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Table 1 Characteristics of heterosexual men visiting the STI clinic who purchased sex vs. those who did not purchase sex

From: Heterosexual men who purchase sex and attended an STI clinic in Israel: characteristics and sexual behavior

  

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

  

Paid for sex

1649 (%)

Did not pay for sex 4507 (%)

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Age

18–29

681 (41.5)

2426 (54.0)

1 (ref)

< 0.001

1 (ref)

0.005

≥30

964 (58.5%)

2060 (46.0)

1.6 (1.4–1.8)

1.4 (1.1–1.9)

Relationship statusa

Single (single, divorced & widowed)

1014 (75.5)

3346 (85.0)

1 (ref)

< 0.001

1 (ref)

0.03

Married

331 (24.5)

582 (15.0)

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

1.46 (1.02–2.0)

 

Country of birth

Israel

1083 (66.5)

3128 (70.5)

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Western Countries

48 (3.0)

176 (4.0)

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

0.1

0.7 (0.3–1.5)

0.4

North Africa and Middle East

40 (2.5)

36 (1.0)

3.2 (2.0–5.0)

< 0.001

2.0 (0.7–5.6)

0.2

The FSU

328 (20.0)

648 (14.5)

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.1–2.3)

0.01

Asia

38 (2.5)

54 (1.2)

2.0 (1.3–3.0)

< 0.001

2.7 (1.02–7.6)

0.03

Africa

72 (4.5)

358 (8.0)

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

< 0.001

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

0.7

South America

17 (1.0)

44 (1.0)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

0.7

1.1 (0.3–3.8)

0.8

Reason for attending clinic

Symptomatic or sex with a symptomatic partner

378 (23.0)

800 (18.0)

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

 < 0.001

1.8 (1.3–2.4)

< 0.001

Self-referral screening

1271 (77.0)

3707 (82.0)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

Age sexual debut < 18 years

874 (56.0)

2185 (50.5)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

< 0.001

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.8

≥ 11 sexual partners during lifetimea

1134 (72.0)

2322 (53.0)

2.0 (1.8–2.3)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

< 0.001

≥6 sexual partners within the last 3 months

303 (19.0)

391 (9.0)

2.3 (1.9–2.7)

< 0.001

  

Irregular or no use of condom during vaginal sex

1234 (79.0)

3447 (82.0)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.03

0.9 (0.7–1.4)

0.8

Irregular or no use of condom during anal sex

430 (77.5)

977 (78.5)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

0.6

  

Performed sex with a non-Israeli partner within the last 3 months

126 (28.5)

315 (21.5)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

< 0.001

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

0.2

Performs sex under the influence of drugs

741 (45.5)

1345 (30.0)

1.9 (1.7–2.2)

< 0.001

1.9 (1.4–2.5)

< 0.001

Uses shared syringes

114 (10.0)

234 (7.0)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

< 0.001

  

Reported Previous STI diagnosisa

263 (16.0)

404 (9.0)

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

< 0.001

1.5 (1.09–2.2)

0.01

STI diagnosis at current visitb

85 (5.0)

208 (4.5)

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

0.3

  
  1. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, STI Sexually Transmitted Infection, FSU Former Soviet Union
  2. aOR adjusted to age in the univariate analysis
  3. bHIV, HBsAg, infectious syphilis, pharyngeal or urethral N. Gonorrhea, urethral C. Trachomatis
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