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Table 3 Characteristics of heterosexual men visiting the clinic with at least one STI diagnosisa vs. those without an STI diagnosis

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

  

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

  

Men diagnosed with at least one STI

293 (%)

Men without an STI diagnosis

5863 (%)

ORc (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Age

18–29

152 (52.0)

2955 (50.5)

1 (ref)

0.3

1 (ref)

 

≥30

141 (48.0)

2883 (49.5)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

0.2

Relationship statusb

Single (single, divorced & widowed)

214 (82.0)

4146 (83.0)

1 (ref)

0.7

  

Married

47 (18.0)

866 (17.0)

1.0 (0.6–1.4)

  

Country of birth

Israel

164 (56.5)

4047 (70.0)

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Western Countries

9 (3.0)

215 (4.0)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

0.7

1.0 (0.3–3.8)

0.8

North Africa and Middle East

4 (1.5)

72 (1.0)

1.0 (0.3–3.0)

0.8

2.8 (0.5–14.1)

0.2

The FSU

69 (24.0)

907 (16.0)

1.7 (1.2–2.2)

< 0.001

1.2 (0.5–2.4)

0.6

Asia

8 (3.0)

84 (1.5)

1.6 (0.7–3.5)

0.1

2.1 (0.4–10.1)

0.3

Africa

33 (11.0)

397 (7.0)

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

< 0.001

2.6 (1.2–5.5)

< 0.001

South America

4 (1.5)

57 (1.0)

1.7 (0.6–4.8)

0.3

1.5 (0.1–13.6)

0.6

Reason for attending clinic

Symptomatic or sex with a symptomatic partner

129 (44.0)

1049 (18.0)

3.6 (2.8–4.5)

< 0.001

4.8 (3.0–7.8)

< 0.001

Self-referral screening

164 (56.0)

4814 (82.0)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Age sexual debut < 18 years

159 (57.0)

2900 (51.5)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

0.02

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

0.3

≥ 11 sexual partners during lifetime b

196 (69.0)

3260 (57.5)

1.7 (1.3–2.3)

< 0.001

3.6 (1.9–6.7)

< 0.001

≥6 sexual partners within the last 3 months

38 (13.5)

656 (12.0)

1.4 (0.9–2.0)

0.05

  

Irregular or no use of condom during vaginal sex

239 (87.5)

4442 (80.5)

1.5 (1.1–2.3)

0.01

2.1 (0.9–5.1)

0.08

Irregular or no use of condom during anal sex

63 (75.0)

1344 (78.5)

0.8 (0.4–1.3)

0.4

  

Purchased sex

85 (29.0)

1564 (26.5)

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

0.7

0.6 (0.3–1.0)

0.08

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

34 (38.0)

407 (22.5)

2.0 (1.3–3.2)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.0–2.8)

0.02

Performs sex under the influence of drugs

115 (39.5)

1969 (34.0)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

< 0.001

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

0.5

Uses shared syringes

12 (5.5)

336 (7.5)

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

0.7

  

Circumcised

98 (78.0)

1460 (82.0)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.1

  

Reported Previous STI diagnosisb

48 (16.5)

619 (10.5)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

0.1

  
  1. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, STI Sexually Transmitted Infection, FSU Former Soviet Union
  2. aHIV, HBsAg, infectious syphilis, pharyngeal or urethral N. Gonorrhea, urethral C. Trachomatis
  3. bOR adjusted to age in the univariate analysis
  4. cadjusted to reason for attending clinic
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