Table 1 Characteristics of MSM who were syphilis positive or negative in Southern China, 2017–2019 (N = 2184)
Characteristics | Total (N = 2184) | Positive (N = 396) | Negative (N = 1788) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 27.61 | < 0.001 | |||
18–25 | 598 (27.4) | 71 (88.1) | 527 (11.9) | ||
26–35 | 808 (37.0) | 147 (81.8) | 661 (18.2) | ||
36–45 | 456 (20.9) | 105 (77.0) | 351 (23.0) | ||
> 45 | 322 (14.7) | 73 (77.3) | 249 (22.7) | ||
Legal marital status | 2.40 | 0.122 | |||
Never married | 1392 (63.7) | 239 (82.8) | 1153 (17.2) | ||
Ever married/engaged | 792 (36.3) | 157 (80.2) | 635 (19.8) | ||
Highest educational attainment | 4.53 | 0.104 | |||
Less than high school | 528 (24.2) | 104 (80.3) | 424 (19.7) | ||
High school | 837 (38.3) | 162 (80.6) | 675 (19.4) | ||
College and above | 819 (37.5) | 130 (84.1) | 689 (15.9) | ||
Ethnicity | 5.77 | 0.016 | |||
Han | 2152 (98.5) | 385 (82.1) | 1767 (17.9) | ||
Non-Han | 32 (1.5) | 11 (65.6) | 21 (34.4) | ||
Length of time residence in current location | 5.71 | 0.017 | |||
0 ~ 6 months | 145 (6.6) | 37 (74.5) | 108 (25.5) | ||
Over 6 months | 2039 (93.4) | 359 (82.4) | 1680 (17.6) | ||
Main venue used to seek male sexual partners | 318.77 | < 0.001 | |||
Internet | 1324 (60.6) | 83 (93.7) | 1241 (6.3) | ||
Non-internet | 860 (39.4) | 313 (63.6) | 547 (36.4) | ||
Local residence | 66.25 | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 1427 (65.3) | 189 (86.8) | 1238 (13.2) | ||
No | 757 (34.7) | 207 (72.7) | 550 (27.3) | ||
Consistent condom uses in the past 6 months | 5.82 | 0.016 | |||
Yes | 1485 (68.0) | 249 (83.2) | 1236 (16.8) | ||
No | 699 (32.0) | 147 (79.0) | 552 (21.0) | ||
Had commercial sex with men in the past 6 months | 43.20 | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 218 (10.0) | 75 (65.6) | 143 (34.4) | ||
No | 1966 (90.0) | 321 (83.7) | 1645 (16.3) | ||
Condom use in the last commercial sex | 10.44 | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 132 (60.6) | 7 (94.7) | 125 (5.3) | ||
No | 86 (39.4) | 68 (20.9) | 18 (79.1) | ||
Had sex with women in the past 6 months | 0.47 | 0.493 | |||
Yes | 339 (15.5) | 57 (83.2) | 282 (16.8) | ||
No | 1845 (84.5) | 339 (81.6) | 1506 (18.4) | ||
Consistent condom uses with women in past 6 months | 5.15 | 0.023 | |||
Yes | 228 (67.3) | 31 (86.4) | 197 (13.6) | ||
No | 111 (32.7) | 26 (76.6) | 85 (23.4) | ||
Drug use | 0.21 | 0.650 | |||
Yes | 45 (2.1) | 7 (84.4) | 38 (15.6) | ||
No | 2139 (97.9) | 389 (81.8) | 1750 (18.2) | ||
Had infected STD in the past year | 56.64 | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 184 (8.4) | 71 (61.4) | 113 (38.6) | ||
No | 2000 (91.6) | 325 (83.8) | 1675 (16.3) | ||