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. 2014 Jan 20;2014:563517. doi: 10.1155/2014/563517

Table 1.

Demographic and behavior characteristics of MSM, Beijing, China, 2009–2011.

Variable 2009 (n = 500) 2010 (n = 385) 2011 (n = 427) P
N % N % N %
Age group in years              
 18–25 173 34.6 154 40.0 147 34.4 0.5934
 26–35 205 41.0 156 40.5 186 43.6
 36–71 122 24.4 75 19.5 94 22.0
Education, completed college or more 174 34.8 172 44.7 208 48.7 <0.0001
Married to a woman currently 104 20.8 56 14.6 68 15.9 0.0325
Living with boyfriend 104 20.8 74 19.2 101 23.7 0.2896
Employment status              
 Employed 454 90.8 365 94.8 416 97.4 <0.0001
 Unemployed 46 9.2 20 5.2 11 2.6
Residence              
 Urban 396 79.2 343 89.1 389 91.5 <0.0001
 Rural 104 20.8 42 10.9 36 8.5
Living three years or fewer in Beijing 221 44.2 168 43.6 184 43.1 0.9440
Mean monthly income (RMB), P12M              
 None 58 11.6 41 10.7 30 7.0 <0.0001
 <1000 47 9.4 19 4.9 11 2.6
 1000–2999 271 54.2 173 44.9 144 33.7
 3000–4999 80 16.0 64 16.6 137 32.1
 ≥5000 44 8.8 88 22.9 105 24.6
Have health insurance 236 47.2 209 54.3 229 53.6 0.0590
Self-reported sexual orientation              
 Homosexual 346 69.2 278 72.2 313 73.3 0.0693
 Heterosexual 5 1.0 7 1.8 2 0.5
 Bisexual 147 29.4 93 24.2 109 25.5
 Do not know 2 0.4 7 1.8 3 0.7
Self-reported preferred role in anal sex with men              
 Equally 291 59.4 235 63.3 234 56.0 0.3509
 Insertive 133 27.1 91 24.5 124 29.7
 Receptive 66 13.5 45 12.1 60 14.4
Had male sexual partner, P6M 488 97.6 373 96.9 427 100.0 0.0020
More than five male sex partners, P6M 144 28.8 55 14.3 73 17.1 <0.0001
Type of most recent male partner, P6M              
 Regular 309 63.3 205 55.0 267 62.5 0.0281
 Casual 179 36.7 168 45.0 160 37.5
Venues of founding/meeting last male partner, P6M              
 Internet/bar/massage/club 306 63.1 274 73.5 300 70.3 0.0033
 Bathhouse/sauna/park/public rest room 179 36.9 99 26.5 127 29.7
Venues of sex with last male partner, P6M              
 Residence/bar/club/hotel 428 87.7 341 91.4 370 86.7 0.0894
 Bathhouse/sauna/park/public rest room 60 12.3 32 8.6 57 13.4
Unprotected insertive anal sex with last male partner, P6M 127 36.6 93 38.9 112 40.4 0.6118
Unprotected receptive anal sex with last male partner, P6M 115 40.4 99 50.0 95 42.8 0.1026
Knew the HIV status of most recent male partner 129 26.4 133 35.7 160 37.5 0.0007
Disclosed HIV status to most recent male partner 236 48.4 180 48.3 230 53.9 0.1727
Bisexual 104 20.8 55 14.3 66 15.5 0.0206
Ever had sex with a woman 283 56.6 181 47.0 207 48.5 0.0075
Had female sexual partner, P6M 104 20.8 49 12.7 46 10.8 <0.0001
Unprotected sex with most recent female partner, P6M 75 72.1 41 85.4 35 76.1 0.2024
Knows where to get HIV test 470 94.2 383 99.5 427 100.0 <0.0001
HIV testing history              
 Never tested 166 33.2 148 38.4 93 21.8 <0.0001
 Tested more than one year prior to interview 68 13.6 48 12.5 49 11.5
 Tested within the past year 55 11.0 55 14.3 49 11.5
 Tested within the past 6 months 142 28.4 102 26.5 197 46.1
 Tested within the past 3 months 69 13.8 32 8.3 39 9.1
Received free condoms/lubricant, P12M 436 87.2 267 69.4 330 77.3 <0.0001
Bought condoms, P12M 249 49.8 234 60.8 246 57.6 0.0029
Drug use, P12M 4 0.8 2 0.5 4 0.9 0.7847
Smoking, P12M 217 43.4 154 40.0 153 35.8 0.0640
Level of HIV risk via homosexual contacts for self-perception              
 Great 63 12.6 28 7.3 42 9.8 0.4414
 Moderate 92 18.4 80 20.8 75 17.6
 Small 286 57.2 202 52.6 272 63.7
 None 59 11.8 74 19.3 38 8.9
Current test HIV positive 36 7.2 38 9.9 30 7.0 0.2433
Current test syphilis positive 110 22.0 47 12.2 45 10.5 <0.0001

*RMB: renminbi, approximately US $0.15; P12M: in the past 12 months; P6M: in the past 6 months; chi-squared test was used to compare proportions.