Table 1 Changes in demographics and behaviors among men who have sex with men in Guangxi, 2008 to 2012
2008 (N = 1146) | 2009 (N = 1351) | 2010 (N = 1257) | 2011* (N = 1314) | 2012 (N = 1301) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | p | ptrend |
Age | |||||||
≤25 | 42.9(492) | 38.3(517) | 36.7(461) | 28.6(376) | 44.2(575) | <0.001 | 0.15 |
>25 | 57.1(654) | 61.7(834) | 63.3(796) | 71.4(938) | 55.8(726) | ||
Current marital status | |||||||
Never married | 70.9(813) | 70.6(954) | 70.0(879) | 52.2(686) | 77.9(1013) | <0.001 | 0.82 |
Married | 21.8(250) | 24.3(328) | 25.2(316) | 38.6(507) | 18.4(240) | ||
Live with a partner | 3.5(40) | 1.3(17) | 1.8(23) | 3.7(48) | 0.8(10) | ||
Divorced/widowed | 3.8(43) | 3.8(52) | 3.0(38) | 5.5(72) | 2.9(38) | ||
Registered Guangxi resident | |||||||
Yes | 83.5(957) | 87.4(1181) | 87.2(1095) | 90.2(1183) | 87.8(1142) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No, i.e., a migrant | 16.5(189) | 12.6(170) | 12.8(161) | 9.8(129) | 12.2(159) | ||
Education | |||||||
Junior high school or lower | 24.3(278) | 29.5(398) | 27.0(339) | 16.1(211) | 20.0(260) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Senior high school | 36.8(422) | 36.9(499) | 38.6(485) | 44.6(586) | 37.6(489) | ||
College or higher | 38.9(446) | 33.6(454) | 34.4(433) | 39.3(517) | 42.4(552) | ||
Had sex with male in the past 6 months | |||||||
Yes | 77.9(876) | 82.6(1109) | 72.7(906) | 83.3(1094) | 67.2(873) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 22.1(248) | 17.4(234) | 27.3(341) | 16.7(220) | 32.8(426) | ||
Used condom in the last male-male sex | |||||||
Yes | 58.1(504) | 66.1(731) | 74.4(660) | 80.3(874) | 76.8(667) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 41.9(364) | 33.9(375) | 25.6(227) | 19.7(214) | 23.2(201) | ||
Used condom with male in the past 6 months | |||||||
Yes | 84.4(734) | 91.3(1011) | 90.9(808) | 95.7(1045) | 94.6(820) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 15.6(136) | 8.7(96) | 9.1(81) | 4.3(47) | 5.4(47) | ||
Had sex with female in the past 6 months | |||||||
Yes | 22.0(250) | 22.4(302) | 21.1(263) | 28.3(372) | 14.6(190) | <0.001 | 0.01 |
No | 78.0(885) | 77.6(1046) | 78.9(983) | 71.7(942) | 85.4(1110) | ||
Used condom in the last sex with female** | |||||||
Yes | 39.3(96) | 46.0(138) | 39.6(95) | 80.1(298) | 46.3(88) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 60.7(148) | 54.0(162) | 60.4(145) | 19.9(74) | 53.7(102) | ||
Used condom with female in the past 6 months** | |||||||
Yes | 56.4(137) | 66.3(199) | 68.1(171) | 89.8(333) | 64.0(121) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 43.6(106) | 33.7(101) | 31.9(80) | 10.2(38) | 36.0(68) | ||
Ever used illegal drugs | |||||||
Yes | 1.7(19) | 1.0(13) | 1.0(12) | 0.1(1) | 0.2(3) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 98.3(1127) | 99.0(1335) | 99.0(1245) | 99.9(1312) | 99.8(1298) | ||
Received peer education in the past year | |||||||
Yes | 45.1(516) | 60.9(823) | 66.6(836) | 61.4(804) | 53.3(694) | <0.001 | 0.001 |
No | 54.9(629) | 39.1(528) | 33.4(419) | 38.6(506) | 46.7(607) | ||
Tested for HIV in the past year | |||||||
Yes | 30.8(353) | 53.0(716) | 62.7(788) | 63.0(826) | 54.3(707) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 69.2(793) | 47.0(635) | 37.3(468) | 37.0(485) | 45.7(594) | ||
HIV antibody positive*** | |||||||
Yes | 1.7(20) | 1.3(17) | 3.2(40) | 2.7(35) | 3.7(47) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
No | 98.3(1126) | 98.7(1334) | 96.8(1205) | 97.3(1264) | 96.3(1233) | ||
Current syphilis infection**** | |||||||
Yes | 5.1(59) | 6.7(90) | 7.9(99) | 6.2(81) | 8.4(109) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
No | 94.9(1087) | 93.3(1261) | 92.1(1158) | 93.8(1233) | 91.6(1192) | ||