Table 2.
Characteristics of South Australian MSM recruited online, 2009.
| Characteristicsa | n | % | |
| Age (n = 243) |
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18-24 | 50 | 20.6 |
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25-34 | 73 | 30.0 |
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35-44 | 67 | 27.6 |
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45-64 | 52 | 21.4 |
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≥ 65 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Education (n = 242) |
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Less than or up to 3 years of high school/Year 10 | 22 | 9.1 |
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Year 12/South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) | 52 | 21.5 |
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Tertiary diploma or trade certificate/Technical and Further Education (TAFE) |
49 | 20.2 |
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University/College of Advanced Education (CAE) | 119 | 49.2 |
| Area of residence (n = 241) |
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Metropolitan Adelaide | 212 | 88.0 |
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Rural area | 21 | 8.7 |
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Remote area | 8 | 3.3 |
| Socioeconomic Index for Area (SEIFA) b (n = 241) |
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1st quintile (most disadvantaged) | 57 | 23.7 |
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2nd quintile | 41 | 17.0 |
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3rd quintile | 59 | 24.5 |
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4th quintile | 49 | 20.3 |
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5th quintile (least disadvantaged) | 35 | 14.5 |
| Sexual identity (n = 242) |
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Gay/homosexual | 196 | 81.0 |
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Bisexual | 43 | 17.8 |
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Heterosexual | 0 | 0 |
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Unknown/other | 3 | 1.2 |
| Lifetime HIV test history (n = 243) |
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Never tested | 47 | 19.3 |
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Tested at some point | 196 | 80.7 |
| Declared HIV status according to last test result (n = 196) |
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Negative | 170 | 86.7 |
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Positive | 25 | 12.8 |
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Unknown | 1 | 0.5 |
| Declared time of last HIV test for tested men without a HIV-positive result (n = 171) |
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< 3 Months | 43 | 25.2 |
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3-6 Months | 39 | 22.8 |
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7-12 Months | 34 | 19.9 |
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1-2 years | 24 | 14.0 |
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> 2 years | 31 | 18.1 |
| Sources of health information ( n = 234) c |
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Books | 47 | 20.1 |
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Family and friends | 49 | 20.9 |
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Gay media | 60 | 25.6 |
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Gay Men’s Health website | 63 | 26.9 |
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Gay Men’s Health (resources other than the website) | 33 | 14.1 |
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Health care provider | 97 | 41.5 |
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Health department | 36 | 15.4 |
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Internet | 160 | 68.4 |
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Men’s magazine | 71 | 30.3 |
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Newspaper/news magazine | 53 | 22.6 |
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Professional education | 54 | 23.1 |
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Radio | 25 | 10.7 |
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Television | 81 | 34.6 |
aThe number of respondents answering each question varied slightly because of missing values; question related to HIV status was automatically skipped for 47 untested men.
bThe Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) includes attributes such as low income, low educational attainment, high unemployment and jobs in relatively unskilled occupations, and refers to the area in which a person lives [30].
cMore than one option possible.