Risk Factors for HIV/Syphilis Infection and Male Circumcision Practices and Preferences among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China

Table 3

Risk factors associated with HIV infection among MSM in Chengdu, China, 2009.

Factors	Univariate		Multivariate
	OR (95%CI)	𝑃-value	AOR (95%CI)	𝑃 value
Highest education (versus Junior high)
Senior high	0.7 (0.3–1.3)	0.2132	0.9 (0.4–1.9)	0.7197
College or higher	0.3 (0.2–0.6)	0.0001	0.4 (0.2–0.9)	0.0295
MSM anal sex (versus exclusively insertive)
Predominantly insertive	2.1 (1.0–4.5)	0.0461	1.5 (0.6–3.5)	0.3663
Exclusively receptive	3.1 (1.5–6.6)	0.003	2.9 (1.2–6.9)	0.0196
Predominantly receptive	3.2 (1.6–6.8)	0.0017	3.9 (1.6–9.3)	0.0023
Number of male sex partners in the past 6 months (versus 1)
2–9	4.3 (1.0–18.3)	0.0486	1.7 (0.8–3.5)	0.1328
≥10	12.3 (2.5–60.5)	0.002	6.2 (2.0–19.1)	0.0016
Peer education (yes versus no)	0.5 (0.3–0.8)	0.006	0.5 (0.3–0.8)	0.028
Syphilis (positive versus negative)	6.3 (3.7–10.7)	<0.0001	6.9 (3.5–13.5)	<0.0001

Note: Multivariable logistic regression analysis was applied; OR: odds ratio; 95%CI: confidence interval; AOR: adjusted odds ratio.