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Table 4 Intimate relationship characteristics associated with UAI of the 204 MSM couples (N = 408)

From: The effects of intimate relationship characteristics on unprotected anal intercourse among same-sex male couples in China: a dyadic analysis using the actor-partner interdependence model

Variables

UAI with regular partnera

Concurrent UAIb

Insertive role

Insertive role

Receptive role

Actor effect

Partner effect

Actor effect

Partner effect

Actor effect

Partner effect

OR (95%CI)

AOR

(95%CI)

OR

(95%CI)

AOR

(95%CI)

OR

(95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

OR

(95%CI)

AOR

(95%CI)

OR

(95%CI)

AOR

(95%CI)

OR

(95%CI)

AOR

(95%CI)

Dependence

1.02

(0.91,1.10)

1.00

(0.89,1.12)

0.98

(0.86,1.11)

0.96

(0.84,1.10)

0.88

(0.72,1.08)

0.84

(0.68,1.05)

1.10

(0.86,1.40)

0.96

(0.81,1.14)

1.21

(0.89,1.66)

1.30

(0.83,2.04)

0.92

(0.76,1.11)

0.91

(0.74,1.11)

Relationship control

0.92

(0.41,2.08)

0.81

(0.37,1.78)

0.38*

(0.16,0.92)

0.51

(0.21,1.24)

0.50

(0.13,1.96)

0.50

(0.08,3.08)

0.43

(0.08,2.22)

0.64

(0.24,1.70)

0.58

(0.10,3.19)

0.46

(0.12,1.77)

1.05

(0.28,3.89)

1.56

(0.27,8.82)

Relationship satisfaction

1.12

(0.93,1.35)

1.08

(0.90,1.29)

0.84

(0.68,1.05)

0.84

(0.67,1.05)

0.88

(0.70,1.11)

0.85

(0.64,1.11)

0.88

(0.65,1.20)

0.84

(0.58,1.20)

0.95

(0.61,1.48)

1.15

(0.74,1.78)

0.91

(0.70,1.19)

0.94

(0.61,1.44)

Sexual communication

1.02

(0.98,1.07)

1.01

(0.97,1.06)

1.00

(0.96,1.05)

1.01

(0.96,1.06)

0.94

(0.87,1.01)

0.95

(0.87,1.03)

1.01

(0.93,1.11)

1.01

(0.93,1.10)

1.04

(0.95,1.13)

1.07

(0.97,1.18)

0.94

(0.88,1.01)

1.03

(0.92,1.15)

Trust

1.02

(0.97,1.08)

1.03

(0.97,1.09)

0.98

(0.93,1.04)

0.98

(0.92,1.04)

1.08

(0.97,1.20)

1.09

(0.96,1.23)

0.95

(0.86,1.05)

0.97

(0.86,1.09)

1.03

(0.89,1.18)

1.11

(0.94,1.30)

0.95

(0.87,1.04)

0.95

(0.85,1.07)

Relationship investment

1.02

(0.97,1.07)

1.00

(0.95,1.05)

1.03

(0.98,1.09)

1.02

(0.97,1.07)

0.98

(0.90,1.07)

0.94

(0.85,1.04)

1.11*

(1.00,1.24)

1.17**

(1.06,1.29)

1.04

(0.95,1.14)

1.31**

(1.16,1.48)

1.04

(0.95,1.13)

1.04

(0.90,1.19)

Intimate partner violence

0.73

(0.36,1.50)

0.76

(0.36,1.61)

2.76*

(1.19,6.41)

2.30†

(0.92,5.73)

0.68

(0.21,2.24)

0.38

(0.11,1.38)

1.95

(0.62,6.07)

4.30†

(0.90,20.50)

2.01

(0.54,7.43)

6.43*

(1.05,39.26)

0.30

(0.05,1.62)

0.34

(0.05,2.40)

  1. The prevalence of UAI-RP among couple participants of insertive role and receptive role were the same, so the insertive role’s actor/partner effects were equivalent with receptive role’s partner/actor effects
  2. AOR: adjusted odds ratio, adjusting for background variables which were significant or marginally significant in association with UAI:
  3. a Only UAI with regular partner: monthly income, relationship length, used condoms during their first sexual intercourse, had sexual agreement;
  4. b Concurrent UAI: currently a student, sexual orientation, substance abuse, used condoms during their first sexual intercourse, type of the relationship, had sexual agreement, had multiple regular partners
  5. †P < 0.10; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; Statistically significant results were bolded
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