Table 1 Sample characteristics and bivariate analysis of factors associated with having ever injected drugs among MSM* in Madrid and Barcelona
Sample characteristics (N = 3387) | Prevalence of having ever injected drugs (2.1%) | Crude prevalence ratio | (95% CI**) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | % | |||
Recruitment | |||||
City of testing | |||||
Barcelona | 1031 | 30.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | |
Madrid | 2356 | 69.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.7 |
Kind of testing program | |||||
STI diagnostic center | 1642 | 48.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
Comunity program | 1745 | 51.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.4 |
Sociodemographics | |||||
Age (years) | |||||
≤ 24 | 559 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6–3.0 |
25–39 | 1949 | 57.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.9–3.1 |
≥ 40 | 879 | 26.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
Country of birth | |||||
Spain | 2105 | 62.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
Latin-America | 927 | 27.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.0–2.7 |
Others | 355 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4–2.1 |
Years residing in Spain (for those born outside of Spain) | |||||
≤ 1 | 332 | 29.2 | 2.4 | ||
2–4 | 281 | 24.7 | 2.9 | ||
≥ 5 | 526 | 46.2 | 2.9 | ||
Size of city of residence (last 12 months) | |||||
≤ 100.000 | 389 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
100.000–1 million | 434 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4–3.4 |
> 1 million | 2547 | 75.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.6–3.4 |
Level of education | |||||
Up to upper secondary | 229 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.8–4.0 |
Post secondary | 1129 | 33.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.5 |
University | 2016 | 59.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
Employment status (last 12 months)*** | |||||
Employed | 1737 | 74.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
Unemployed | 183 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 1.4–5.2 |
Others | 424 | 18.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.5 |
Economic situation (last 12 months) | |||||
Comfortable/it is OK | 2022 | 59.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |
Tight | 1070 | 31.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.6 |
Dificult/very difficult | 287 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.3 |
Cohabitation (last 12 months)*** | |||||
Alone | 947 | 40.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | |
With some people | 1400 | 59.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.2 |
Sexual and risk behavior | |||||
Gender of sex partners (ever) | |||||
Only men | 2119 | 62.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
Men and women | 1268 | 37.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.3–3.3 |
Age at first sexual intercourse with another men (years) | |||||
< 16 | 596 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 1.7–31.0 |
16–20 | 1826 | 54.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 1.1–18.7 |
21–24 | 549 | 16.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.7–15.6 |
≥ 25 | 412 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
Lives sex-life with men… | |||||
Not Openly | 1297 | 38.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | |
Openly | 2075 | 61.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1–3.2 |
Place where the largest number of partners were met | |||||
Dicos/clubs/bars | 509 | 15.6 | 1.4 | ||
Saunas | 320 | 9.8 | 1.9 | ||
Apps/websites | 2093 | 64.2 | 1.8 | ||
Cruising places | 103 | 3.2 | 1.9 | ||
Private parties | 112 | 3.4 | 17.9 | ||
Others/no search | 122 | 3.7 | 0.0 | ||
Place where the largest number of partners were met | |||||
Others | 3147 | 96.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
Private parties | 112 | 3.4 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 6.5–18.1 |
Number of men penetrated by (ever) | |||||
None | 178 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
1–49 | 2345 | 69.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.3–17.2 |
≥ 50 | 864 | 25.5 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 1.1–59.9 |
Number of men penetrated by (last 12 months) | |||||
None | 691 | 20.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
≤ 5 | 1569 | 46.4 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 1.2–21.5 |
> 5 | 1123 | 33.2 | 4.2 | 14.5 | 3.5–59.5 |
Been paid for sex | |||||
Never | 2660 | 78.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
> 12 months ago | 321 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.9–3.7 |
Last 12 months | 405 | 12.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.1–5.9 |
Paid for sex | |||||
Never | 2805 | 82.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
> 12 months ago | 290 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.4 |
Last 12 months | 290 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.9–3.4 |
Ever injected steroids | |||||
No | 3177 | 93.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 210 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 2.0–6.5 |
History of HIV and other STI testing | |||||
Time since last HIV test | |||||
Never tested before | 218 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
< 6 months | 1661 | 49.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.7–35.4 |
> 6 months | 1502 | 44.4 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 0.7–36.0 |
HIV new diagnosis in this consultation | |||||
No | 3253 | 97.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 82 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.6–5.9 |
STI diagnosis (ever) | |||||
No | 955 | 28.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 2399 | 71.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.5–6.6 |