Trends in sexual health outcomes of Asian, Māori, Pacific and European-only MSM in New Zealand, 2006–2014
| Asian n (%) | Māori n (%) | Pacific n (%) | European-only n (%) | Total n (%) | |
| >20 male sex partners in the past 6 months (versus ≤20 partners) | |||||
| 2006 | 32 (13.9) | 43 (14.6) | 21 (17.8) | 268 (10.4) | 353 (11.1) |
| 2008 | 10 (5.0) | 24 (11.4) | 19 (22.4) | 133 (8.5) | 184 (9.0) |
| 2011 | 21 (8.5) | 23 (8.6) | 9 (10.0) | 137 (7.3) | 190 (7.7) |
| 2014 | 21 (6.8) | 22 (8.8) | 6 (5.1) | 128 (7.6) | 177 (7.6) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 0.80 (0.66 to 0.97) | 0.81 (0.68 to 0.96) | 0.64 (0.50 to 0.84) | 0.88 (0.82 to 0.94) | 0.86 (0.81 to 0.91) |
| Any STI testing in the past year (vs not tested) | |||||
| 2006 | 88 (37.9) | 143 (48.6) | 57 (47.9) | 1135 (44.0) | 1405 (44.2) |
| 2008 | 74 (37.8) | 94 (45.4) | 35 (42.7) | 697 (44.7) | 888 (43.8) |
| 2011 | 99 (39.0) | 148 (53.2) | 39 (43.8) | 948 (49.2) | 1225 (48.5) |
| 2014 | 141 (45.6) | 128 (50.0) | 54 (45.0) | 891 (52.6) | 1202 (51.0) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 1.11 (1.00 to 1.24) | 1.05 (0.94 to 1.17) | 0.96 (0.82 to 1.14) | 1.12 (1.08 to 1.17) | 1.10 (1.06 to 1.14) |
| Any STI diagnosis the past year* (vs none/not tested) | |||||
| 2006 | 16 (7.1) | 32 (11.2) | 13 (10.9) | 210 (8.3) | 260 (8.4) |
| 2008 | 22 (11.5) | 22 (10.3) | 18 (21.2) | 164 (10.4) | 222 (10.9) |
| 2011 | 16 (6.5) | 23 (8.4) | 8 (8.8) | 160 (8.4) | 201 (8.0) |
| 2014 | 25 (8.3) | 27 (10.8) | 19 (16.4) | 206 (13.4) | 272 (11.8) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 0.98 (0.81 to 1.20) | 0.96 (0.80 to 1.15) | 1.07 (0.84 to 1.36) | 1.12 (1.05 to 1.20) | 1.09 (1.03 to 1.16) |
| Any HIV testing in lifetime (vs never tested) | |||||
| 2006 | 124 (53.7) | 192 (65.1) | 59 (48.8) | 1633 (63.8) | 1990 (62.9) |
| 2008 | 122 (60.7) | 143 (65.3) | 50 (58.1) | 1071 (66.6) | 1370 (65.5) |
| 2011 | 163 (65.2) | 184 (66.2) | 58 (63.0) | 1365 (70.6) | 1761 (69.5) |
| 2014 | 223 (72.4) | 164 (64.1) | 64 (55.2) | 1237 (72.7) | 1677 (71.1) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 1.31 (1.17 to 1.47) | 1.00 (0.89 to 1.12) | 1.10 (0.93 to 1.30) | 1.15 (1.11 to 1.21) | 1.14 (1.10 to 1.19) |
| Any HIV testing in past year (vs none/never tested) | |||||
| 2006 | 75 (32.5) | 118 (40.0) | 35 (28.9) | 902 (35.2) | 1124 (35.5) |
| 2008 | 78 (38.8) | 81 (37.0) | 29 (33.7) | 614 (38.2) | 789 (37.7) |
| 2011 | 111 (44.4) | 132 (47.5) | 43 (46.7) | 907 (46.9) | 1184 (46.7) |
| 2014 | 128 (41.6) | 102 (39.8) | 37 (31.9) | 688 (40.5) | 947 (40.1) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 1.14 (1.02 to 1.28) | 1.05 (0.94 to 1.17) | 1.09 (0.92 to 1.30) | 1.12 (1.08 to 1.16) | 1.11 (1.07 to 1.15) |
| Any HIV positive test result (vs none/never tested) | |||||
| 2006 | 2 (0.9) | 5 (1.7) | 3 (2.5) | 65 (2.6) | 74 (2.4) |
| 2008 | 4 (2.0) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (2.4) | 43 (2.8) | 51 (2.5) |
| 2011 | 3 (1.2) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (3.4) | 80 (4.2) | 87 (3.5) |
| 2014 | 5 (1.6) | 9 (3.6) | 5 (4.6) | 74 (4.4) | 91 (3.9) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 1.12 (0.70 to 1.79) | 1.28 (0.85 to 1.93) | 1.25 (0.78 to 2.02) | 1.23 (1.11 to 1.37) | 1.20 (1.09 to 1.33) |
| Any condomless anal intercourse with a casual partner in the past 6 months (vs none) | |||||
| 2006 | 55 (24.4) | 79 (27.6) | 36 (31.0) | 627 (25.0) | 778 (25.2) |
| 2008 | 51 (26.0) | 67 (32.4) | 25 (29.8) | 357 (22.8) | 494 (24.4) |
| 2011 | 60 (24.6) | 83 (31.0) | 28 (30.1) | 578 (30.6) | 744 (30.1) |
| 2014 | 67 (22.0) | 93 (37.5) | 39 (33.6) | 553 (33.2) | 746 (32.2) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 0.95 (0.83 to 1.08) | 1.13 (1.01 to 1.28) | 1.04 (0.87 to 1.26) | 1.16 (1.11 to 1.21) | 1.14 (1.10 to 1.19) |
| Any condomless anal intercourse with a regular partner in the past 6 months (vs none) | |||||
| 2006 | 53 (23.5) | 67 (23.0) | 40 (33.9) | 683 (26.9) | 828 (26.5) |
| 2008 | 55 (27.8) | 42 (20.4) | 24 (28.6) | 385 (24.6) | 503 (24.8) |
| 2011 | 56 (22.9) | 52 (19.4) | 25 (27.8) | 504 (26.8) | 635 (25.8) |
| 2014 | 59 (19.6) | 63 (25.7) | 25 (21.9) | 436 (26.3) | 578 (25.2) |
| Trend test: AOR (95% CI) | 0.91 (0.80 to 1.04) | 1.04 (0.91 to 1.18) | 0.83 (0.69 to 0.99) | 1.00 (0.95 to 1.04) | 0.98 (0.94 to 1.02) |
Bolded text indicates statistically significant (p<0.05) continuous recruitment year variable, controlling for recruitment method (online/offline).
*Questions on STI diagnosis asked slightly differently in each survey round.
AOR, adjusted OR; MSM, men who have sex with men; STI, sexually transmitted infection.