Recreational Drug Use among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Risky Combination with Unprotected Sex for Acquiring HIV Infection

Table 3

Factors correlated with having multiple male sexual partners (≥3) among Shenyang MSM by multivariate logistic regression (𝑛=625).

Factors	𝑁 (%)	Number of having ≥3 male partners (proportion, %)	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
			OR (95% CI)	𝑃 value	aOR (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Age, year
>25	385 (61.6)	171 (44.4)	1.0
≤25	240 (38.4)	93 (38.8)	0.8 (0.6–1.1)	0.163
Residence in Liaoning Province
Yes	157 (25.1)	62 (39.5)	1.0
No	468 (74.9)	202 (43.2)	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	0.420
Marital status
Married with females/Cohabitated; with males	155 (24.8)	65 (41.9)	1.0
Single	470 (75.2)	199 (42.3)	1.0 (0.7–1.5)	0.929
Educational level
College and above	235 (37.6)	76 (32.3)	1.0
Senior high school and below	390 (62.4)	188 (48.2)	1.9 (1.4–2.7)	<0.001	2.0 (1.4–2.9)	<0.001
Main venues to seek male sex partners
Internet	338 (54.1)	139 (41.1)	1.0
Bar/dance halls	52 (8.3)	32 (61.5)	2.3 (1.3–4.2)	0.007	2.0 (1.1–3.8)	0.027
Park/public bath	235 (37.6)	93 (39.6)	0.9 (0.7–1.3)	0.710	0.9 (0.6–1.3)	0.471
Average month income (USD)
≤500	452 (72.3)	189 (41.8)	1.0
>500	173 (27.7)	75 (43.4)	1.1 (0.7–1.5)	0.728
Main sexual role with males
Insertive anal intercourse	181 (29.0)	53 (29.3)	1.0
Receptive anal intercourse	122 (19.5)	54 (44.3)	1.9 (1.2–3.1)	0.008	2.1 (1.3–3.4)	0.003
Receptive/insertive anal intercourse	322 (51.5)	157 (48.8)	2.3 (1.6–3.4)	<0.001	2.3 (1.5–3.4)	<0.001
Ever used recreational drugs
No	480 (76.8)	191 (39.8)	1.0
Yes	145 (23.2)	73 (50.3)	1.5 (1.1–2.2)	0.025	1.6 (1.1–2.3)	0.027