Table 1 Characteristics of never-tested MSM in 2014 in China (n = 624)
From: MSM HIV testing following an online testing intervention in China
Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographics | ||
Age | ||
> 19 years old | 494 | 79% |
≤ 19 (adolescent) years old | 130 | 21% |
Ethnicitya | ||
Non-Han (minority and non-Chinese) | 46 | 7% |
Han | 575 | 93% |
Currently married | 65 | 10% |
Highest education level | ||
Diploma or above | 449 | 72% |
High school or below | 175 | 28% |
Currently a student | 300 | 48% |
Annual income | ||
≤ 9677USD | 536 | 86% |
> 9677USD | 88 | 14% |
Residing area# | ||
City | 543 | 87% |
Countryside | 81 | 13% |
Sex behaviour (past 12 months) | ||
Group sex | 43 | 7% |
Sex for money | 33 | 5% |
History of sexually transmitted infections testing | 68 | 11% |
Pre-intervention HIV testing intention | ||
not to test in the next year | 338 | 54% |
would test within the next year | 286 | 46% |
Post-intervention HIV testing intention | ||
not to test in the next year | 236 | 38% |
would test within the next year | 388 | 62% |
Tested for HIV at follow-up | ||
No | 399 | 64% |
Yes: | 225 | 36% |
Reported to be HIV positive among MSM self-reported HIV testing at follow-up | 69 | 31% |