TABLE 3.

Univariate Analyses of Microbicide Acceptability by Demographic Characteristics, Partner Types, Genital Hygienic Practices and Attitudes

	N	Mean score of microbicide acceptability	P
Study site
-- Town A	100	2.91(SD,0.50)	0.201
-- Town B	100	2.82(SD,0.64)
-- City C	100	2.95(SD,0.53)
Age group
-- 16–25	176	2.79(SD,0.53)	0.001
-- 26–35	92	3.02(SD,0.58)
-- >35	32	3.10(SD,0.55)
Recruitment places
-- Roadside restaurant	69	2.98(SD,0.45)	0.002
-- Street-based massage/beauty/hair parlor	81	2.83(SD,0.59)
-- Boarding house/lodge	87	3.03(SD,0.62)
-- Hotel-based venues	62	2.70(SD,0.47)
Ethnicity
-- Han	205	2.93(SD,0.55)	0.223
-- Li	76	2.80(SD,0.55)
-- Other	19	2.85(SD,0.68)
Marital status
-- Single	171	2.79(SD,0.53)	0.000
-- Married	97	3.03(SD,0.58)
-- Divorced/separated/widowed	32	3.07(SD,0.53)
Education
-- No formal schooling	10	2.52(SD,0.80)	0.009
-- Primary	110	3.00(SD,0.56)
-- Junior high	157	2.83(SD,0.54)
-- Senior high/vocational/technical school	23	3.02(SD,0.51)
Partner types
-- Only has primary partner	50	2.63(SD,0.54)	0.001
-- Has a primary partner and paying partners	79	2.98(SD,0.49)
-- Only has paying partners	170	2.93(SD,0.58)
Had at least one STI symptom in the last 6 months
-- Yes	166	2.92(SD,0.50)	0.388
-- No	134	2.86(SD,0.63)
Vaginal product experience
-- Yes	175	3.00(SD,0.51)	0.000
-- No	125	2.75(SD,0.60)
Douching
-- Never	83	2.80(SD,0.63)	0.015
-- No more than once a week	52	2.86(SD,0.57)
-- At least once a week, but not every day	91	2.85(SD,0.52)
-- Every day	74	3.07(SD,0.50)
Worried about getting infected with HIV
-- Not worried at all	53	2.80(SD,0.54)	0.242
-- A little worried	131	2.88(SD,0.53)
-- Very worried	115	2.95(SD,0.61)
Worried about getting an STI
-- Not worried at all	36	2.84(SD,0.53)	0.005
-- A little worried	113	2.78(SD,0.57)
-- Very worried	150	3.00(SD,0.55)