Variables | Total (N = 408) % (n) | Insertive role (n1 = 204) % (n) | Receptive role (n2 = 204) % (n) | P-value |
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Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
 Age (years) > 25 | 64.22 (262) | 68.63 (140) | 59.80 (122) | 0.050†|
 Currently unmarried | 91.18 (372) | 92.16 (188) | 90.20 (184) | 0.541 |
 Lived in Guangzhou > 1 year | 86.77 (354) | 86.76 (177) | 86.76 (177) | 1.000 |
 Post-secondary education level or above | 82.60 (337) | 85.29 (174) | 79.90 (163) | 0.152 |
 Currently a student | 16.67 (68) | 13.24 (27) | 20.10 (41) | 0.038* |
 Monthly income >5000RMB (about 750 USD) | 57.11 (233) | 62.25 (127) | 51.96 (106) | 0.026* |
MSM-related characteristics | ||||
 Self-identified as homosexual orientation | 82.84 (338) | 76.96 (157) | 88.73 (181) | 0.001** |
 Disclosed the sexual orientation to persons who were from outside of MSM community | 65.69 (268) | 66.67 (136) | 64.71 (132) | 0.731 |
 Recruit regular male sex partners via Internet | 78.68 (321) | 78.43 (160) | 78.92 (161) | 1.000 |
 Substance abuse | 23.28 (95) | 19.61 (40) | 26.96 (55) | 0.032* |
Relationship background characteristics | ||||
 Relationship length > 1 year | 38.73 (158) | 38.73 (79) | 38.73 (79) | – |
 Disclosed the relationship to their parents | 13.24 (54) | 13.24 (27) | 13.24 (27) | – |
 Used condoms during their first sexual intercourse | 76.47 (312) | 76.47 (156) | 76.47 (156) | – |
 Monogamous sexual relationship | 80.88 (330) | 80.88 (165) | 80.88 (165) | – |
 Had sexual agreement | 33.33 (136) | 33.33 (68) | 33.33 (68) | – |
HIV testing information | ||||
 Had ever tested HIV before | 87.26 (356) | 91.67 (187) | 82.84 (169) | 0.010** |
 Partner’s previous HIV status |  |  |  | 0.894 |
  Negative | 69.61 (284) | 70.10 (143) | 69.12 (141) |  |
  Positive or unknown | 30.39 (124) | 29.90 (61) | 30.88 (63) |  |
Sex partnership information | ||||
 Had casual male sex partner (s) | 19.36 (79) | 20.10 (41) | 18.63 (38) | 0.780 |
 Had multiple regular male sex partners | 11.52 (47) | 11.76 (24) | 11.27 (23) | 1.000 |