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. 2019 Oct 21;19:1314. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7730-0

Table 3.

The change in HIV-related behaviour, knowledge and service from 2013 to 2017 in MSM, grouped by HIV status

Variable 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Having homosexual anal intercourse (P6M)
 Positive1 95.5%***(192/201) 93.1%***(230/247) 94.8%***(256/270) 90.60%(288/318) 88.70%(274/309)
 Negative2 88.40%(596/674) 86.40%(779/902) 86.70% (919/1059) 89.40%(1150/1286) 89.30%(1163/1302)
The number of regular male partners (P6M) (≥2)
 Positive 63.5%(122/192) 65.2%(150/230) 65.6%(168/256) 31.9%(92/288) 26.3%*(72/274)
 Negative 66.8%(398/596) 69.7%(543/779) 70.4%(647/919) 28.5%(328/1150) 20.3%(236/1163)
The number of casual male partners (P6M) (≥2)
 Positive 36.6%(218/596) 39.6%(91/230) 34.8%(89/256) 31.30%*(90/288) 29.9%***(82/274)
 Negative 43.8%(84/192) 37.1%(289/779) 32.0%(294/919) 25.30%(291/1150) 18.60%(216/1163)
Consistent used condom during homosexual anal intercourse (P6M)
 Positive 24.0%***(319/596) 31.1%***(72/230) 23.8%***(61/256) 28.5%***(82/288) 28.1%***(77/274)
 Negative 53.5%(46/192) 51.5%(401/779) 56.1%(515/919) 65.2%(750/1150) 64.7%(752/1163)
Consistent used condom with regular male partners (P6M)
 Positive 26.6%***(45/169) 33.9%***(64/189) 30.3%***(69/228) 32.3%***80/248() 30.3%***(70/231)
 Negative 54.5%(282/518) 51.7%(356/688) 58.2%(484/832) 66.2%(689/1041) 66.3%(685/1033)
Consistent used condom with casual male partners (P6M)
 Positive 26.1%***(29/111) 30.6%***(38/124) 31.7%***(44/139) 31.9%***(46/144) 34.3%***(49/143)
 Negative 61.1%(180/295) 61.5%(243/395) 61.9%(283/457) 69.0%(345/500) 69.9%(416/668)
Consistent used condom during commercial sexual behaviour (P6M)
 Positive 66.7%(8/12) 41.7%(5/12) 50.0%(2/4) 25.0%(1/4) 25.0%(1/4)
 Negative 80.0%(4/5) 83.3%(5/6) 62.5%(5/8) 53.8%(7/13) 60.0%(15/25)
Consistent used condom with female partner(P6M)
 Positive 28.0%(7/25) 42.1%(8/19) 18.8%*(3/16) 17.1%**(7/41) 27.3%**(9/33)
 Negative 37.6%(23/85) 37.3%(25/67) 48.4%(46/95) 37.1%(53/143) 49.0%(75/153)
Drug use during anal intercourse (P6M) (Yes)
 Positive 0.0%(0/201) 3.2%***(8/247) 4.4%***(12/270) 3.5%***(11/318) 4.9%***(12/309)
 Negative 0.4%(3/674) 0.6%(5/902) 0.6%(6/1059) 1.1%(14/1286) 0.5%(7/1302)
Syphilis infection
 Positive 8.5%***(17/201) 13.0%***(32/247) 12.2%***(33/270) 16.0%***(51/318) 21.8%***(63/289)
 Negative 1.6%(11/674) 3.8%(34/902) 3.6%(38/1059) 4.4%(56/1286) 3.2%(39/1238)
Testing for HIV-antibody(P12M)
 Positive 58.3%***(112/192) 62.6%***(144/230) 66.0%***(169/256) 67.7%***(195/288) 56.6%***(155/274)
 Negative 71.5%(426/596) 74.5%(580/779) 81.8%(752/919) 82.3%(946/1150) 79.6%(926/1163)
Eligible HIV knowledge
 Positive 82.1%***(165/201) 96.4%(238/247) 90.7%***(245/270) 57.9%***(184/318) 77.7%***(240/309)
 Negative 90.2%(607/674) 97.9%(883/902) 96.6%(1023/1059) 67.7%(871/1286) 86.6%(1127/1302)

Note. 1HIV-positive, 2.HIV-negative, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.