Table 3.
Comparison between MSM who attended the onsite screening and those who did not among MSM who had a preference of PrEP in China, 2019 (n = 1933)
| Characteristics | Total (N/%) | MSM who attended the onsite screening (N/%) | MSM who did not attend the onsite screening (N/%) | χ2 | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1933 (100.0) | 1212 (62.7) | 721 (37.3) | ||
| Preference of PrEP | |||||
| Daily PrEP | 828 (42.8) | 566 (46.7) | 262 (36.3) | 19.820 | <0.001 |
| On‐demand PrEP | 1105 (57.2) | 646 (53.3) | 459 (63.7) | ||
| Age (years) (mean, quantiles) | 29.0 (25.0, 36.0) | 30.0 (25.0, 36.0) | 28.0 (24.0, 35.0) | <0.001 | |
| Education level | |||||
| High school or below | 451 (23.3) | 247 (20.4) | 204 (28.3) | 15.830 | <0.001 |
| Graduate and above | 1482 (76.7) | 965 (79.6) | 517 (71.7) | ||
| Monthly income (USD) | |||||
| 0 to 857 | 1125 (58.2) | 642 (53.0) | 483 (67.0) | 36.526 | <0.001 |
| ≥858 | 808 (41.8) | 570 (47.0) | 238 (33.0) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married with female | 147 (7.6) | 85 (7.0) | 62 (8.6) | 1.618 | 0.203 |
| Single, in a relationship or habitat with male, separated, divorced with female or widowed | 1786 (92.4) | 1127 (93.0) | 659 (91.4) | ||
| Have you been on Post‐exposure Prophylaxis in the past six months? | |||||
| Yes | 117 (6.1) | 72 (5.9) | 45 (6.2) | 0.072 | 0.789 |
| No | 1816 (93.9) | 1140 (94.1) | 676 (93.8) | ||
| Number of male sexual partners in the past six months (mean, quantiles) | 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | <0.001 | |
| Had CLAI in the past six months | |||||
| Yes | 1226 (63.4) | 791 (65.3) | 435 (60.3) | 4.739 | 0.029 |
| No | 707 (36.6) | 421 (34.7) | 286 (39.7) | ||
| Have diagnosis of any STIs in the past six months a | |||||
| Yes | 240 (12.4) | 159 (13.1) | 81 (11.2) | 1.476 | 0.224 |
| No or don’t know | 1693 (87.6) | 1053 (86.9) | 640 (88.8) | ||
| Recreational drug usage in the past six months b | |||||
| Yes | 793 (41.0) | 523 (43.2) | 270 (37.4) | 6.079 | 0.014 |
| No | 1140 (59.0) | 689 (56.8) | 451 (62.6) | ||
| Subjective expected risk of HIV infection of self (as in 0% to 100%) | |||||
| Very high risk (> 75%) | 136 (7.0) | 85 (7.0) | 51 (7.1) | 7.857 | 0.049 |
| High risk (75% to 50%) | 258 (13.3) | 177 (14.6) | 81 (11.2) | ||
| Median risk (49% to 25%) | 609 (31.5) | 393 (32.4) | 216 (30.0) | ||
| Low and no risk (0% to 24%) | 930 (48.1) | 557 (46.0) | 373 (51.7) | ||
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.