Table 3 Associations between HIV/Syphilis status and demographics, substance use, sexual practices and sexual exposures in MSM in Lebanon.

From: Prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and their association with sexual practices and substance use among 2238 MSM in Lebanon

  

HIV

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Syphilis

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Co-variable

Number of +cases

%

Crude OR

p-value

Adjusted OR

Confidence Interval

p-value

Number of + cases

%

Crude OR

p-value

Adjusted OR

Confidence Interval

p-value

Age

<20 years

3

3%

1

0.97

   

1

2%

0.3

0.33

0.3

 

0.33

 

20–24 years

29

24%

1.1

0.8

   

6

14%

0.2

0.02

0.2

[0.064–0.827]

0.02

 

25–29 years

41

34%

1.6

0.34

   

8

19%

0.3

0.05

0.3

 

0.05

 

30–34 years

31

26%

2.4

0.09

   

13

30%

0.9

0.98

0.9

 

0.99

 

35–39 years

11

9%

1.5

0.44

   

11

26%

1.5

0.44

1.5

 

0.44

 

≥40 years

4

3%

ref

    

4

9%

ref

    

Nationality

Lebanese

101

85%

1.5

0.3

   

37

86%

1.1

0.84

   
 

Syrian

10

8%

2.5

0.08

   

3

7%

1.4

0.65

   
 

Palestenian

2

2%

1.4

0.64

   

0

0%

0

0.99

   
 

Other

6

5%

ref

    

3

7%

ref

    

Source of sexual education

Reliable

20

17%

ref

    

7

16%

ref

    
 

Various

40

34%

1.3

0.69

   

12

28%

1.2

0.55

   
 

Unreliable

59

50%

1.1

0.33

   

24

56%

1.1

0.82

   

Highest level of education

University

99

83%

ref

    

35

81%

ref

    
 

School

20

17%

1.6

0.04

   

8

19%

1.8

0.12

   

Occupation

Employed

56

47%

ref

    

23

53%

ref

    
 

Student

51

43%

0.8

0.48

   

16

37%

0.6

0.21

   
 

Jobless

12

10%

1.2

0.44

   

4

9%

1

0.96

   

Recreational drug use

Does not use

77

65%

0.7

0.09

   

27

63%

0.6

0.2

   
 

Uses

42

35%

ref

    

16

37%

ref

    

Cigarette smoking

Does not smoke

76

64%

ref

    

27

63%

ref

    
 

Smokes

43

36%

1.2

0.21

   

16

37%

1.3

0.31

   

Alcohol consumption

Does not consume

28

24%

ref

    

11

26%

ref

    
 

Consumes

91

76%

0.8

0.4

   

32

74%

0.7

0.4

   

Condom-use with partner(s)

Always uses condoms

33

28%

ref

    

11

26%

ref

    
 

Inconsistant condom use with exclusive partner

11

9%

1.1

0.74

   

4

9%

1.2

0.73

   
 

Inconsistant condom use with regular partner

15

13%

1.4

0.26

   

4

9%

1.1

0.84

   
 

Inconsistant condom use with casual partner

60

50%

1.3

0.22

   

24

56%

1.5

0.22

   

Reason for testing

Regular check-up

41

34%

ref

    

11

26%

ref

    
 

Condomless sex or has symptom(s) of STI

78

66%

0.8

0.39

   

32

74%

1.4

0.27

   

Number of sexual partners in last 3 months

0 to 1

21

18%

ref

    

6

14%

ref

    
 

2 to 5

73

61%

1.3

0.51

   

22

51%

1.3

0.49

   
 

6 to 10

14

12%

1.3

0.42

   

7

16%

2.3

0.13

   
 

≥11

11

9%

1.2

0.28

   

8

19%

3.3

0.02

   

Oral sex exposure in last 3 months

Always used a condom

4

3%

ref

    

1

2%

ref

    
 

Did not consistently use a condom

115

97%

0.35

0.06

   

42

98%

0.5

0.57

   

Anal sex exposre in last 3 months

Always used a condom

27

23%

ref

    

9

21%

ref

    
 

Did not consistently use a condom

92

77%

1.7

0.03

1.7

[1.1–2.4]

0.03

34

79%

0.5

0.13

   
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