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 |
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| 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 |
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| < 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 |
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| < 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