Research Article

HIV Risk Perception among HIV Negative or Status-Unknown Men Who Have Sex with Men in China

Table 2

Univariate analysis of factors associated with self-perceived risk of HIV infection among MSM in Beijing, China.

FactorsaSelf-perceived HIV risk % ( )Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
High risk  
( )
Medium risk 
( )
Low risk 
( )
No risk 
( )
High versus mediumLow versus mediumNo versus medium

Age at interview (year):
 Mean ± standard deviation28.1 ± 5.629.9 ± 7.230.6 ± 8.130.7 ± 9.20.96 (0.92, 1.00)1.01 (0.99, 1.03)1.01 (0.99, 1.04)
Ethnicity
 Han89.2 (58)96.0 (238)93.1 (431)96.4 (107)1.001.001.00
 Others10.8 (7)4.0 (10)6.9 (32)3.6 (4)2.87 (1.05, 7.87)1.77 (0.85, 3.66)0.89 (0.27, 2.90)
Ever married
 Never76.9 (50)73.8 (183)73.9 (342)64.9 (72)1.001.001.00
 Ever23.1 (15)26.2 (65)26.1 (121)35.1 (39)0.85 (0.44, 1.61)1.00 (0.70, 1.42)1.53 (0.94, 2.47)
Years of education
 ≤12 years40.0 (26)50.8 (126)43.0 (199)64.0 (71)1.001.001.00
 >12 years60.0 (39)49.2 (122)57.0 (264)36.0 (40)1.55 (0.89, 2.70)1.37 (1.01, 1.87)0.58 (0.37, 0.92)
Full-time employment
 No35.4 (23)43.3 (107)31.8 (147)38.2 (42)1.001.001.00
 Yes64.6 (42)56.7 (140)38.2 (315)61.8 (68)1.40 (0.79, 2.46)1.64 (1.19, 2.25)1.24 (0.78, 1.96)
Residents in Beijing
 No72.3 (47)78.2 (194)77.5 (359)82.7 (91)1.001.001.00
 Yes27.7 (18)21.8 (54)22.5 (104)17.3 (19)1.38 (0.74, 2.56)1.04 (0.72, 1.51)0.75 (0.42, 1.34)
Illicit drug use
 Never95.4 (62)95.1 (235)98.7 (457)96.4 (107)1.001.001.00
 Ever4.6 (3)4.9 (12)1.3 (6)3.6 (4)0.95 (0.26, 3.46)0.26 (0.10, 0.69)0.73 (0.23, 2.32)
Alcohol drinking in the past 4 weeks
 Never78.4 (51)77.4 (192)75.6 (350)69.1 (76)1.001.001.00
 Rarely13.9 (9)19.0 (47)20.3 (94)23.6 (26)0.72 (0.33, 1.57)1.10 (0.74, 1.62)1.40 (0.81, 2.42)
 Often (≥2 times per week)7.7 (5)3.6 (9)4.1 (19)7.3 (8)2.09 (0.67, 6.51)1.16 (0.51, 2.61)2.25 (0.84, 6.04)
Sexual orientation
 Homosexual63.1 (41)70.0 (170)66.0 (305)56.5 (61)1.001.001.00
 Heterosexual1.5 (1)1.2 (3)0.9 (4)1.8 (2)1.38 (0.14, 13.63)0.74 (0.16, 3.36)1.86 (0.30, 11.39)
 Bisexual35.4 (23)28.8 (70)33.1 (153)41.7 (45)1.36 (0.76, 2.44)1.22 (0.87, 1.71)1.79 (1.11, 2.88)
Preferred anal position
 Exclusively/mainly receptive33.9 (22)32.5 (78)29.0 (130)27.2 (28)1.001.001.00
 Both insertive and receptive21.5 (14)23.8 (57)23.0 (103)18.5 (19)0.87 (0.41, 1.85)1.08 (0.71, 1.66)0.93 (0.47, 1.82)
 Exclusively/mainly insertive44.6 (29)43.8 (105)48.0 (215)54.4 (56)0.98 (0.52, 1.83)1.23 (0.85, 1.77)1.49 (0.87, 2.55)
 Unprotected anal sex in the past 6 months
 No63.1 (41)73.8 (183)77.3 (358)80.2 (89)1.001.001.00
 Yes36.9 (24)26.2 (65)22.7 (105)19.8 (22)1.65 (0.93, 2.94)0.83 (0.58, 1.18)0.70 (0.40, 1.20)
Multiple concurrent male sexual partners in the past 12 months
 No87.7 (57)91.9 (228)93.7 (434)95.5 (106)1.001.001.00
 Yes12.3 (8)8.1 (20)6.3 (29)4.5 (5)1.60 (0.67, 3.82)0.76 (0.42, 1.38)0.54 (0.20, 1.47)
Traded sex for money in the past 12 months
 No92.3 (60)95.2 (236)96.5 (447)91.9 (102)1.001.001.00
 Yes7.7 (5)4.8 (12)3.5 (16)8.1 (9)1.64 (0.56, 4.83)0.70 (0.33, 1.51)1.74 (0.71, 4.25)
Forced to have sex with any male sexual partners in the past 12 months
 No93.8 (61)96.0 (238)97.4 (451)96.4 (107)1.001.001.00
 Yes6.2 (4)4.0 (10)2.6 (12)3.6 (4)1.56 (0.47, 5.15)0.63 (0.27, 1.49)0.89 (0.27, 2.90)
Self-reported history of sexually transmitted diseases
 No59.4 (38)76.0 (184)77.1 (346)84.1 (90)1.001.001.00
 Yes40.6 (26)24.0 (58)22.9 (103)15.9 (17)2.17 (1.22, 3.88)0.94 (0.65, 1.36)0.60 (0.33, 1.09)
Ever had sex with female sexual partner(s)
 No52.3 (34)59.7 (148)55.3 (256)42.3 (47)1.001.001.00
 Yes47.7 (31)40.3 (100)44.7 (207)57.7 (64)1.35 (0.78, 2.34)1.20 (0.88, 1.64)2.02 (1.28, 3.17)
Circumcision status by exam
 Uncircumcised92.2 (59)90.3 (215)92.6 (411)92.7 (102)1.001.001.00
 Circumcised7.8 (5)9.7 (23)7.4 (33)7.3 (8)0.79 (0.29, 2.17)0.75 (0.43, 1.31)0.73 (0.32, 1.70)
Time since last HIV testing (month)
 <344.6 (29)27.8 (69)30.9 (143)36.9 (41)1.001.001.00
 ≥3 or never55.4 (36)72.2 (179)69.1 (320)63.1 (70)0.48 (0.27, 0.84)0.86 (0.61, 1.21)0.66 (0.41, 1.06)
HIV seropositivity
 No 89.2 (58)93.2 (231)96.3 (446)94.6 (105)1.001.001.00
 Yes10.8 (7)6.8 (17)3.7 (17)5.4 (6)1.64 (0.65, 4.14)0.52 (0.26, 1.03)0.78 (0.30, 2.03)
Syphilis seropositivity
 No 78.5 (51)81.0 (201)86.2 (399)79.3 (88)1.001.001.00
 Yes21.5 (14)19.0 (47)13.8 (64)20.7 (23)1.17 (0.60, 2.30)0.69 (0.45, 1.04)1.12 (0.64, 1.95)

Sample size may vary for different characteristic variables due to missing data.