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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristic and sexual behavioural factors that associated with HIV testing among Chinese MSM

From: Pattern of HIV testing and multiple sexual partnerships among men who have sex with men in China

 

Tested within the past 12 months

Tested more than 12 months ago

Never tested

χ2

P-value

 

(N = 262; 58.6%)

(N = 95; 21.3%)

(N = 90; 20.1%)

  
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

  

Demographic characteristics

        

Age

      

13.95

0.01**

   <20

16

6.1%

1

1.1%

13

14.4%

  

   20-39

214

81.7%

80

84.2%

67

74.4%

  

   ≥40

30

11.5%

14

14.7%

10

11.1%

  

   Missing

2

0.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

  

Marital status

      

16.88

<0.001***

   Never married

163

62.2%

52

54.7%

72

80.0%

  

   Married/cohabiting/divorced/widowed

95

36.3%

43

45.3%

15

16.7%

  

   Others/Missing

4

1.5%

0

0.0%

3

3.3%

  

Residency

      

3.39

0.18

   Local

122

46.6%

43

45.3%

51

56.7%

  

   Non-local

134

51.1%

51

53.7%

37

41.1%

  

   Missing

6

2.3%

1

1.1%

2

2.2%

  

Recruitment location

      

1.26

0.53

   Changsha

216

82.4%

43

45.3%

51

56.7%

  

   Tianjin

222

84.7%

51

53.7%

37

41.1%

  

Education Level

      

4.94

0.29

   Junior high & lower

24

9.2%

4

4.2%

4

4.4%

  

   Senior high

76

29.0%

33

34.7%

32

35.6%

  

   College & above

162

61.8%

58

61.1%

53

58.9%

  

   Missing

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

1.1%

  

Occupation

      

16.60

<0.001***

   Student/Others

143

54.6%

34

35.8%

57

63.3%

  

   Employed

117

44.7%

61

64.2%

31

34.4%

  

   Missing

2

0.8%

0

0.0%

2

2.2%

  

Self-identified sexual identity

      

1.35

0.51

   Homosexual

213

81.3%

73

76.8%

67

74.4%

  

   Heterosexual/Bisexual

46

17.6%

22

23.2%

15

16.7%

  

   Unsure/Missing

3

1.1%

0

0.0%

8

8.9%

  

Homosexual behaviours (non-commercial)

        

Had sex with male partners in the past 6 months

      

3.18

0.20

   No

17

6.7%

3

3.3%

8

10.0%

  

   Yes

237

93.3%

89

96.7%

72

90.0%

  

Used condom during the last anal intercourse

      

25.10

<0.001***

   No

70

29.7%

19

21.6%

41

56.9%

  

   Yes

166

70.3%

69

78.4%

31

43.1%

  

HIV status of last sexual partners^

      

5.22

0.07

   Unaware

127

53.8%

49

55.7%

49

69.0%

  

   Aware

109

46.1%

39

44.3%

22

31.0%

  

     HIV-positive

2

0.8%

2

2.3%

0

0.0%

  

     HIV-negative

107

45.3%

37

42.0%

22

31.0%

  

Homosexual behaviours (commercial)

        

Had commercial sex partners in the past 6 months

      

3.96

0.14

   No

127

76.0%

41

80.4%

47

88.7%

  

   Yes

40

24.0%

10

19.6%

6

11.3%

  

Used condom during the last anal intercourse

      

0.47

0.79

   No

4

10.0%

1

10.0%

1

20.0%

  

   Yes

36

90.0%

9

90.0%

4

80.0%

  

HIV status of last sexual partners^

      

N/A

N/A

   Unaware

40

100%

5

100%

5

100.0%

  

   Aware

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

  

Heterosexual behaviours

        

Had female sex partners in the past 6 months

      

0.52

0.77

   No

127

75.6%

35

71.4%

41

77.4%

  

   Yes

41

24.4%

14

28.6%

12

22.6%

  

Used condom during the last vaginal intercourse

      

3.85

0.15

   No

20

50.0%

9

64.3%

9

81.8%

  

   Yes

20

50.0%

5

35.7%

2

18.2%

  

HIV status of last sexual partners^

      

9.58

0.05*

   Unaware

22

55.0%

2

14.3%

4

36.4%

  

   Aware

18

45.0%

12

85.7%

7

63.6%

  

     HIV-positive

0

0%

1

7.1%

1

9.09%

  

     HIV-negative

18

45.0%

11

78.6%

6

54.5%

  

Multiple partnerships in the past 6 months

        

Had both non-commercial male and female sex partners

      

1.01

0.60

   No

130

79.3%

36

73.5%

43

81.1%

  

   Yes

34

20.7%

13

26.5%

10

18.9%

  

Used condom with non-commercial male and with female sex partners during the last anal/vaginal intercourse

      

3.25

0.20

   No

16

48.5%

8

61.5%

8

80.0%

  

   Yes

17

51.5%

5

38.5%

2

20.0%

  

Had both non-commercial male and commercial male sex partners

      

5.48

0.06

   No

127

78.4%

41

83.7%

49

92.5%

  

   Yes

35

21.6%

8

16.3%

4

7.5%

  

Used condom with non-commercial and commercial male sex partners during the last anal intercourse

      

10.12

0.01**

   No

4

11.8%

1

12.5%

3

75.0%

  

   Yes

30

88.2%

7

87.5%

1

25.0%

  

Had both female and commercial male sex partners

      

4.50

0.11

   No

145

88.4%

47

95.9%

49

96.1%

  

   Yes

19

11.6%

2

4.1%

2

3.9%

  

Used condom with commercial male and with female sex partners during the last anal/vaginal intercourse

      

3.16

0.21

   No

6

30.0%

0

0%

1

100%

  

   Yes

14

70.0%

2

100%

0

0%

  

Had both non-commercial male, commercial male and female sex partners

      

6.16

0.05*

   No

145

90.6%

47

95.9%

51

100%

  

   Yes

15

9.4%

2

4.1%

0

0%

  

Used condom with non-commercial male, commercial male and female sex partners during the last sexual intercourse

      

0.70

0.40

   No

4

26.7%

0

0%

0

0%

  

   Yes

11

73.3%

2

100%

0

0%

  
  1. Note: *p < 0.05, ** p <0.01 and *** p <0.001.
  2. ^Chi-square test was performed between MSM who were aware their partners’ HIV status (positive or negative) and those who were not.