Table 1.
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of men who have sex with men with male partners, Chongqing, China, 2011
| Variable | MSM Without recent sexual debut (n=134)
|
MSM With recent sexual debut (n=257)
|
χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 18–23 | 9 | 6.7 | 149 | 58.0 | 119.7 | <0.001 |
| 24–29 | 67 | 50.0 | 87 | 33.8 | ||
| 30–34 | 28 | 20.9 | 15 | 5.8 | ||
| 35–39 | 16 | 11.9 | 3 | 1.2 | ||
| ≥40 | 14 | 10.5 | 3 | 1.2 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Completed college or more | 99 | 73.9 | 207 | 80.5 | 2.3 | 0.13 |
| High school or below | 35 | 26.1 | 50 | 19.5 | ||
| Current marital status with women | ||||||
| Other (married, widowed, divorced) | 40 | 29.9 | 20 | 7.8 | 33.0 | <0.001 |
| Single | 94 | 7.2 | 237 | 92.2 | ||
| Living with male sex partner | 12 | 9.0 | 26 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.71 |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Other (Part time, unemployed) | 17 | 12.7 | 102 | 39.7 | 3.3 | <0.001 |
| Full time job | 117 | 87.3 | 155 | 6.3 | ||
| Residence | ||||||
| Other than city center | 25 | 18.7 | 51 | 19.8 | 0.008 | 0.78 |
| City center | 109 | 81.3 | 206 | 8.2 | ||
| Years of living in Chongqing | ||||||
| <10 | 47 | 35.1 | 131 | 51.0 | 8.9 | 0.003 |
| ≥10 | 87 | 64.9 | 126 | 49.0 | ||
| Mean monthly income (RMB), P12M | ||||||
| <3000 | 72 | 53.7 | 193 | 75.1 | 18.4 | <0.001 |
| ≥3000 | 62 | 46.3 | 64 | 24.9 | ||
| Has health insurance | 100 | 74.6 | 149 | 58.0 | 1.6 | 0.001 |
| Ever sex with women | ||||||
| No | 75 | 56.0 | 179 | 69.7 | 7.2 | 0.007 |
| Yes | 59 | 44.0 | 78 | 3.4 | ||
| At what age did you first have sex with a man | ||||||
| <18 | 17 | 12.7 | 20 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| ≥18 | 117 | 87.3 | 237 | 92.2 | ||
| Self-reported sexual orientation | ||||||
| Others (bisexual, heterosexual, unsure) | 31 | 23.1 | 32 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 0.006 |
| Homosexual | 103 | 76.9 | 225 | 87.6 | ||
| Self-reported preferred role in anal sex with men | ||||||
| Versatile/Bottom | 42 | 31.3 | 55 | 21.4 | 4.7 | 0.031 |
| Top | 92 | 68.7 | 202 | 78.6 | ||
| More than one male sex partners past 6 months | ||||||
| No | 73 | 54.5 | 150 | 58.4 | 0.5 | 0.46 |
| Yes | 61 | 45.5 | 107 | 41.6 | ||
| Any unprotected anal sex, past 6 months | ||||||
| No | 101 | 75.4 | 187 | 72.8 | 0.3 | 0.58 |
| Yes | 33 | 24.6 | 70 | 27.2 | ||
| Any unprotected sex with women | ||||||
| No | 132 | 98.5 | 256 | 99.6 | 1.4 | 0.24 |
| Yes | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | ||
| Score of attitudes and Perceptions on Safe Sex * | ||||||
| ≤45 | 121 | 9.3 | 232 | 9.3 | 0.0001 | 0.99 |
| >45 | 13 | 9.7 | 25 | 9.7 | ||
| HIV testing history | ||||||
| Never tested | 70 | 52.2 | 161 | 62.7 | 3.9 | 0.047 |
| Ever tested | 64 | 47.8 | 96 | 37.4 | ||
| Any drug use, past 12 months | ||||||
| No | 132 | 98.5 | 257 | 100.0 | 3.9 | 0.05 |
| Yes | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Received free condoms/lubricant, past 12 moths | ||||||
| No | 133 | 99.3 | 253 | 98.4 | 0.5 | 0.50 |
| Yes | 1 | .8 | 4 | 1.6 | ||
| Had STD during the past 12 months | ||||||
| No | 127 | 94.8 | 242 | 94.2 | 0.06 | 0.80 |
| Yes | 7 | 5.2 | 15 | 5.8 | ||
| Circumcised | ||||||
| No | 117 | 87.3 | 218 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 0.51 |
| Yes | 17 | 12.7 | 39 | 15.2 | ||
| Tested syphilis positive | ||||||
| No | 125 | 93.3 | 250 | 97.3 | 3.6 | 0.059 |
| Yes | 9 | 6.7 | 7 | 2.7 | ||
| Tested HIV positive | ||||||
| No | 107 | 79.9 | 209 | 81.3 | 0.1 | 0.73 |
| Yes | 27 | 20.1 | 48 | 18.7 | ||
*
higher score suggests more positive attitudes towards safer sex