Table 2.
Comparison of cognitive, contextual, social, and affective factors between Shenzhen and Hong Kong respondents.
| All (n = 535) |
Shenzhen (n = 102) |
Hong Kong (n = 433) |
Shenzhen versus Hong Kong | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col% | Col% | Col% | ORu1 (95% CI) | ORadj2 (95% CI) | |
| Cognitive factors | |||||
| HIV-related knowledge | |||||
| (i) Infectivity of a healthy-looking HIV-infected person | |||||
| Correct | 79.8 | 86.3 | 78.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Incorrect | 20.2 | 13.7 | 21.7 | 0.57 (0.31, 1.05)+ | 0.36 (0.17, 0.76)** |
| (ii) Infectivity via kissing with a HIV-infected person | |||||
| Correct | 59.1 | 44.1 | 62.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Incorrect | 40.9 | 55.9 | 37.4 | 2.12 (1.37, 3.28)** | 2.53 (1.50, 4.27)** |
| (iii) Detection of HIV one week after infection took place | |||||
| Correct | 74.4 | 44.1 | 81.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Incorrect | 25.6 | 55.9 | 18.5 | 5.59 (3.53, 8.85)** | 5.02 (2.89, 8.70)** |
| Perceived chance of contracting HIV in the future | |||||
| Extremely low/low | 65.2 | 66.3 | 64.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Moderate/high/extremely high | 34.8 | 33.7 | 35.1 | 0.94 (0.59, 1.48) | 0.75 (0.44, 1.28) |
| Perceived efficacy of condom use for HIV prevention | |||||
| Extremely low/low/moderate | 14.2 | 17.8 | 13.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High/extremely high | 85.8 | 82.2 | 86.6 | 0.71 (0.40, 1.27) | 1.51 (0.74, 3.06) |
| Perceived discrimination toward MSM | |||||
| No/a little | 44.6 | 68.3 | 39.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Some/very much | 55.4 | 31.7 | 61.0 | 0.30 (0.19, 0.47)** | 0.37 (0.21, 0.64)** |
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| Contextual factors (last 12 months) | |||||
| Always drink alcohol before having sex | |||||
| No | 84.7 | 81.2 | 85.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 15.3 | 18.8 | 14.5 | 1.36 (0.76, 2.42) | 0.72 (0.36, 1.45) |
| Use of psychotropic substances | |||||
| No | 84.7 | 78.6 | 86.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 15.3 | 21.4 | 13.9 | 1.70 (0.97, 2.95)+ | 1.19 (0.63, 2.27) |
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| Social factors | |||||
| Can find someone to share sexual orientation | |||||
| No | 27.4 | 36.6 | 25.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 52.5 | 30.7 | 57.6 | 0.37 (0.22, 0.62)** | 0.32 (0.17, 0.59)** |
| Do not feel such a need | 20.1 | 32.7 | 17.1 | 1.31 (0.75, 2.29) | 1.19 (0.60, 2.36) |
| Disclosure of sexual orientation to family members | |||||
| Yes, disclosed to all family members | 55.3 | 71.6 | 51.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Disclosed to none or only some family members | 44.7 | 28.4 | 48.5 | 0.42 (0.26, 0.67)** | 0.39 (0.23, 0.67)** |
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| Affective factors | |||||
| Afraid of others knowing his MSM status | |||||
| No | 35.0 | 21.6 | 38.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 65.0 | 78.4 | 61.9 | 2.24 (1.34, 3.73)** | 2.85 (1.59, 5.11)** |
| Accept one's sexual orientation | |||||
| No/almost no | 14.2 | 32.4 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 85.8 | 67.6 | 90.0 | 0.23 (0.14, 0.39)** | 0.19 (0.10, 0.37)∗∗ |
| Perceived negative feelings associated with MSM status@ | |||||
| ≤2 kinds of impacts | 47.8 | 31.4 | 51.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3~5 kinds of impacts | 52.2 | 68.6 | 48.4 | 2.33 (1.44, 3.84)** | 3.02 (1.76, 5.20)** |
**P value < 0.01, *P value < 0.05, and + P value < 0.1.
1Odds ratio of univariate analysis.
2Odds ratio adjusting for sociodemographic variables significant in the stepwise multivariate analysis in Table 1.
@A variable was generated by combining responses to the 5 individual items related to perceived negative feelings associated with one's MSM status (worry, shame, social exclusion, family/peer pressure, and afraid of contracting HIV).
ORs and 95% CIs with P < 0.05 were in bold.