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Table 3 Correlates of being very willing to use at least one male birth control method (n = 187)

From: Willingness to use novel reversible methods of male birth control: a community-based survey of cisgender men in the United States

Characteristic

Very willing to use ≥ 1 MBC method (%)

Prevalence ratio (95% CI)

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Age, years

 18–29

67.3

1.00 (ref.)

1.00 (ref.)

 30–39

85.7

1.27 (1.07–1.51)

1.24 (1.04–1.48)

 40–45

68.0

1.01 (0.75–1.36)

1.01 (0.75–1.36)

Race/ethnicity

 White, non-Hispanic

73.7

1.00 (ref.)

 Other

67.4

0.91 (0.73–1.14)

 

Annual household income (2018)

 Less than $50,000

75.8

1.00 (ref.)

 $50,000 or more

70.2

0.93 (0.77–1.11)

 

Highest level of education

 Less than college

59.5

1.00 (ref.)

1.00 (ref.)

 Some college or more

75.9

1.27 (0.98–1.66)

1.20 (0.92–1.56)

Residential geography

 Urban

72.8

1.00 (ref.)

 Suburban

72.1

0.99 (0.82–1.19)

 

 Rural

70.0

0.96 (0.70–1.32)

 

Country of birth

 United States

72.9

1.00 (ref.)

 Other

66.7

0.91 (0.67–1.26)

 

Religious denomination

 None

77.2

1.00 (ref.)

 Christian

64.8

0.84 (0.69–1.02)

 

 Other

88.2

1.14 (0.92–1.41)

 

Importance of religion in daily life

 Not, a little, or somewhat important

75.2

1.00 (ref.)

1.00 (ref.)

 Extremely important

53.9

0.72 (0.50–1.03)

0.70 (0.49–1.01)

Heterosexual

 No

87.0

1.00 (ref.)

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

70.1

0.81 (0.67–0.97)

0.70 (0.64–1.08)

In committed relationship

 No

72.0

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

72.2

1.00 (0.77–1.31)

 

Ever involved in a pregnancy

 No

69.9

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

78.0

1.12 (0.93–1.34)

 

Ever involved in an unintended pregnancy

 No

70.8

1.00 (ref.)

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

86.7

1.22 (0.98–1.53)

1.21 (0.99–1.49)

Children living in household

 No

72.7

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

74.5

1.03 (0.85–1.24)

 

Desires pregnancy in the future

 No

78.1

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

68.7

0.88 (0.73–1.05)

 

Health insurance plan type

 Private

75.9

1.22 (0.97–1.55)

1.23 (0.98–1.53)

 Other/None

62.0

1.00 (ref.)

1.00 (ref.)

Healthcare visit in past year for annual exam

 No

68.4

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

75.0

1.10 (0.91–1.32)

 

Ever been tested for HIV

 No/Unsure

63.4

1.00 (ref.)

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

85.3

1.35 (1.14–1.59)

1.27 (1.07–1.51)

Ever received at least one dose of HPV vaccine

 No/Unsure

72.1

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

72.3

1.00 (0.82–1.23)

 

Any depression symptoms

 No

71.9

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

72.4

1.01 (0.83–1.22)

 

Any anxiety symptoms

 No

72.4

1.00 (ref.)

 Yes

71.0

0.98 (0.81–1.19)

 

General self-efficacy

 Very low, low, or average

71.4

1.00 (ref.)

 High

73.8

1.03 (0.86–1.24)

 
  1. HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, HPV Human papillomavirus, MBC Male birth control
  2. aEstimates from multivariable model including all variables in column