Table 1.

Main characteristics and HIV testing practices of 6171^a ever tested men who have sex with men

	N	%
Age group
< 25	818	13.3
25–34	2367	38.4
35–44	1861	30.1
45–49	610	9.9
≥ 50	515	8.3
Place of birth
Spain	5219	84.6
Latin-America	555	9.0
Other regions	397	6.4
Education level
Primary/Secondary	771	12.5
Higher Secondary	1806	29.3
University	3576	57.9
Municipality (number of inhabitants)b
≤ 500.000	3266	55.1
> 500.000	2656	44.9
Relationship with gay culture
Member of a gay CBOc	387	6.6
Frequents gay scene but is not member of a gay CBO	2766	47.1
Only frequents gay scene to hook up with other men	736	12.5
Not related to gay scene in any way	1980	33.7
Sexual orientation
Homosexual	5189	86.4
Hetero-Bisexual	814	13.6
Has disclosed his sexual orientation to no one	389	6.5
Has had sex only with men (ever)	3631	58.8
Received an STI diagnosisb	2814	47.3
No. of unprotected anal intercourseb
0	2279	38.2
1	1704	28.5
≥ 2	1988	33.3
Has paid for sexb	416	6.9
Has been paid for sexb	284	4.7
No. of previous HIV tests
≥ 10	814	13.2
2–9	4054	65.7
1	1303	21.1
Time since last HIV test (years)
< 1	2758	44.7
1–2	1358	22.0
≥ 2	2055	33.3
Setting of last HIV test
General practitioner	2423	39.3
Sexual health clinics	1308	21.2
Hospital or clinic during an admission	875	14.2
Private laboratory	646	10.5
HIV-AIDS related CBO	482	7.8
Employer or insurance company clinic	187	3.0
Others	247	3.9
Way of using of self-testing If approved
Would never use self-testing	1608	26.1
Would use in combination with other testing options	2268	36.8
Would be my exclusive testing option	2295	37.2

^aDue to missing data the numbers might not add up to totals

^bIn the last 12 months

^cCommunity-Based Organization