Table 1:
Participant Characteristics
| OVERALL N=741 | GSN APP USERS N=477 (64%) | GSN APP NON-USERS N=264 (36%) | p-value a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey setting, n (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Online | 397 (54%) | 228 (48%) | 169 (64%) | |
| In-Person (VÍa Libre) | 344 (46%) | 249 (52%) | 95 (36%) | |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 28 (23–34) | 27 (23–32) | 31 (25–39) | <0.01 |
| Gender category, n (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Cisgender MSM | 698 (94%) | 461 (97%) | 237 (90%) | |
| Transgender woman | 43 (5.8%) | 16 (3.4%) | 27 (10%) | |
| Educational attainment, n (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Less than secondary | 37 (5.0%) | 13 (2.7%) | 24 (9.1%) | |
| Complete secondary | 127 (17%) | 74 (16%) | 53 (20%) | |
| Partial post-secondary | 250 (34%) | 175 (37%) | 75 (28%) | |
| Complete post-secondary | 327 (44%) | 215 (45%) | 112 (42%) | |
| Monthly income, n (%) | 0.91 | |||
| ≥1500 Soles b | 252 (34%) | 161 (34%) | 91 (34%) | |
| Living situation, n (%) | 0.24 | |||
| Lives alone | 143 (19%) | 89 (19%) | 54 (20%) | |
| With friend/roommate(s) | 52 (7.0%) | 39 (8.2%) | 13 (4.9%) | |
| With family (including spouse/partner) | 546 (73%) | 349 (73%) | 197 (75%) | |
| Sexual identity, n (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Gay/homosexual | 542 (73%) | 366 (77%) | 176 (67%) | |
| Bisexual | 159 (21%) | 93 (19%) | 66 (25%) | |
| Other | 40 (5.4%) | 18 (3.8%) | 22 (8.3%) |
GSN, geosocial networking; IQR, interquartile range; MSM, men who have sex with men
a.
Calculated using Student’s t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables
b.
Exchange rate on 26 Nov 2018: 1 USD = 3.37 Peruvian Nuevos Soles (https://www1.oanda.com/currency/converter)