Table 3.
The comparison of the risk-taking behavior of men who have sex with men between two voluntary counseling and testing models.
| Variable | Total (N=430) | Traditional VCTa model (n=215) | Social networking VCT model (n=215) | t test (df) | Chi-square (df) | P value | ||||
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Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) |
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| Days since the last unsafe sex | 65.2 (76.52) | N/Ab | 107.8 (84.71) | N/A | 27.91 (37.59) | N/A | −12.2 (209) | N/A | <.001 | |
| Seeking sexual activity through social media | N/A | 5.7 (1) | .02 | |||||||
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Yes | N/A | 329 (76.5) | N/A | 154 (71.6) | N/A | 175 (81.4) |
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No | N/A | 101 (23.5) | N/A | 61 (28.4) | N/A | 40 (18.6) |
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| Relationship with the current sexual partnerc | N/A | 14.5 (2) | .001 | |||||||
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Only one and stable | N/A | 149 (34.7) | N/A | 89 (41.1) | N/A | 60 (27.9) |
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Multiple | N/A | 180 (41.9) | N/A | 71 (33.0) | N/A | 109 (50.7) |
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Single | N/A | 101 (23.5) | N/A | 55 (25.6) | N/A | 46 (21.4) |
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| Number of anal intercoursesc | 5.00 (6.83) | N/A | 3.94 (4.24) | N/A | 5.89 (8.39) | N/A | 3.2 (213) | N/A | .002 | |
| Condom use frequency during anal intercoursec | N/A | 8.8 (2) | .01 | |||||||
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Every time used | N/A | 165 (38.4) | N/A | 97 (45.1) | N/A | 68 (31.6) |
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Not every time used | N/A | 236 (54.9) | N/A | 107 (49.8) | N/A | 129 (60.0) |
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Never used | N/A | 29 (6.7) | N/A | 11 (5.1) | N/A | 18 (8.4) |
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| Experience of recreational drug use | N/A | 16.6 (1) | <.001 | |||||||
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Yes | N/A | 81 (18.8) | N/A | 24 (11.2) | N/A | 57 (26.5) |
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No | N/A | 349 (81.2) | N/A | 191 (88.8) | N/A | 158 (73.5) |
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| History of sexual transmitted disease | N/A | 11.7 (1) | .001 | |||||||
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Yes | N/A | 91 (21.2) | N/A | 31 (14.4) | N/A | 60 (27.9) |
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No | N/A | 339 (78.8) | N/A | 184 (85.6) | N/A | 155 (72.1) |
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| Having had a prior HIV test | N/A | 4.7 (1) | .03 | |||||||
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Yes | N/A | 375 (87.2) | N/A | 195 (90.7) | N/A | 180 (83.7) |
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No | N/A | 55 (12.8) | N/A | 20 (9.3) | N/A | 35 (16.3) |
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| Having HIV test regularly (n=375)d | N/A | 7.1 (1) | .008 | |||||||
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Yes | N/A | 268 (71.5) | N/A | 151 (77.4) | N/A | 117 (65.0) |
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No | N/A | 107 (28.5) | N/A | 44 (22.6) | N/A | 63 (35.0) |
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| Having PEPe previously | N/A | 2.7 (1) | .10 | |||||||
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Yes | N/A | 33 (7.7) | N/A | 12 (5.6) | N/A | 21 (9.8) |
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No | N/A | 397 (92.3) | N/A | 203 (94.4) | N/A | 194 (90.2) |
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| Having PrEPf previously | N/A | 1.8 (1) | .18 | |||||||
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Yes | N/A | 40 (9.3) | N/A | 16 (7.4) | N/A | 24 (11.2) |
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No | N/A | 390 (90.7) | N/A | 199 (92.6) | N/A | 191 (88.8) |
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aVCT: voluntary counseling and testing.
bN/A: not applicable.
cWithin the past 3 months.
dWithin the past 1 year.
ePEP: postexposure prophylaxis.
fPrEP: pre-exposure prophylaxis.