Research Article
Factors Associated with HIV Testing among Male Students Who Have Engaged in Sexual Behaviour in Zhejiang Province, China
Table 2
Univariate analysis of HIV testing among participants.
| | Variables | Total n (col %) | Tested (n (row %) | Crude OR (95% CI)a | |
| | Age group (years) | | ≤19 | 827 (31.0) | 78 (9.4) | Ref | | | 20–21 | 1444 (52.4) | 178 (12.3) | 1.35 (1.02–1.79) | 0.036 | | ≥22 | 463 (16.6) | 63 (13.6) | 1.51 (1.06–2.15) | 0.022 |
| | College attributes | | Provincial | 725 (27.0) | 73 (10.1) | Ref | | | Municipal | 1589 (57.3) | 206 (13.0) | 1.33 (1.003–1.77) | 0.048 | | Private | 420 (15.7) | 40 (9.5) | 0.94 (0.63–1.41) | 0.766 |
| | Grades | | Freshman | 526 (19.8) | 47 (8.9) | Ref | | | Sophomore | 842 (30.3) | 111 (13.2) | 1.55 (1.08–2.22) | 0.017 | | Junior | 880 (31.3) | 125 (14.2) | 1.69 (1.18–2.41) | 0.004 | | Senior | 486 (18.6) | 36 (7.4) | 0.82 (0.52–1.28) | 0.377 |
| | Had accepted one-night stand | | None/unknown | 1327 (48.5) | 156 (11.8) | Ref | | | Yes | 1407 (51.5) | 163 (11.6) | 0.98 (0.78–1.24) | 0.889 |
| | Had accepted commercial sex | | None/unknown | 1859 (68.0) | 216 (11.6) | Ref | | | Yes | 875 (32.0) | 103 (11.8) | 1.02 (0.79–1.30) | 0.908 |
| | Had accepted male homosexual behaviour | | None/unknown | 2414 (88.3) | 249 (10.3) | Ref | | | Yes | 320 (11.7) | 70 (21.9) | 2.44 (1.81–3.27) | <0.001 |
| | Ever had been exposed to health education on HIV in the previous year | | No | 891 (32.6) | 56 (6.3) | Ref | | | Yes | 1843 (67.4) | 263 (14.3) | 2.48 (1.84–3.35) | <0.001 |
| | Ever had been exposed to publicity for HIV testing in the previous year | | No | 1040 (38.0) | 59 (5.7) | Ref | | | Yes | 1694 (62.0) | 260 (15.3) | 3.02 (2.25–4.05) | <0.001 |
| | Ever had been exposed to self-risk assessment for HIV infection | | No | 1713 (62.7) | 108 (6.3) | Ref | | | Yes | 1021 (37.3) | 211 (20.7) | 3.87 (3.03–4.96) | <0.001 |
| | Whether schools having HIV self-testing reagents for sale or collection | | No/unknown | 2220 (81.2) | 213 (9.6) | Ref | | | Yes | 514 (18.8) | 106 (20.6) | 2.45 (1.90–3.16) | <0.001 |
| | Gender of sexual partner | | Female | 2446 (89.5) | 256 (10.5) | Ref | | | Male or bisexual | 219 (8.0) | 54 (24.7) | 1.68 (1.33–2.11) | <0.001 |
| | Had casual sexual partner in the previous year | | No | 2139 (78.2) | 220 (10.3) | Ref | | | Yes | 595 (21.8) | 99 (16.6) | 1.74 (1.35–2.25) | <0.001 |
| | Ever had commercial sexual partner | | No | 2556 (93.5) | 282 (11.0) | Ref | | | Yes | 178 (6.5) | 37 (20.8) | 2.12 (1.44–3.10) | <0.001 |
| | Score for the scale of having heard of different testing methods (scores) | | 0–1 | 917 (33.5) | 49 (5.3) | Ref | | | 2–5 | 921 (33.7) | 124 (13.5) | 2.76 (1.95–3.89) | <0.001 | | 6 | 896 (32.8) | 146 (16.3) | 3.45 (2.46–4.84) | <0.001 |
| | Score for the scale of having known a different testing facility (scores) | | 0–1 | 362 (13.2) | 24 (6.6) | Ref | | | 2 | 1214 (44.4) | 105 (8.6) | 1.33 (0.84–2.11) | 0.220 | | 3–5 | 1158 (42.4) | 190 (16.4) | 2.76 (1.78–4.30) | <0.001 |
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aOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. bThe percentage may not add up to 100% due to missing data.
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