Research Article
Transactional Sex between Men and Its Implications on HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigeria
Table 3
Regression coefficients and odds ratio for the predictors of STI symptoms and HIV among men who engage in transactional sex with other men.
| | STI symptoms | HIV status | AOR | 95% CI | value | AOR | 95% CI | value |
| Predictor variables | | | | | | | Age (years) | | | | | | | 15–19 | | | | | | | 20–24 | 0.90 | 0.7–1.2 | 0.436 | 2.00 | 1.4–2.7 | <0.001 | 25 and above | 0.85 | 0.6–1.1 | 0.284 | 4.14 | 2.9–5.8 | <0.001 | Education | | | | | | | None/primary | | | | | | | Secondary | 0.83 | 0.4–1.4 | 0.496 | 1.11 | 0.6–1.9 | 0.687 | Tertiary | 0.80 | 0.5–1.4 | 0.455 | 1.37 | 0.7–2.2 | 0.276 | Marital status | | | | | | | Married living with spouse | | | | | | | Married living other sexual partner | 1.71 | 0.4–7.0 | 0.453 | 2.63 | 0.6–11.8 | 0.206 | Married not living with sexual partner | 0.51 | 0.1–2.47 | 0.411 | 2.12 | 0.6–6.9 | 0.215 | Not married living with sexual partner | 1.40 | 0.8–2.36 | 0.199 | 1.84 | 1.0–3.3 | 0.047 | Not married, not living with sexual partner | 0.80 | 0.5–1.2 | 0.802 | 1.87 | 1.1–3.0 | <0.01 | Oral sex with another man | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | No | 0.51 | 0.4–0.6 | 0.00 | 0.77 | 0.6–0.9 | <0.02 | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | | Daily | | | | | | | At least once a week | 0.67 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.02 | 2.12 | 1.2–3.7 | <0.001 | Less than once a week | 0.60 | 0.4–0.8 | 0.00 | 4.06 | 2.3–6.9 | <0.001 | Never | 0.55 | 0.4–0.7 | 0.00 | 3.90 | 2.2–6.6 | <0.001 | Lubricant use | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | No | 0.98 | 0.7–1.2 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.5–0.8 | <0.001 | Ever been forced to have sex with male partner | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | No | 0.58 | 0.4–0.7 | 0.00 | 0.76 | 0.7–1.2 | 0.761 | Type of anal sex | | | | | | | Insertive only | | | | | | | Receptive only | 0.88 | 0.6–1.1 | 0.37 | 1.46 | 1.1–1.9 | <0.001 | Both | 1.3 | 1.1–1.6 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 1.1–1.8 | <0.001 |
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