Table 1.
Distributions of background characteristics of YMSMa from 6 provinces of China in September 2022 (N=2493).
| Characteristics | Value | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 24.6 (2.9) | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
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Han | 2392 (95.9) | |
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Others | 101 (4.1) | |
| Employment status, n (%) | |||
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Student | 611 (24.5) | |
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Unemployed | 127 (5.1) | |
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Employed | 1755 (70.4) | |
| Education level, n (%) | |||
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High school or below | 407 (14.3) | |
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College and above | 2086 (83.7) | |
| Monthly income (CNYb), n (%) | |||
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≤2000 (US $279) | 487 (19.5) | |
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2001-6000 (US $279-$836) | 1043 (41.8) | |
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6001-10,000 (US $836-$1393) | 652 (26.2) | |
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>10,000 (US $1393) | 311 (12.5) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
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Married/living with a partner | 113 (4.5) | |
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Unmarried/divorced/separated/widowed | 2380 (95.5) | |
| Sexual orientation, n (%) | |||
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Homosexual | 2023 (81.1) | |
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Bisexual | 382 (15.3) | |
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Heterosexual | 8 (0.3) | |
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Not sure/other | 80 (3.2) | |
| Overseas travel history, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 51 (2.0) | |
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No | 2442 (98.0) | |
| Number of male sex partners, n (%) | |||
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0 | 384 (15.5) | |
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1 | 836 (33.9) | |
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≥2 | 1249 (50.6) | |
| Frequency of in-person gatherings with MSMc, n (%) | |||
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Never | 1157 (46.4) | |
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1-2 times | 710 (28.5) | |
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3-5 times | 332 (13.3) | |
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1-3 times per month | 223 (8.9) | |
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1-4 times per week | 59 (2.4) | |
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>4 times per week | 12 (0.5) | |
| Having chemsex with MSM, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 541 (21.7) | |
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No | 1952 (78.3) | |
| HIV infection, n (%) | |||
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Positive | 279 (11.2) | |
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Negative/unknown/not clear | 2104 (84.4) | |
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Never tested | 110 (4.4) | |
| History of STIsd, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 354 (14.2) | |
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No | 2139 (85.8) | |
| Having any mpoxesymptoms, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 570 (22.9) | |
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No | 1923 (77.1) | |
| Having close contact with people who showed mpox symptoms, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 113 (4.5) | |
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No/not sure | 2380 (95.5) | |
aYMSM: young men who have sex with men.
bCNY: Chinese yuan. An exchange rate of CNY 1=US $0.14 has been applied.
cMSM: men who have sex with men.
dSTI: sexually transmitted infection.
empox: monkeypox.