Table 1.
Demographics, HIV related behaviour and subjective expected HIV infection risk of MSM who have preference for daily and on‐demand PrEP in China, 2019 (n = 1933)
| Characteristics | Total (N/%) | Daily PrEP (N/%) | On‐demand PrEP (N/%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1933 (100.0) | 828 (42.8) | 1105 (57.2) |
| Age (years) [Median (quantiles)] | 29.0 (25.0, 36.0) | 29.0 (25.0, 35.0) | 30.0 (25.0, 36.0) |
| Education level | |||
| High school or below | 451 (23.3) | 172 (20.8) | 279 (25.2) |
| Undergraduate and above | 1482 (76.7) | 656 (79.2) | 826 (74.8) |
| Monthly income (USD) | |||
| 0 to 857 | 1125 (58.2) | 469 (56.6) | 656 (59.4) |
| ≥858 | 808 (41.8) | 359 (43.4) | 449 (40.6) |
| Marital status | |||
| Currently married with female | 147 (7.6) | 40 (4.8) | 107 (9.7) |
| Not married (Single, in a relationship or habitat with male, separated, divorced with female or widowed) | 1786 (92.4) | 788 (95.2) | 998 (90.3) |
| Have been on Post‐exposure Prophylaxis in the previous six months | |||
| Yes | 117 (6.1) | 61 (7.4) | 56 (5.1) |
| No | 1816 (93.9) | 767 (92.6) | 1049 (94.9) |
| Number of male sexual partners in the previous six months (Median, quantiles) | 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) |
| Had CLAI in the past six months | |||
| Yes | 1226 (63.4) | 533 (64.4) | 693 (62.7) |
| No | 707 (36.6) | 295 (35.6) | 412 (37.3) |
| Have diagnosis of any STIs in the previous six months a | |||
| Yes | 240 (12.4) | 116 (14.0) | 124 (11.2) |
| No or don’t know | 1693 (87.6) | 712 (86.0) | 981 (88.8) |
| Recreational drug usage in the previous six months b | |||
| Yes | 793 (41.0) | 362 (43.7) | 431 (39.0) |
| No | 1140 (59.0) | 466 (56.3) | 674 (61.0) |
| Subjective expected risk of HIV infection of self (as in 0% to 100%) | |||
| Very high risk (>75%) | 136 (7.0) | 71 (8.6) | 65 (5.9) |
| High risk (75% to 50%) | 258 (13.3) | 133 (16.1) | 125 (11.3) |
| Median risk (49% to 25%) | 609 (31.5) | 258 (31.2) | 351 (31.8) |
| Low and no risk (24% to 0%) | 930 (48.1) | 366 (44.2) | 564 (51.0) |
CLAI, condomless anal intercourse; MSM, men who have sex with men; PrEP, pre‐exposure prophylaxis; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.
a
STIs included syphilis, HSV‐2, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum and others
b
recreational drugs included alkyl nitrites, ecstasy, methamphetamine, amphetamine, tramadol, ketamine and others.