HIV risk, risk perception and uptake of HIV testing and counseling among youth men who have sex with men attending a gay sauna

Table 6 Factors associated with declining HIV testing and counseling (excluding participants reporting prior HIV test within 6 months)

Risk factors	Univariable analysis		Multivariable analysis
Risk factors	OR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95% CI)	P
Youth MSM	0.23 (0.12–0.43)	< 0.001	0.31 (0.15–0.62)	0.01
Perceiving own HIV risk as low risk	3.14 (1.70–5.82)	< 0.001	2.18 (1.11–4.29)	0.02
Low HIV risk by the study tool	3.24 (1.75–6.00)	< 0.001	2.33 (1.17–4.62)	0.02
Having highest education of bachelor degree and higher	2.35 (1.39–3.98)	0.001	1.35 (0.74–2.46)	0.34
Being from Bangkok	2.14 (1.30–3.54)	0.003	1.72 (0.99–2.99)	0.06
Monthly household income more than $US 4500	2.37 (1.10–5.11)	0.03	1.67 (0.71–3.92)	0.24

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MSM, men who have sex with men; OR, odds ratio

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