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. 2023 Jul 14;20:45. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00539-7

Table 2.

Sexual orientation and activity pattern of MSMa in Maanshan, China

Variable HIV-negative
[M(P25,P75)]/[n (%)]
HIV-positive
[M(P25,P75)]/[n (%)]
χ2Z P-value
Total 816(87.4) 118(12.6)
Age when they first had sex with another man 22.5(19.0,24.0) 22.0(20.0,23.0) 0.38b 0.701
Sexual orientation -c 0.062
Homosexual 795(87.3) 116(12.7)
Bisexual 4(66.7) 2(33.3)
Others 17(100.0) 0(0.0)
Main way to find male partners 4.63d 0.201
Bar/dance hall/club 93(91.2) 9(8.8)
Internet/dating Apps 622(86.1) 100(13.9)
Public bathhouse 55(90.2) 6(9.8)
Other ways 46(93.9) 3(6.1)
Scope of sex partner distribution

41.46d

39.99e

< 0.001

< 0.001

In Maanshan City 205(93.2) 15(6.8)
Cross-region within Anhui Province 318(93.0) 24(7.0)
Outside of Anhui Province 293(78.8) 79(21.2)
Number of MSM friends

60.38d

64.22e

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 10 86(92.5) 7(7.5)
11–20 99(92.5) 8(7.5)
21–50 287(97.0) 9(3.0)
≥ 51 344(78.5) 94(21.5)
Number of male sexual partners

31.74d

37.27e

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 6 228(97.0) 7(3.0)
6–10 137(89.5) 16(10.5)
≥ 11 451(82.6) 95(17.4)

a Men who have sex with men; b Mann-Whitney U test; c Fisher’ exact test; d Chi-square test; e Chi-square trend test