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Table 2 Factors associated with adolescent sexual debut among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM), 2016 (N = 2031)

From: Adolescent and non-consensual anal sexual debut among Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI) a

Sexual Orientation

 Bisexual

0.88 (0.58, 1.14)

0.97 (0.74, 1.27)

 Gay

Ref.

 

Ever disclosed sexual orientation to others

 Yes

190 (1.45, 2.49)

1.84 (1.40, 2.43)

 No

Ref.

 

Transgender individuals

 No

0.84 (0.51, 1.37)

0.84 (0.51, 1.40)

 Yes

Ref.

 

Number of male partners in the last three months

1.09 (1.04, 1.14)

1.10 (1.06, 1.15)

Anal sex with stable male partners in 3 months

 Yes

1.49 (1.17, 1.89)

1.58 (1.24, 2.02)

 No

Ref.

 

Condomless anal sex in the past 3 months

 Yes

1.61 (1.27, 2.05)

1.71 (1.34, 2.18)

 No

Ref.

 

Anal sex with casual male partners in 3 months

 Yes

1.99 (1.15, 3.46)

2.06 (1.18, 3.59)

 No

Ref.

 

Stable or casual partner as your last sex partner

 Casual partner

1.29 (1.03,1.63)

1.29 (1.02,1.63)

 Stable partner

Ref.

 

Ever tested for HIV

 Yes

0.99 (0.78, 1.26)

1.08 (0.85, 1.38)

 No

Ref.

 

HIV statusb

 Living with HIV

1.36 (0.73, 2.52)

1.30 (0.69, 2.46)

 Unknown

0.60 (0.27, 1.35)

0.59 (0.26, 1.34)

 At the risk of HIV

Ref.

 
  1. Note aModels were adjusted for participants’ marital status, household registration, and education level. Due to high collinearity, age was not adjusted; bamong people who ever tested for HIV