Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and high-risk behaviors by current marital status with a woman among Chinese men who have sex with men
| Variables | Total N=3,588 |
Current marital status
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|---|---|---|---|
| Currently single N=3,049 |
Currently married N=539 |
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| Age (year) | |||
| Median, IQR | 28, (24–33) | 27, (24–31) | 38, (32–45) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Han | 3,361 (93.7) | 2,845 (93.3) | 516 (95.7) |
| Non-Han | 227 (6.3) | 204 (6.7) | 23 (4.3) |
| Year of living in Beijing | |||
| <5 | 1,533 (42.7) | 1,374 (45.1) | 159 (29.5) |
| ≥5 | 2,055 (57.3) | 1,675 (54.9) | 380 (70.5) |
| Beijing Hukou | |||
| No | 2,699 (75.2) | 2,275 (74.6) | 424 (78.7) |
| Yes | 889 (24.8) | 774 (25.4) | 115 (21.3) |
| Education (year of schooling) | |||
| Junior middle school (≤9) | 416 (11.6) | 259 (8.5) | 157 (29.1) |
| Senior high (10–12) | 593 (16.5) | 426 (14.0) | 167 (31.0) |
| College and above (>12) | 2,579 (71.9) | 2,364 (77.5) | 215 (39.9) |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 2,960 (82.5) | 2,473 (81.1) | 487 (90.4) |
| Unemployed/retired | 182 (5.1) | 141 (4.6) | 41 (7.6) |
| Student | 388 (10.8) | 385 (12.6) | 3 (0.6) |
| Other | 58 (1.6) | 50 (1.7) | 8 (1.4) |
| Monthly income (Chinese Yuan) | |||
| <5000 | 1,698 (47.3) | 1,393 (45.7) | 305 (56.6) |
| ≥5000 | 1,890 (52.7) | 1,656 (54.3) | 234 (43.4) |
| Health insurance | |||
| No | 1,395 (38.9) | 1,122 (36.8) | 273 (50.6) |
| Yes | 2,193 (61.1) | 1,927 (63.2) | 266 (49.4) |
| Perception of HIV risk | |||
| Low or very low | 2,126 (59.3) | 1,779 (58.4) | 347 (64.4) |
| High or very high | 1,462 (40.7) | 1,270 (41.6) | 192 (35.6) |
| HIV positivity | |||
| No | 3,133 (87.3) | 2,647 (86.8) | 486 (90.2) |
| Yes | 455 (12.7) | 402 (13.2) | 53 (9.8) |
| Syphilis seropositivity | |||
| No | 3,319 (92.5) | 2,831 (92.8) | 488 (90.5) |
| Yes | 269 (7.5) | 218 (7.2) | 51 (9.5) |
| Ever tested for HIV | |||
| No | 1,054 (29.4) | 923 (30.3) | 131 (24.3) |
| Yes | 2,534 (70.6) | 2,126 (69.7) | 408 (75.7) |
| Years of sexual activity | |||
| Median, IQR | 7, (4–12) | 6, (4–10) | 16, (11–23) |
| Lifetime male sexual partners | |||
| <10 | 1,815 (50.6) | 1,550 (50.8) | 265 (49.2) |
| ≥10 | 1,773 (49.4) | 1,499 (49.2) | 274 (50.8) |
| Alcohol consumption (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 1,574 (43.9) | 1,332 (43.7) | 242 (44.9) |
| Yes | 2,014 (56.1) | 1,717 (56.3) | 297 (55.1) |
| Alcohol use before sex (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 2,850 (79.4) | 2,428 (79.6) | 422 (78.3) |
| Yes | 738 (20.6) | 621 (20.4) | 117 (21.7) |
| Illicit drug use (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 2,600 (72.5) | 2,150 (70.5) | 450 (83.5) |
| Yes | 988 (27.5) | 899 (29.5) | 89 (16.5) |
| Had insertive anal sex with men (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 1,414 (39.4) | 1,239 (40.6) | 175 (32.5) |
| Yes | 2,174 (60.6) | 1,810 (59.4) | 364 (67.5) |
| Had condomless insertive anal sex with men (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 2,801 (78.1) | 2,405 (78.9) | 396 (73.5) |
| Yes | 787 (21.9) | 644 (21.1) | 143 (26.5) |
| Had receptive anal sex with men (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 1,713 (47.7) | 1,416 (46.4) | 297 (55.1) |
| Yes | 1,875 (52.3) | 1,633 (53.6) | 242 (44.9) |
| Had condomless receptive sex with men (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 2,855 (79.6) | 2,411 (79.1) | 444 (82.4) |
| Yes | 733 (20.4) | 638 (20.9) | 95 (17.6) |
| Had anal sex with HIV-positive men (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 3,496 (97.4) | 2,970 (97.4) | 526 (97.6) |
| Yes | 92 (2.6) | 79 (2.6) | 13 (2.4) |
| Had commercial sex with men (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 3,488 (97.2) | 2,967 (97.3) | 521 (96.7) |
| Yes | 100 (2.8) | 82 (2.7) | 18 (3.3) |
| Had sex with women (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 3,211 (89.5) | 2,918 (95.7) | 293 (54.4) |
| Yes | 377 (10.5) | 131 (4.3) | 246 (45.6) |
| Had condomless vaginal sex with women (past 3 months) | |||
| No | 3,351 (93.4) | 2,981 (97.8) | 370 (68.7) |
| Yes | 237 (6.6) | 68 (2.2) | 169 (31.3) |
Note: IQR, interquartile range; Hukou, household registration; 1 Chinese Yuan=0.15 USD; Illicit drug use, intake of any of these drugs: methamphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy), rush, magu, ketamine, cannabis/marijuana, cocaine, opium, heroin, morphine