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Table 2 Paired t-tests of mean number of monthly HIV tests among MSM (unadjusted and adjusted) in Ottawa between years, 2008-2011

From: Nondisclosure prosecutions and population health outcomes: examining HIV testing, HIV diagnoses, and the attitudes of men who have sex with men following nondisclosure prosecution media releases in Ottawa, Canada

Annual comparisons

Unadjusted MSM tests

Adjusteda MSM tests

Mean

Difference

% change

p-value

Mean

Difference

% change

p-value

May-Aug ′08

137.5

   

227.3

   
 

10.3

7.5%

0.31

 

13.8

6.1%

0.21

May-Aug ′09

147.8

   

241.0

   
 

32.3

21.8%

0.072

 

30.8

12.8%

0.094

May-Aug ′10

180.0

   

271.8

   
 

4.0

2.2%

0.822

 

19.3

7.1%

0.34

May-Aug ′11

184.0

   

291.0

   
  1. Source: Public Health Laboratory. Public Health Ontario. Extracted April 23, 2012.
  2. aAdjusted for unknown region, unknown sex and unknown exposure category using LEP.