

35%

559

 

ref

 Yes

29

45%

65

1.51

(0.9–2.53)

Highest education level

 Diploma or above

156

35%

449

 

ref

 High school or below

69

39%

175

1.22

(0.85–1.75)

Currently a student

 No

127

39%

324

 

ref

 Yes

98

33%

300

0.69

(0.47–0.99)*β

Annual income

  ≤ 9677 USD

190

35%

536

 

ref

  > 9677 USD

35

40%

88

1.20

(0.76–1.9)

Residing area#

 City

191

35%

543

 

ref

 Countryside

34

42%

81

1.33

(0.83–2.14)

Sex behavior (past 12 months)

Group sex

 No

204

35%

581

 

ref

 Yes

21

49%

43

1.79

(0.96–3.34)

Money for sex

 No

205

35%

591

 

ref

 Yes

20

61%

33

2.97

(1.44–6.1)*

Experience of intimate partner violenceb

Any type of violence

 No

64

35%

183

 

ref

 Yes

42

57%

74

2.44

(1.4–4.23)*

Hit you or thrown objects at you

 No

84

38%

219

 

ref

 Yes

22

58%

38

2.19

(1.09–4.42)*

Destroyed your property

 No

95

40%

238

 

ref

 Yes

11

58%

19

2.05

(0.8–5.3)

Threatened to stop helping you with money or housing

 No

96

39%

245

 

ref

 Yes

10

83%

12

7.68

(1.64–35.9)*

Threatened to harm you and someone you care for

 No

91

38%

238

 

ref

 Yes

15

79%

19

6.01

(1.93–18.72)*

Threatened to reveal your sexuality

 No

79

37%

213

 

ref

 Yes

27

61%

44

2.68

(1.37–5.23)*

History of STI testing

 No

189

34%

556

 

ref

 Yes

36

53%

68

2.17

(1.31–3.61)*

HIV testing intention

At baseline

 Not to test in the next year

91

27%

338

 

ref

 Would test within the next year

134

47%

286

2.39

(1.71–3.34)*

After intervention

 Not to test in the next year

51

22%

236

 

ref

 Would test within the next year

174

45%

388

2.94

(2.03–4.26)*

Type of HIV testing video watched

 Health marketing

114

37%

307

 

ref

 Crowdsourcing

111

35%

317

crude OR = 1.10

(0.79–1.52)

  1. n-number of men tested for HIV at followup; %-proportion of men tested for HIV at followup
  2. ϕadjusted by the type of intervention received (health marketing video as 0, crowdsourced video as 1) in multivariable logistic regression model
  3. β adjusted by both type of intervention received and adolescent in multivariable logistic regression model
  4. a3 missing; b367 missing
  5. #residing area refers to the self-reported description on their current residential area, either city (urban area) or countryside (rural area)
  6. *p-value < 0.05