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Table 2 Sexual behavior of MSM participants in Shenyang, China (N = 183)

From: Mycoplasma Genitalium and Mycoplasma Hominis are prevalent and correlated with HIV risk in MSM: a cross-sectional study in Shenyang, China

Variables

 

All (%)

HIV positive (rate, %)

P-value

Main partner-seeking methods

Non-APPs

89 (48.6)

11 (12.4)

0.015

APPs

94 (51.4)

25 (26.6)

 

Sexual debut age (years)

< 18

52 (28.4)

11 (21.2)

0.950

18–24

94 (51.4)

18 (19.1)

 

≥25

37 (20.2)

7 (18.9)

 

Sexual roles with partners

Bottom

49 (26.8)

12 (24.5)

0.402

Top

62 (33.9)

9 (14.5)

 

Versatile

72 (39.3)

15 (20.8)

 

Male circumcision

Yes

11 (6.0)

1 (9.1)

0.362

 

No

172 (94)

35 (20.3)

 

Sexual behaviors in recent 3-months

 No. of total male sexual partners

0–1

37 (20.2)

5 (13.5)

0.291

≥2

146 (79.8)

31 (21.2)

 

 No. of casual male sexual partners

0–1

65 (36.1)

9 (13.8)

0.141

≥2

118 (63.9)

27 (22.9)

 

 Using condom with partners during anal intercourse

Always

68 (37.2)

12 (17.6)

0.684

Occasionally

83 (45.4)

16 (19.3)

 

Never used

32 (17.5)

8 (25.0)