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Table 2 Behavioral characteristics of men who have sex with men who had used new types of drugs in past 3 months in Hangzhou, China (N = 555)

From: New types of drug use and risks of drug use among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in Hangzhou, China

Variables

N (%)

New types of drugs used used

χ2

P

No

Yes

In past 3 months

     

Alcohol use before sexual

  

85.549

< 0.001

 No

528(95.1)

450(99.1)

78(77.2)

  

 Yes

27(4.9)

4(0.9)

23(22.8)

  

Regular homosexual partner

   

0.053

0.817

 Yes

258(46.5)

210(46.3)

48(47.5)

  

 No

297(53.5)

244(53.7)

53(52.5)

  

Number of sexual behaviors per week

  

1.572

0.456

  < 1

332(59.8)

277(61.0)

55(54.5)

  

 1

161(29.0)

127(28.0)

34(33.7)

  

 ≥2

62(11.2)

50(11.0)

12(11.9)

  

Sexual partners

   

2.652

0.103

 1

181(32.6)

155(34.1)

26(25.7)

  

 ≥2

374(67.4)

299(65.9)

75(74.3)

  

Group sex

   

1.003

0.317

 No

532(95.9)

437(96.3)

95(94.1)

  

 Yes

23(4.1)

17(3.7)

6(5.9)

  

Anal intercourse time (mints)

   

6.536

0.011

  < 20

316(56.9)

270(59.5)

46(45.5)

  

 20-

239(43.1)

184(40.5)

55(54.5)

  

High-risk sexual behavior*

   

0.055

0.815

 No

165(29.7)

134(29.5)

31(30.7)

  

 Yes

390(70.3)

320(70.5)

70(69.3)

  

In past years

     

Ever had HIV testing

   

0.963

0.326

 Yes

384(69.2)

310(68.3)

74(73.3)

  

 No

171(30.8)

144(31.7)

27(26.7)

  

Seeing friends using new types of drug

  

15.175

< 0.001

 Yes

72(13.0)

47(10.4)

25(24.8)

  

 No

483(87.0)

407(89.6)

76(75.2)

  

Ever known new types of drug

  

0.013

0.911

 Yes

360(64.9)

294(64.8)

66(65.3)

  

 No

195(35.1)

160(35.2)

35(34.7)

  
  1. *High-risk sexual behavior meant that MSM have sexual behavior without condom use, MSM had sexual behavior with condom use or had not sexual defined as no high-risk behavior