Table 1.
Univariate chi-square analysis of MSM by meeting place
| Demographics | Number of respondents | Meeting place | χ 2 | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bars | Public baths | Parks | Internet | Others | |||||
| Age (years) | 1611 | 57.97 | <0.01 | ||||||
| ≤22 | 183 (11.36) | 27 | 19 | 113 | 19 | 5 | |||
| 23–35 | 820 (50.90) | 91 | 190 | 442 | 57 | 40 | |||
| ≥36 | 608 (37.74) | 40 | 164 | 373 | 17 | 14 | |||
| Education level | 1611 | 120.35 | <0.01 | ||||||
| Junior high school or lower | 450 (27.93) | 22 | 79 | 292 | 11 | 46 | |||
| Senior high school or technical secondary school | 390 (24.21) | 45 | 108 | 203 | 33 | 1 | |||
| College degree or higher | 771 (47.86) | 91 | 186 | 433 | 49 | 12 | |||
| Marital status | 1611 | 49.8 | <0.01 | ||||||
| Unmarried | 905 (56.18) | 111 | 179 | 513 | 62 | 40 | |||
| Married | 550 (34.14) | 36 | 155 | 326 | 27 | 6 | |||
| Divorced or widowed | 156 (9.68) | 11 | 39 | 89 | 4 | 13 | |||
| Registered permanent residence | 1611 | 2.55 | 0.636 | ||||||
| Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | 1390 (86.28) | 140 | 319 | 805 | 77 | 49 | |||
| Other provinces | 221 (13.72) | 18 | 54 | 123 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Basic knowledge of AIDS | 1611 | 55.22 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 160 (9.93) | 8 | 30 | 92 | 8 | 22 | |||
| Yes | 1451 (90.07) | 150 | 343 | 836 | 85 | 37 | |||
| Homosexual anal sex in the past 6 months | 1611 | 44.33 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 240 (14.90) | 17 | 28 | 183 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 1371 (85.10) | 141 | 345 | 744 | 82 | 59 | |||
| Condom use during most recent homosexual anal sex | 1371 | 29.25 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 241 (17.58) | 22 | 48 | 163 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Yes | 1130 (82.42) | 119 | 297 | 581 | 74 | 59 | |||
| Frequency of homosexual anal sex in the past week | 1368 | 131.38 | <0.01 | ||||||
| 0 | 56 (4.09) | 3 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 1 | 717 (52.41) | 71 | 156 | 454 | 27 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 401 (29.31) | 45 | 131 | 172 | 34 | 19 | |||
| 3 | 129 (9.43) | 18 | 30 | 56 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 53 (3.88) | 2 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 5 | 12 (0.88) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Frequency of condom use for homosexual anal sex in the past 6 months | 1371 | 13.27 | 0.103 | ||||||
| Never | 30 (2.19) | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Occasionally | 738 (53.83) | 66 | 183 | 420 | 39 | 30 | |||
| Always | 603 (43.98) | 72 | 158 | 302 | 42 | 29 | |||
| Commercial homosexual sex in the past 6 months | 1371 | 442.1 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 1288 (93.95) | 134 | 342 | 713 | 81 | 18 | |||
| Yes | 83 (6.05) | 7 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 41 | |||
| Heterosexual sex in the past 6 months | 1611 | 46.99 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 1086 (67.41) | 123 | 227 | 603 | 78 | 55 | |||
| Yes | 525 (32.59) | 35 | 146 | 325 | 15 | 4 | |||
| Frequency of condom use for heterosexual sex in the past 6 months | 525 | 18.81 | 0.016 | ||||||
| Never | 183 (34.86) | 15 | 36 | 128 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Occasionally | 247 (47.04) | 17 | 79 | 143 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Always | 95 (18.10) | 3 | 31 | 54 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Condom use at most recent heterosexual sex | 525 | 13.52 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 289 (55.05) | 22 | 65 | 195 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Yes | 236 (44.95) | 13 | 81 | 130 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Condom use promotion and distribution/AIDS counseling and testing | 1611 | 30 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 34 (2.11) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Yes | 1577 (97.89) | 156 | 370 | 910 | 84 | 57 | |||
| Peer education | 1611 | 120.04 | <0.01 | ||||||
| No | 365 (22.66) | 29 | 89 | 162 | 45 | 40 | |||
| Yes | 1246 (77.34) | 129 | 284 | 766 | 48 | 19 | |||
| HIV or syphilis infection | 1611 | ||||||||
| HIV-positive | 110 (6.83) | 8 | 31 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 3.261 | 0.515 | |
| Syphilis-positive | 381 (23.65) | 37 | 86 | 226 | 14 | 18 | 5.675 | 0.225 | |
| Both | 51 (3.17) | 2 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2.767 | 0.598 | |