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Table 1 Sociodemographic and sexual behaviors characteristics among MSM in China, 2018 (N = 699)

From: Sexual uses of drug and alcohol among men who have sex with men in China: implications for HIV prevention

Characteristic

Total,

n (%)

Drug use, n (%)

Alcohol usea, n (%)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Total

699

344 (49.2)

355 (50.8)

352 (60.5)

230 (39.5)

Age (years)

 16–25

318 (45.5)

162 (47.1) *

156 (43.9)

166 (47.2)

85 (37.0)

 26–35

316 (45.2)

140 (40.7)

176 (49.6)

154 (43.8)

119 (51.7)

 36–45

47 (6.7)

30 (8.7)

17 (4.8)

24 (6.8)

16 (7.0)

 > 45

18 (2.6)

12 (3.5)

6 (1.7)

8 (2.3)

10 (4.3)

Legal marital status

 Ever married/engaged

107 (15.3)

43 (12.5)

64 (18.0)

35 (9.9) ***

61 (26.5)

 Never married

592 (84.7)

301 (87.5)

291 (82.0)

317 (90.1)

169 (73.5)

Highest educational attainment

 High school or below

154 (22.0)

81 (23.5)

73 (20.6)

75 (21.3)

50 (21.7)

 Some college

180 (25.8)

95 (27.6)

85 (23.9)

95 (27.0)

43 (18.7)

 Bachelor’s degree and above

365 (52.2)

168 (48.8)

197 (55.5)

182 (51.7)

137 (59.6)

Annual income (USD)

 <$5000

208 (29.8)

114 (33.1)

94 (26.5)

103 (29.3)

52 (22.6)

 $5001–9000

233 (33.3)

115 (33.4)

118 (33.2)

122 (34.7)

77 (33.5)

 $9001–14,000

153 (21.9)

68 (19.8)

85 (23.9)

75 (21.3)

60 (26.1)

 >$14,000

105 (15.0)

47 (13.7)

58 (16.3)

52 (14.8)

41 (17.8)

Sexual orientation

 Bisexual

178 (25.5)

82 (23.8)

96 (27.0)

71 (20.2) **

77 (33.5)

 Gay

489 (70.0)

242 (70.3)

247 (69.6)

265 (75.3)

147 (63.9)

 Other

32 (4.5)

20 (5.8)

12 (3.4)

16 (4.5)

6 (2.6)

Numbers of male sex partners in the past three months

 0

117 (16.7)

68 (19.8) ***

49 (13.8)

-

-

 1

284 (40.6)

164 (47.7)

120 (33.8)

194 (55.1) **

90 (39.1)

 2 ~ 5

282 (40.3)

106 (30.8)

176 (49.6)

150 (42.6)

132 (57.4)

 >=6

16 (2.3)

6 (1.7)

10 (2.8)

8 (2.3)

8 (3.5)

Disclosure of sexual orientation to health providers, family, or friends

 Yes

475 (68.0)

235 (68.3)

240 (67.6)

254 (72.2) *

146(63.5)

 No

224 (32.0)

109 (31.7)

115 (32.4)

98 (27.8)

84(36.5)

Sexual role in anal intercourse with mena

 Insertive

213 (36.6)

109 (39.5)

104 (34.0)

130 (36.9)

83 (36.1)

 Receptive

260 (44.7)

116 (42.0)

144 (47.1)

160 (45.5)

100 (43.5)

 Both

109 (18.7)

51 (18.5)

58 (19.0)

62 (17.6)

47 (20.4)

Condomless anal intercourse in the past three monthsa

 Yes

316 (54.3)

164 (46.6)

152 (66.1)

122 (44.2)

194 (63.4)

 No

266 (45.7)

188 (53.4)

78 (38.9)

154 (55.8)

112 (36.6)

Ever had group sex

 Yes

171 (24.5)

36 (10.5) ***

135 (38.0)

70 (19.9) ***

85 (36.9)

 No

528 (75.5)

308 (89.5)

220 (62.0)

282 (80.1)

145 (63.0)

Ever had commercial sex

 Yes

158 (22.6)

38 (11.0) ***

120 (33.8)

48 (13.6) ***

98 (42.6)

 No

541 (77.4)

306 (89.0)

235 (66.2)

304 (86.4)

132 (57.4)

Ever had HIV testing

 Yes

540 (77.3)

272 (79.1)

268 (75.5)

303 (86.1) ***

150 (65.2)

 No

159 (22.7)

72 (20.9)

87 (24.5)

49 (13.9)

80 (34.8)

Ever had HIV self-testingb

 Yes

406 (58.1)

195 (71.7)

211 (78.7)

227 (74.9)

116 (77.3)

 No

134 (19.2)

77 (28.3)

57 (21.3)

76 (25.1)

34 (22.7)

HIV testing resultb

 Positive

32 (5.9)

13 (4.8) **

19 (7.1)

17 (5.6) *

7 (4.7)

 Negative/Other

508 (94.1)

259 (95.2)

249 (92.9)

286 (94.4)

143 (95.3)

Ever had syphilis testing

 Yes

365 (52.2)

171 (49.7)

194 (54.6)

201 (57.1) *

110 (47.8)

 No

334 (47.8)

173 (50.3)

161 (45.4)

151 (42.9)

120 (52.2)

Ever had syphilis self-testing

 Yes

174 (47.7)

78 (45.6)

96 (49.5)

95 (47.3)

58 (52.7)

 No

191 (52.3)

93 (54.4)

98 (50.5)

106 (52.7)

52 (47.3)

Syphilis testing results in the most recent testc

 Positive

44 (12.1)

12 (7.0) **

32 (16.5)

21 (10.4)

18 (16.4)

 Negative/Other

321 (87.9)

159 (93.0)

162 (83.5)

180 (89.6)

92 (83.6)

  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001
  2. aThis analysis was restricted to participants who had one or more sex partners in the last 3 months
  3. bThis analysis was restricted to participants who had ever tested for HIV
  4. cThis analysis was restricted to participants who had ever tested for syphilis. –, Not applicable