Table 1 Demographic and behavioral characteristics of participants from the hospital STI clinic and the community-based MSM clinic (n = 463), 2015–2017
STI Clinic n (frequency) | Community clinic n (frequency) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | 0.159 | ||
< 25 | 50/153 (32.7%) | 128/310 (41.3%) | |
25~35 | 68/153 (44.4%) | 113/310 (36.4%) | |
> 35 | 35/153 (22.9%) | 69/310 (22.3%) | |
Ethnicity | 0.088 | ||
Han | 146/153 (95.4%) | 282/310 (91.0%) | |
Others | 7/153 (4.6%) | 28/310 (9.0%) | |
Marital status | < 0.0001 | ||
Unmarried | 101/153 (66.0%) | 265/310 (86.6%) | |
Married | 50/153 (32.7%) | 35/310 (11.4%) | |
Other | 2/153 (1.3%) | 6/310 (2.0%) | |
Student | 0.049 | ||
Yes | 14/153 (9.2%) | 49/310 (15.8%) | |
No | 139/153 (90.8%) | 261/310 (84.2%) | |
Local residence time | 0.854 | ||
0–6 months | 22/153 (14.4%) | 44/310 (14.5%) | |
6–12 months | 9/153 (5.9%) | 22/310 (7.3%) | |
Over 1 year | 122/153 (79.7%) | 237/310 (78.2%) | |
Education level | 0.065 | ||
Junior middle school and below | 22/153 (14.4%) | 24/310 (7.8%) | |
Senior middle school | 22/153 (14.4%) | 41/310 (13.2%) | |
Senior middle school above | 109/153 (71.2%) | 245 (79.0%) | |
Any STI related symptoms | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 49/153 (32.0%) | 31/310 (10.0%) | |
No | 104/153 (68.0%) | 279/310 (90.0%) | |
Condom use in the last 6 months | < 0.001 | ||
Any condom less sex | 141/153 (92.8) | 305/310 (99.3%) | |
Consistent condom use | 11/153 (7.2%) | 2/310 (0.7%) |