Table 1.
Characteristics of commercial sex male client participants with peers who also had paid for sex (n=562)
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37 (10.1)a |
| Ethnicity | |
| Han | 542 (96.4) |
| Others | 21(3.6) |
| Household registration | |
| Local | 516 (91.8) |
| Other | 46(8.2) |
| Education | |
| At least senior high school | 123(21.9) |
| Less than senior high school | 439(78.1) |
| Employment | |
| Full/part-time employed | 448(82.8) |
| Unemployed | 93(17.2) |
| Monthly income | |
| >=1,000 yuan | 345(61.4) |
| <1,000 yuan | 217(38.7) |
| Martial status | |
| Married | 330 (58.7) |
| Others | 232(41.3) |
| Consistent condom use with FSWs | |
| Yes | 173 (30.8) |
| No | 389(69.2) |
| Commercial sex visit | |
| With friends | 381 (67.8) |
| Alone | 181(32.2) |
| Number of peers who had paid for sex | 8 (15.5) a |
| Proportion of commercial sex peers who think it is important to use condoms with FSWs | |
| All | 129 (24.1) |
| Most | 125 (23.4) |
| Some | 71(13.3) |
| Few | 148 (27.7) |
| None | 62(11.6) |
| Proportion of commercial sex peers who always use condoms with FSWs | |
| All | 99(19.1) |
| Most | 120(23.1) |
| Some | 59(11.4) |
| Few | 163(31.4) |
| None | 78(15.0) |
| Commercial sex peers would tease me if they know I used condoms with FSWs | |
| Strongly disagree | 28(4.9) |
| Disagree | 413 (73.5) |
| Agree | 97(17.3) |
| Strongly agree | 24(4.3) |
| Communication with commercial sex peers | |
| Condoms | 426 (76.2) |
| STIs | 421 (75.2) |
| HIV | 353 (63.0) |
| All three topics | 296(52.3) |
a
Median (Standard Deviation)