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Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Beijing, China

From: Predictors of antiretroviral therapy initiation: a cross-sectional study among Chinese HIV-infected men who have sex with men

  

Having initiated ART

 

Characteristic

Total sample (N=238),

n (%)

Yes (N=62),

n (%)

No (N=176),

n (%)

P-value

Age, median (IQR) (year)

31 (26–37)

36 (31–42)

30 (26–35)

<0.001

Ethnicity

   

0.69

 Han

224 (94.1)

59 (95.2)

165 (93.7)

 

 Others

13 (5.9)

3 (4.8)

6.3 (6.3)

 

Marital status

   

<0.001

 Currently unmarried

170 (71.4)

31 (50.0)

139 (79.0)

 

 Currently married

68 (28.6)

31 (50.0)

37 (21.0)

 

Education (year of schooling)

   

0.78

 College or above (>12)

128 (53.8)

31 (50.0)

97 (55.1)

 

 Senior high school (10–12)

69 (29.0)

18 (29.1)

51 (29.0)

 

 Junior high school (7–9)

34 (14.3)

11 (17.7)

23 (13.1)

 

 Primary school (<=6)

7 (2.9)

2 (3.2)

5 (2.8)

 

Occupational status

   

0.27

 Employed

178 (74.8)

47 (75.8)

131 (74.4)

 

 Non-employed/retired

34 (14.3)

12 (19.4)

22 (12.5)

 

 Student

10 (4.2)

1 (1.6)

9 (5.1)

 

 Other

16 (6.7)

2 (3.2)

14 (8.0)

 

Beijing Hukou

   

0.003

 No

91 (38.2)

14 (22.6)

77 (43.7)

 

 Yes

147 (61.8)

48 (77.4)

99 (56.3)

 

Duration of living in Beijing (year)

   

0.008

 <5

99 (41.6)

17 (27.4)

82 (46.6)

 

 ≥5

139 (58.4)

45 (72.6)

94 (53.4)

 

Time from HIV infection to survey (month)

   

0.001

 <15

115 (48.3)

6 (9.7)

109 (61.9)

 

 ≥15

123 (51.7)

56 (90.3)

67 (38.1)

 

Self-report health condition

   

0.91

 Very good/good

193 (81.1)

50 (80.6)

143 (81.3)

 

 Somewhat poor/very poor

45 (18.9)

12 (19.4)

33 (18.7)

 

Ever had AIDS-like clinical symptomsa

   

0.02

 No

177 (74.4)

39 (62.9)

138 (78.4)

 

 Yes

61 (25.6)

23 (37.1)

38 (21.6)

 

Had unprotected insertive anal sex with men in past 6 months

   

0.004

 No

77 (71.3)

21 (95.5)

56 (65.1)

 

 Yes

31 (28.7)

1 (4.5)

30 (34.9)

 

Had unprotected receptive anal sex with men in past 6 months

   

<0.001

 No

86 (64.7)

27 (93.1)

59 (56.7)

 

 Yes

47 (35.3)

2 (6.9)

45 (43.6)

 

Had multiple concurrent male partners in past 12 months

   

0.60

 No

211 (90.9)

57 (93.4)

154 (90.1)

 

 Yes

21 (9.1)

4 (6.6)

17 (9.9)

 

Had commercial sex in past 12 months

   

0.52

 No

220 (94.4)

60 (96.8)

160 (93.6)

 

 Yes

13 (5.6)

2 (3.2)

11 (6.4)

 

History of sexually transmitted diseases

   

0.003

 No

100 (44.4)

17 (28.3)

83 (50.3)

 

 Yes

125 (55.6)

43 (71.7)

82 (49.7)

 

Syphilis co-infection

   

0.003

 No

93 (39.1)

15 (24.2)

78 (44.3)

 

 Yes

145 (60.9)

47 (75.8)

98 (55.7)

 
  1. Note: Sample size for each variable may vary due to missing data; IQR interquartile range, ART antiretroviral therapy
  2. aEver had at least one of these adverse clinical symptoms in the past 6 months: severe weight loss (>10 %), fever (>1 month, continuing or intermittent), chronic diarrhea (>1 month), severe bacterial infection (e.g. pneumonia), oral candidiasis, oral leukoplakia, tuberculosis other stage III or stage IV symptoms