Table 1.
Comparisons of socio-demographic characteristics of MSM who had and who had not been tested for HIV
| Socio-economic characteristics | Total (n = 384) | HIV testing in the past 6 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 134) | Yes (n = 250) | p-value* | |||
| Mean age (in year) | 23.4 ± 5.2 | 23.4 ± 4.4 | 24.1 ± 5.6 | 0.18 | |
| Perceived sexual identity | <0.001 | ||||
| Male | 218 (56.8) | 95 (70.9) | 123 (49.2) | ||
| Female | 81 (21.1) | 13 (9.7) | 68 (27.2) | ||
| Both | 85 (22.1) | 26 (19.4) | 59 (23.6) | ||
| Marital Status | 0.70 | ||||
| Never married | 345 (90.1) | 120 (89.6) | 225 (90.4) | ||
| Married | 30 (7.8) | 12 (9.0) | 18 (7.2) | ||
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 8 (2.1) | 2 (1.5) | 6 (2.4) | ||
| Years of formal education completed | 9.5 ± 3.2 | 9.4 ± 3.5 | 9.6 ± 3.1 | 0.53 | |
| Main occupations | 0.24 | ||||
| Unemployed | 16 (4.3) | 7 (5.3) | 9 (3.8) | ||
| Students | 98 (26.6) | 38 (28.8) | 60 (25.4) | ||
| Farmer/laborer | 59 (16.0) | 24 (18.2) | 35 (14.8) | ||
| Self-employed | 109 (29.6) | 41 (31.1) | 68 (28.8) | ||
| Other | 86 (23.4) | 22 (16.7) | 64 (27.1) | ||
| Mean monthly income (in US$) | 205 ± 613 | 211 ± 738 | 201 ± 536 | 0.89 | |
| Currently living with: | 0.007 | ||||
| Parents | 269 (71.4) | 99 (75.6) | 170 (69.1) | ||
| Relatives/siblings | 37 (9.8) | 3 (2.3) | 34 (13.8) | ||
| Spouse/sexual partner | 32 (8.5) | 15 (11.5) | 17 (6.9) | ||
| Friends/colleagues | 25 (6.6) | 9 (6.9) | 16 (6.5) | ||
| Other | 14 (3.7) | 5 (3.8) | 9 (3.7) | ||
| Mean years living in current city | 19.6 ± 8.8 | 18.7 ± 9.0 | 20.0 ± 8.6 | 0.15 | |
| Received HIV education (past 6 months) | 325 (84.9) | 96 (72.2) | 229 (91.6) | <0.001 | |
| Sources of HIV education received in the past 6 months | |||||
| Media (TV/radio/newspaper) | 188 (57.7) | 64 (66.0) | 124 (54.1) | 0.04 | |
| Poster/billboard/booklet | 85 (26.1) | 25 (25.8) | 60 (26.2) | 0.94 | |
| Peer educator/outreach workers | 295 (90.5) | 85 (87.6) | 210 (91.7) | 0.25 | |
| Counseling at VCCT | 16 (4.9) | 5 (5.2) | 11 (4.8) | 0.89 | |
| Public health facilities | 33 (10.1) | 7 (7.2) | 26 (11.4) | 0.26 | |
| Other | 33 (10.1) | 10 (10.3) | 23 (10.0) | 0.94 | |
| Perception of HIV risk compared to the general population | 0.007 | ||||
| Higher | 136 (35.4) | 34 (25.4) | 102 (40.8) | ||
| Same | 69 (18.0) | 31 (23.1) | 38 (15.2) | ||
| Lower | 179 (46.6) | 69 (51.5) | 110 (44.0) | ||
MSM men who have sex with men, TV television, VCCT voluntary confidential counseling and testing
Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean ± SD for continuous variables
*Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables and Student’s t-test was used for continuous variables