Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics, risk factors for hepatitis infection, and STI testing behaviors among 556 men enrolled in a nationwide online randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a crowdsourced intervention on hepatitis test uptake among men who have sex with men in China, 2018.
| Total (n = 556) | Intervention (n = 280) | Control (n = 276) | ||||
| No. / Mean | % / SD | No. / Mean | % / SD | No. / Mean | % / SD | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| Years | 25•6 | 7•0 | 25•2 | 7•0 | 25•9 | 7•0 |
| Province | ||||||
| Guangdong | 103 | 18•5% | 51 | 18•2% | 52 | 18•8% |
| Shandong | 70 | 12•6% | 32 | 11•4% | 38 | 13•8% |
| Liaoning | 46 | 8•3% | 24 | 8•6% | 22 | 8•0% |
| Beijing | 41 | 7•4% | 19 | 6•8% | 22 | 8•0% |
| Other | 296 | 53•2% | 154 | 55•0% | 142 | 51•4% |
| Current Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 462 | 83•1% | 232 | 82•9% | 230 | 83•3% |
| Rural | 94 | 16•9% | 48 | 17•1% | 46 | 16•7% |
| Household Registration | ||||||
| Urban | 281 | 50•5% | 137 | 48•9% | 144 | 52•2% |
| Rural | 275 | 49•5% | 143 | 51•1% | 132 | 47•8% |
| Education Level | ||||||
| High school or below | 128 | 23•0% | 71 | 25•4% | 57 | 20•7% |
| Technical school | 181 | 32•6% | 91 | 32•5% | 90 | 32•6% |
| College | 219 | 39•4% | 107 | 38•2% | 112 | 40•6% |
| Advanced degree | 28 | 5•0% | 11 | 3•9% | 17 | 6•2% |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Student | 180 | 32•4% | 89 | 31•8% | 91 | 33•0% |
| Office worker / white collar | 123 | 22•1% | 56 | 20•0% | 67 | 24•3% |
| Service / retail | 106 | 19•1% | 56 | 20•0% | 50 | 18•1% |
| Other | 147 | 26•4% | 79 | 28•2% | 68 | 24•6% |
| Monthly Income (USD) | ||||||
| <220 | 149 | 26•8% | 70 | 25•0% | 79 | 28•6% |
| 220–439 | 131 | 23•6% | 64 | 22•9% | 67 | 24•3% |
| 440–732 | 168 | 30•2% | 89 | 31•8% | 79 | 28•6% |
| 733–1171 | 78 | 14•0% | 44 | 15•7% | 34 | 12•3% |
| >1172 | 30 | 5•4% | 13 | 4•6% | 17 | 6•2% |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried | 485 | 87•2% | 243 | 86•8% | 242 | 87•7% |
| Engaged / married | 52 | 9•4% | 27 | 9•6% | 25 | 9•1% |
| Separated / divorced | 19 | 3•4% | 10 | 3•6% | 9 | 3•3% |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||
| Gay | 440 | 79•1% | 216 | 77•1% | 224 | 81•2% |
| Bisexual | 98 | 17•6% | 55 | 19•6% | 43 | 15•6% |
| Heterosexual | 4 | 0•7% | 2 | 0•7% | 2 | 0•7% |
| Unsure / other | 14 | 2•5% | 7 | 2•5% | 7 | 2•5% |
| Risk factors for hepatitis infection | ||||||
| HIV status | ||||||
| Positive | 42 | 7•6% | 23 | 8•2% | 19 | 6•9% |
| Negative or unknown | 514 | 92•4% | 257 | 91•8% | 257 | 93•1% |
| Number male partners | ||||||
| Past 12 months | 4•1 | 14•9 | 4•0 | 9•3 | 4•2 | 19•0 |
| Anal sex position | ||||||
| Insertive | 202 | 36•3% | 101 | 36•1% | 101 | 36•6% |
| Versatile | 106 | 19•1% | 51 | 18•2% | 55 | 19•9% |
| Receptive | 248 | 44•6% | 128 | 45•7% | 120 | 43•5% |
| Condom use during last anal sex | ||||||
| Yes | 393 | 70•7% | 198 | 70•7% | 195 | 70•7% |
| No | 163 | 29•3% | 82 | 29•3% | 81 | 29•3% |
| Previous injection drug use | ||||||
| Yes | 15 | 2•7% | 11 | 3•9% | 4 | 1•4% |
| No | 541 | 97•3% | 269 | 96•1% | 272 | 98•6% |
| Heard of HBV previously | ||||||
| Yes | 480 | 86•3% | 236 | 84•3% | 244 | 88•4% |
| No | 76 | 13•7% | 44 | 15•7% | 32 | 11•6% |
| Heard of HCV previously | ||||||
| Yes | 351 | 63•1% | 179 | 63•9% | 172 | 62•3% |
| No | 205 | 36•9% | 101 | 36•1% | 104 | 37•7% |
| Previous STI testing | ||||||
| Previous HIV testing | ||||||
| Yes | 383 | 68•9% | 184 | 65•7% | 199 | 72•1% |
| No | 173 | 31•1% | 96 | 34•3% | 77 | 27•9% |
| Previous syphilis testing | ||||||
| Yes | 205 | 36•9% | 104 | 37•1% | 101 | 36•6% |
| No | 351 | 63•1% | 176 | 62•9% | 175 | 63•4% |
| Previous chlamydia testing | ||||||
| Yes | 47 | 8•5% | 24 | 8•6% | 23 | 8•3% |
| No | 509 | 91•5% | 256 | 91•4% | 253 | 91•7% |
| Previous gonorrhea testing | ||||||
| Yes | 76 | 13•7% | 36 | 12•9% | 40 | 14•5% |
| No | 480 | 86•3% | 244 | 87•1% | 236 | 85•5% |