Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics, sexual transmission behaviors, and disclosure status among HIV-positive MSM in Asia (N = 416)
| HIV-positive MSM N (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Country | |
| China | 42 (10.1%) |
| Hongkong | 37 (8.9%) |
| Indonesia | 15 (3.6%) |
| Japan | 39 (9.4%) |
| Malaysia | 46 (11.1%) |
| Philippines | 17 (4.1%) |
| Singapore | 62 (14.9%) |
| Taiwan | 84 (20.2%) |
| Thailand | 66 (15.9%) |
| Other | 8 (1.9%) |
| Age | |
| 18–29 | 115 (27.6%) |
| 30–39 | 183 (44.0%) |
| 40+ | 118 (28.4%) |
| Employment | |
| Fulltime/Student | 339 (81.5%) |
| Unemployed/Social Security | 35 (8.4%) |
| Other | 42 (10.1%) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 48 (11.5%) |
| Tech/some college | 117 (28.1%) |
| College/postgraduate | 251 (60.4%) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Gay | 385 (92.6%) |
| Bi/Hetero/Other | 31 (7.4%) |
| Relationship status | |
| Regular partner | 162 (38.9%) |
| Non-regular partner | 254 (61.1%) |
| Number of partners | |
| One | 56 (13.5%) |
| 2–5 | 181 (43.5%) |
| 6–10 | 77 (18.5%) |
| More than 11 | 102 (24.5%) |
| UIAI | |
| Yes | 281 (67.6%) |
| No | 135 (32.4%) |
| URAI | |
| Yes | 281 (67.6%) |
| No | 135 (32.4%) |
| UIAI with internal ejaculation | |
| Yes | 131 (31.5%) |
| No | 285 (68.5%) |
| URAI with internal ejaculation | |
| Yes | 179 (43.0%) |
| No | 237 (67.0%) |
| Disclosure status | |
| To all | 29 (7.0%) |
| To some | 107 (25.7%) |
| To none | 280 (67.3%) |