Table 1 Social demographic and sexual behavioral characteristics of participants among men who had syphilis self-testing in China (N = 174)
Variable | Total (N = 174) | Reported with coercion (N = 31) | Reported without coercion (N = 143) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Â | 31 (17.8) | 143 (82.2) | Â |
Age | 0.116 | |||
16–25 | 72 (41.4) | 10 (32.3) | 62 (43.4) |  |
26–35 | 85 (48.8) | 20 (64.5) | 65 (45.5) |  |
 >  = 36 | 17 (9.8) | 1 (3.2) | 16 (11.1) |  |
Legal marital status |  < 0.001 | |||
Never married | 141 (81.0) | 17 (54.8) | 124 (86.7) | Â |
Ever married/engaged | 33 (19.0) | 14 (45.2) | 19 (13.3) | Â |
Highest educational attainment | 0.118 | |||
High school or below | 38 (21.8) | 6 (19.4) | 32 (22.3) | Â |
Junior college | 45 (25.9) | 4 (12.9) | 41 (28.7) | Â |
Bachelor's degree or higher | 91 (52.3) | 21 (67.7) | 70 (49.0) | Â |
Annual income (US$) | 0.360 | |||
 < $5000 | 47 (27.0) | 7 (22.6) | 40 (28.0) |  |
$5001–9000 | 57 (32.8) | 8 (25.8) | 49 (34.2) |  |
 > $9000 | 70 (40.2) | 16 (51.6) | 54 (37.8) |  |
Sexual orientation | 0.675 | |||
Gay | 132 (75.9) | 22 (71.0) | 110 (76.9) | Â |
Bisexual | 35 (20.1) | 7 (22.6) | 28 (19.6) | Â |
Other | 7 (4.0) | 2 (6.4) | 5 (3.5) | Â |
Disclosure of sexual orientation to family or friends or health provider | 0.317 | |||
Yes | 134 (77.0) | 26 (83.9) | 108 (75.5) | Â |
No | 40 (23.0) | 5 (16.1) | 35 (24.5) | Â |
Number of male sex partners in the past 3Â months | 0.025 | |||
0 | 21 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (14.7) | Â |
1 | 67 (38.5) | 9 (29.0) | 58 (40.5) | Â |
2–5 | 80 (46.0) | 21 (67.8) | 59 (41.3) |  |
 ≥ 6 | 6 (3.5) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (3.5) |  |
Mean | 1.89 ± 1.98 | 2.29 ± 1.22 | 1.81 ± 2.10 |  < 0.001 |
Inconsistent condom uses with men in the past 3Â monthsa | 0.002 | |||
Yes | 79 (51.6) | 27 (87.1) | 52 (42.6) | Â |
No | 74 (48.4) | 4 (12.9) | 70 (57.4) | Â |
Condom use during last anal sex | 0.002 | |||
Yes | 55 (31.6) | 17 (54.8) | 38 (26.6) | Â |
No | 119 (68.4) | 14 (45.2) | 105 (73.4) | Â |
Ever used substances before or during sex |  < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 96 (55.2) | 27 (87.1) | 69 (48.2) | Â |
No | 78 (44.8) | 4 (12.9) | 74 (51.8) | Â |
Ever had group sex with males |  < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 41 (23.6) | 18 (58.1) | 23 (16.1) | Â |
No | 133 (76.4) | 13 (41.9) | 120 (83.9) | Â |
Ever had commercial sex |  < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 47 (27.0) | 21 (67.7) | 26 (18.2) | Â |
No | 127 (73.0) | 10 (32.3) | 117 (81.8) | Â |
Ever had HIV testing | 0.704 | |||
Yes | 170 (97.7) | 30 (96.8) | 140 (97.9) | Â |
No | 4 (2.3) | 1 (3.2) | 3 (2.1) | Â |
Ever had HIV self-testing | 0.940 | |||
Yes | 168 (96.5) | 30 (96.8) | 138 (96.5) | Â |
No | 6 (3.5) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (3.5) | Â |
Ever had facility syphilis testing | 0.355 | |||
Yes | 39 (22.4) | 5 (16.1) | 34 (23.8) | Â |
No | 135 (77.6) | 26 (83.9) | 109 (76.2) | Â |
Syphilis infection |  < 0.001 | |||
Positive | 22 (12.6) | 11 (35.5) | 11 (7.7) | Â |
Negative | 152 (87.4) | 20 (64.5) | 132 (92.3) | Â |