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Table 6 Multivariate analysis: factors associated with internalized homophobia (N = 435)

From: Internalized homophobia, mental health, sexual behaviors, and outness of gay/bisexual men from Southwest China

 

Wald

AOR

Wald

AOR

Wald

AOR

Wald

AOR

Wald

AOR

Socio-demographics

 Relationship with a woman

1.40

1.61(0.73,3.52)

4.62

2.22(1.07,4.60)

2.15

1.78(0.82,3.84)

0.25

1.24(0.53,2.89)

3.90

2.10(1.01,4.36)

 Relationship with a man

5.06

0.57(0.35,0.93)

6.21

0.56(0.36,0.88)

4.75

0.59(0.36,0.95)

6.51

0.55(0.34,0.87)

7.90

0.52(0.33,0.82)

 Monthly salary > ¥2000/$323

3.61

1.52(0.99,2.33)

1.19

1.25(0.84,1.86)

1.25

1.27(0.83,1.94)

0.31

1.12(0.75,1.69)

1.28

1.26(0.84,1.89)

Sexual orientation

1.73

1.48(0.82,2.67)

        

Attraction to male

3.36

0.73(0.52,1.02)

        

Attraction to female

20.5

1.76(1.38,2.25)

        

Psychological distress (higher score)

  

6.49

1.66(1.12,2.44)

      

Disclosure status to all people (No)

    

30.7

0.30(0.20,0.46)

    

Disclosure status to parents (No)

    

6.72

0.49(0.28,0.84)

    

Transactional sex in past 6 months (Yes)

      

5.23

2.77(1.16,6.65)

  

Had > 1 male sex partners in past 6 months (Yes)

      

0.27

1.12(0.74,1.70)

  

Had > 0 female sex partners in past 6 months (Yes)

      

2.90

1.85(0.91,3.77)

  

Condomless male sex (Yes)

      

0.00

0.99(0.66,1.50)

  

Condomless female sex (Yes)

      

3.47

1.83(0.97,3.44)

  

Sexual compulsivity (higher score)

        

14.1

2.12(1.43,3.13)

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. Bold values are statistically significant
  3. For separate multivariate analysis, we controlled for current relationship status, and monthly salary