Table 2.
Sexual behaviours of men who have sex with men (MSM) versus heterosexual men (non-MSM) among sexually active male students, China
| MSM (n = 68) | Non-MSM (n = 1756) | Crude OR(95%CI)b | P Value | |||
| n | %a | n | %a | |||
| First sex | ||||||
| Partner type in first sex | ||||||
| Regular | 43 | 63.2 | 1521 | 86.6 | 1 | |
| Casual | 17 | 25.0 | 191 | 10.9 | 3.15(1.76–5.63) | 0.000 |
| Commercial | 6 | 8.8 | 34 | 1.9 | 6.24(2.49–15.65) | 0.000 |
| Condom use in first sex | ||||||
| Yes | 13 | 19.1 | 530 | 30.2 | 1 | |
| No/not sure | 53 | 77.9 | 1215 | 69.2 | 1.78(0.97–3.29) | 0.067 |
| Consent at first sex | ||||||
| Willing | 52 | 76.5 | 1685 | 96.0 | 1.0 | |
| Unwilling | 8 | 11.8 | 42 | 2.4 | 6.17(2.76–13.80) | 0.000 |
| Being coerced | 5 | 7.4 | 6 | 0.3 | 27.00(7.98–91.32) | 0.000 |
| Sex in lifetime | ||||||
| Partner number lifetime | ||||||
| 1 | 13 | 19.1 | 1062 | 60.5 | 1 | |
| ≥ 2 | 38 | 55.9 | 584 | 33.3 | 5.32(2.81–10.06) | 0.000 |
| Condom use life time | ||||||
| Always/often/sometimes | 23 | 33.8 | 1113 | 63.4 | 1 | |
| Rarely/Never | 42 | 61.8 | 612 | 34.9 | 3.29(1.96–5.53) | 0.000 |
| STD diagnosed lifetime | ||||||
| No | 51 | 75.0 | 1653 | 94.1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 8 | 11.8 | 17 | 1.0 | 15.25(6.29–36.97) | 0.000 |
| Sex in the last year | ||||||
| Partner type in the last yearc | ||||||
| Regular only | 27 | 55.1 | 1139 | 84.1 | 1 | |
| Ever casuald | 14 | 28.6 | 150 | 11.1 | 3.94(2.02–7.68) | 0.000 |
| Ever commerciale | 6 | 12.2 | 40 | 3.0 | 6.33(2.47–16.19) | 0.000 |
| Partner number in the last yearc | ||||||
| 1 | 24 | 49.0 | 1040 | 76.8 | 1 | |
| ≥ 2 | 18 | 36.7 | 279 | 20.6 | 2.80(1.50–5.22) | 0.001 |
| Condom use in the last yearc | ||||||
| Always/often/sometimes | 18 | 36.7 | 820 | 60.8 | 1.0 | |
| Rarely/Never | 30 | 61.2 | 503 | 37.3 | 2.72(1.50–4.93) | 0.000 |
a The percentage of respondents may not add up to 100% due to non-response for some items.
b OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
C Male students who were sexually active in the last year, n = 49 for MSM, and 1354 for non-MSM.
d Including those who had had a casual partner at least and those who had had both casual and regular partners.
e Including those who had had a commercial partner at least.