Table 2.
Descriptive analysis of sociodemographic information and major variables of the cross-sectional study among men who have sex with men in China from August 1 to October 30, 2020.
| Variables | RDSa crude, n (%) (N=402), n (%) | RDS adjustedb, % (95% CI) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
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18-22 | 216 (53.7) | 50.0 (43.7-56.2) | ||
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23-27 | 134 (33.3) | 31.4 (25.5-37.3) | ||
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≥28 | 52 (12.9) | 18.6 (14.6-22.7) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
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Married | 7 (1.7) | 3.3 (2.6-4.1) | ||
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Single | 395 (98.3) | 96.7 (95.9-97.4) | ||
| Education | |||||
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College or higher | 358 (89.1) | 84.4 (81.2-87.6) | ||
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Senior or lower | 44 (11.0) | 15.6 (12.4-18.8) | ||
| Employment status | |||||
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Employed | 222 (55.2) | 52.2 (45.9-58.5) | ||
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Unemployed | 15 (3.7) | 2.8 (1.0-4.6) | ||
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Students | 165 (41.1) | 45.1 (38.8-51.4) | ||
| Monthly income | |||||
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≤¥ 3000 (US $411) | 211 (52.5) | 59.2 (53.0-65.4) | ||
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＞¥ 3000 (US $411) | 191 (47.5) | 40.8 (34.6-47.0) | ||
| Sexual orientation | |||||
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Heterosexual | 3 (0.8) | 3.3 (2.9-3.7) | ||
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Bisexual | 733 (18.2) | 21.7 (16.8-26.6) | ||
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Homosexual | 326 (81.1) | 75.0 (70.1-79.9) | ||
| Living status | |||||
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Living with others | 292 (72.6) | 76.8 (71.6-82.0) | ||
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Living alone | 110 (27.4) | 23.2 (18.0-28.4) | ||
| Gay app use | |||||
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Never | 131 (32.6) | 45.8 (39.6-51.9) | ||
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1 day per several months | 55 (13.7) | 12.5 (7.8-17.2) | ||
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1 day per month | 37 (9.2) | 6.1 (2.5-9.7) | ||
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2-4 days per month | 67 (16.7) | 14.2 (9.7-18.7) | ||
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1-3 days per week | 51 (12.7) | 8.2 (4.4-12.0) | ||
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4-6 days per week | 26 (6.5) | 4.5 (1.9-7.2) | ||
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Everyday | 35 (8.7) | 8.6 (5.5-11.8) | ||
| Sexual compulsivity | |||||
|
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Significant | 69 (17.2) | 12.9 (8.0-17.8) | ||
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No significant | 333 (82.8) | 87.1 (80.3-17.8) | ||
| Sexual sensation seeking | |||||
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Significant | 117 (29.1) | 21.2 (15.7-26.8) | ||
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No significant | 285 (70.9) | 78.8 (73.2-84.3) | ||
| Unprotected anal intercourse | |||||
|
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Always | 23 (5.7) | 15.2 (12.4-18.1) | ||
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Often | 14 (3.5) | 4.3 (2.0-6.7) | ||
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Half of time | 37 (9.2) | 5.5 (1.9-9.2) | ||
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Sometimes | 75 (18.7) | 19.4 (15.0-23.9) | ||
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Never | 253 (62.9) | 55.4 (49.5-61.3) | ||
| Multiple sex partners | |||||
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1 | 184 (45.8) | 60.8 (54.5-67.1) | ||
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2-5 | 190 (47.3) | 35.4 (29.1-41.6) | ||
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＞5 | 28 (7.0) | 3.9 (1.9-5.9) | ||
aRDS: respondent-driven sampling.
bWeighted percentages.