Table 2.
Specific social media use platforms and behaviors in the past 3 months among men who have sex with men in 8 Chinese cities, 2016 (N=954). Weibo is a Chinese microblogging platform, akin to Twitter; QQ and WeChat are Chinese instant messaging platforms, with QQ largely optimized for desktop computers and WeChat optimized for mobile phones; gay apps refer to gay-specific networking apps.
| Behaviors | Weibo, n (%) | WeChat, n (%) | QQ, n (%) | Gay apps, n (%) | |
| Observing | |||||
| Received information about HIV testing | 227 (23.8%) | 396 (41.5%) | 318 (33.3%) | 460 (48.2%) | |
| Endorsing | |||||
| Liked information about HIV testing | 180 (18.9%) | 256 (26.8%) | 189 (19.8%) | 240 (25.2%) | |
| Forwarded information about HIV testing to others | 120 (12.6%) | 164 (17.2%) | 139 (14.6%) | 141 (14.8%) | |
| Shared information on timeline about HIV testing | 108 (11.3%) | 177 (18.6%) | 134 (14.0%) | 146 (15.3%) | |
| Contributing | |||||
| Posted original information about HIV testing | 90 (9.4%) | 154 (16.1%) | 146 (15.3%) | 138 (14.5%) | |
| Commented on others’ post about HIV testing | 103 (10.8%) | 186 (19.5%) | 150 (15.7%) | 179 (18.8%) | |
| One-on-one chatted about HIV testing | 101 (10.6%) | 265 (27.8%) | 237 (24.8%) | 206 (21.6%) | |
| Group chatted about HIV testing | 85 (8.9%) | 226 (23.7%) | 247 (25.9%) | 175 (18.3%) | |