Table 3.

Comparisons of sexual and HIV/STD testing behaviors between MSM who were website only users, gay app only users, and men who used both platforms in China, 2014 (N=1201)

	Website only users (N = 377)		Gay App only users (N = 487)		Both (N = 337)
	n	percent	n	percent	n	percent	χ2
Number of sex partners found through the platform in the past 6 months
Single	178	47.2%	151	31%	–	–	204.81***
Multiple	199	52.8%	336	69%	–	–
Condomless anal sex with last male partner in the last 6 months
Yes	210	55.7%	290	59.5%	192	57%	1.37
No	167	44.3%	197	40.5%	145	43%
Time duration between meeting the last sex partner through the platform and meeting in person
< 1 day	101	26.8%	171	35.1%	149	44.2%	51.16***
2–7 days	118	31.3%	189	38.8%	121	35.9%
>1 week	158	41.9%	127	26.1%	67	19.9%
Negotiation about condom use with last partner before meeting in person
Yes	228	60.5%	300	61.6%	148	43.9%	29.24***
No	149	39.5%	187	38.4%	189	56.1%
Asked for HIV status before meeting in person
Yes	129	34.2%	171	35.1%	94	27.9%	5.21
No	248	65.8%	316	64.9%	243	72.1%
Had group sex in the last 12 months
Yes	39	10.3%	43	8.8%	47	13.9%	5.53
No	338	89.7%	444	91.2%	290	86.1%
Had commercial sex in the last 12 months
Yes	20	5.3%	27	5.5%	26	7.7%	2.22
No	357	94.7%	460	94.5%	311	93.9%
Had sex while using drugs in the last 12 months
Yes	74	19.6%	125	25.7%	103	30.6%	11.42**
No	303	80.4%	362	74.3%	234	69.4%
Received online health message in the last 6 months
Yes	219	58.1%	308	63.2%	253	75.1%	23.58***
No	158	41.9%	179	36.8%	84	24.9%
Ever been tested for HIV
Yes	189	50.1%	239	49.1%	181	53.7%	1.78
No	188	49.9%	248	50.9%	156	46.3%
Ever been tested for STDs
Yes	123	32.6%	145	29.9%	122	36.2%	3.76
No	254	67.4%	342	70.2%	215	63.8%

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