Table 4 Determinants of condom-use with casual partner(s) and substance use among demographics, 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

  

Condom Use: Inconsistent condom-use with casual partners

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Recreational Drug-use

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Co-variable

N

%

Crude OR

p-value

Adjusted OR

Confidence Interval

p-value

N

%

Crude OR

p-value

Adjusted OR

Confidence Interval

p-value

Age

<20 years

42

4%

1.3

0.39

   

15

2%

0.7

0.33

0.6

 

0.24

20–24 years

350

34%

0.9

0.93

   

206

32%

1.2

0.29

1.1

 

0.58

25–29 years

323

31%

0.9

0.81

   

216

34%

1.4

0.16

1.3

 

0.33

30–34 years

180

17%

1

0.95

   

128

20%

1.6

<0.001

1.7

[1.1–2.7]

<0.001

35–39 years

92

9%

0.9

0.78

   

46

7%

0.9

0.83

0.9

 

0.77

≥40 years

53

5%

ref

    

27

4%

ref

    

Nationality

Lebanese

871

84%

0.9

0.77

   

553

87%

1.1

0.5

   

Syrian

66

6%

1.2

0.36

   

27

4%

0.8

0.42

   

Palestenian

21

2%

1.8

0.18

   

12

2%

1.1

0.66

   

Other

82

8%

ref

    

46

7%

ref

    

Source of sexual education

Reliable

161

15%

ref

    

109

17%

ref

    

Various

296

28%

1.3

0.03

1.3

 

0.06

195

31%

1.2

0.15

   

Unreliable

583

56%

1.7

<0.001

1.6

[1.2–2]

0.002

334

52%

1.2

0.14

   

Highest level of education

University

898

86%

ref

    

586

92%

ref

    

School

142

14%

1.9

<0.001

1.9

[1.3–2.7]

<0.001

52

8%

0.62

0.004

0.62

[0.44–0.87]

0.015

Occupation

Employed

443

43%

ref

    

272

43%

ref

    

Student

503

48%

1.1

0.17

   

317

50%

1.2

0.65

1.1

 

0.44

Jobless

94

9%

1.5

0.02

   

49

8%

1.1

0.09

1.3

[1.1–1.7]

0.004

Recreational drug use

Does not use

744

72%

1

0.63

          

Uses

296

28%

ref

    

638

      

Cigarette smoking

Does not smoke

332

32%

ref

    

326

51%

ref

    

Smokes

708

68%

1.2

0.06

   

312

49%

3.4

<0.001

3.4

[2.7–4.1]

<0.001

Alcohol Consumption

Does not consume

234

23%

ref

    

93

15%

ref

    

Consumes

806

78%

0.7

0.006

   

545

85%

1.7

<0.001

1.7

[1.3–2.2]

<0.001

Condom-use with partner(s)

Always uses condoms

       

218

34%

ref

    

Inconsistant condom use with exclusive partner

       

55

9%

0.79

0.19

   

Inconsistant condom use with regular partner

       

69

11%

0.97

0.85

   

Inconsistant condom use with casual partner

1040

      

296

46%

0.95

0.63

   

Number of sexual partners in last 3 months

0 to 1

177

17%

ref

    

98

15%

ref

    

2 to 5

631

61%

1.2

0.13

1.2

 

0.13

363

57%

1.5

<0.001

1.6

[1.2–2.1]

<0.001

6 to 10

123

12%

1.2

0.32

1.2

 

0.2

96

15%

2.5

<0.001

2.7

[1.8–3.8]

<0.001

≥11

109

10%

1.5

0.03

1.5

 

0.05

81

13%

2.7

<0.001

3

[2–4·2]

<0.001

Oral sex exposure in last 3 months

Always used a condom

9

1%

ref

    

8

1%

ref

    

Did not consistently use a condom

1031

99%

2.3

0.04

   

630

99%

1.1

0.82

   

Anal sex exposre in last 3 months

Always used a condom

323

31%

ref

    

199

31%

ref

    

Did not consistently use a condom

717

69%

7.7

<0.001

7.6

[6.1–9.5]

<0.001

439

69%

1.02

0.82

   
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