Table 1.
Demographic and HIV risks among men who have sex with men (MSMs) who participated in the China MSMs HIV PrEP Uptake Willingness Online Survey, 2017 (N = 4581)
| Total | Heard of PrEP | PrEP uptake preference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | χ[Link] | Definitely yes (%) | Probably yes (%) | No (%) | χ[Link] | ||
| (N = 4581) | (n = 1028) | (n = 3553) | p value | (n = 1191) | (n = 2274) | (n = 1116) | p value | |
| Age group | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| <18 | 486 (10.6) | 76 (7.4) | 410 (11.5) | 120 (10.1) | 240 (10.6) | 126 (11.3) | ||
| 18 to 25 | 2501 (54.6) | 538 (52.3 | 1963 (55.2) | 583 (49.0) | 1276 (56.1) | 642 (57.5) | ||
| 26 to 30 | 908 (19.8) | 249 (24.2) | 659 (18.5) | 252 (21.2) | 443 (19.5) | 213 (19.1) | ||
| 31 to 40 | 533 (11.6) | 141 (13.7) | 392 (11.0) | 172 (14.4) | 251 (11.0) | 110 (9.9) | ||
| >40 | 153 (3.3) | 24 (2.3) | 129 (3.6) | 64 (5.4) | 64 (2.8) | 25 (2.2) | ||
| Marital status | 0.173 | 0.004 | ||||||
| Single | 3603 (78.6) | 802 (78.0) | 2801 (78.8) | 902 (75.7) | 1798 (79.1) | 903 (80.9) | ||
| Married with a woman | 410 (9.0) | 80 (7.8) | 330 (9.3) | 130 (10.9) | 203 (8.9) | 77 (6.9) | ||
| Cohabitation with a man | 416 (9.1) | 110 (10.7) | 306 (8.6) | 107 (9.0) | 211 (9.3) | 98 (8.8) | ||
| Cohabitation with a woman | 25 (0.6) | 7 (0.7) | 18 (0.5) | 8 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | 10 (0.9) | ||
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 127 (2.8) | 29 (2.8) | 98 (2.8) | 44 (3.7) | 55 (2.4) | 28 (2.5) | ||
| Educational attainment | <0.001 | 0.001 | ||||||
| Junior high or lower | 306 (6.7) | 43 (4.2) | 263 (7.4) | 84 (7.1) | 120 (5.3) | 102 (9.1) | ||
| High school | 1134 (24.8) | 229 (22.3) | 905 (25.5) | 303 (25.4) | 555 (24.4) | 276 (24.7) | ||
| College and above | 3141 (68.6) | 756 (73.5) | 2385 (67.1) | 804 (67.5) | 1599 (70.3) | 738 (66.1) | ||
| Annual income (RMB) | <0.001 | 0.004 | ||||||
| <10,000 | 1768 (38.6) | 342 (33.3) | 1426 (40.1) | 409 (34.3) | 924 (40.6) | 435 (39.0) | ||
| 10,001 to 30,000 | 895 (19.5) | 191 (18.6) | 704 (19.8) | 240 (20.2) | 419 (18.4) | 236 (21.1) | ||
| 30,001 to 150,000 | 1681 (36.7) | 428 (41.6) | 1253 (35.3) | 465 (39.0) | 823 (36.2) | 393 (35.2) | ||
| 150,001 and above | 237 (5.2) | 67 (6.5) | 170 (4.8) | 77 (6.5) | 108 (4.7) | 52 (4.7) | ||
| Sexual orientation | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Homosexual | 3170 (69.2) | 757 (73.6) | 2413 (67.9) | 869 (73.0) | 1576 (69.3) | 725 (65.0) | ||
| Bisexual | 1065 (23.3) | 217 (21.1) | 848 (23.9) | 257 (21.6) | 530 (23.3) | 278 (24.9) | ||
| Not sure | 346 (7.6) | 54 (5.3) | 292 (8.2) | 65 (5.5) | 168 (7.4) | 113 (10.1) | ||
| Had unprotected anal sex last 12 months | 0.246 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 1984 (43.3) | 429 (41.7) | 1555 (43.8) | 604 (50.7) | 949 (41.7) | 431 (38.6) | ||
| No | 2597 (56.7) | 599 (58.3) | 1998 (56.2) | 587 (49.3) | 1325 (58.3) | 685 (61.4) | ||
| Had HIV testing | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| <1 year | 2284 (49.9) | 648 (63.0) | 1636 (46.0) | 705 (59.2) | 1072 (47.1) | 507 (45.4) | ||
| 1 to 5 years | 378 (8.3) | 96 (9.3) | 282 (7.9) | 100 (8.4) | 204 (9.0) | 74 (6.6) | ||
| Never | 1919 (41.9) | 284 (27.6) | 1635 (46.0) | 386 (32.4) | 998 (43.9) | 535 (47.9) | ||
χ2, Chi‐squared test; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PrEP, pre‐exposure prophylaxis.