Table 1.
Background characteristics of the participants (n = 350).
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-Demographics | ||
| Age group (years) | ||
| 18–24 | 48 | 13.7 |
| 25–30 | 128 | 36.6 |
| 31–40 | 133 | 38.0 |
| >40 | 41 | 11.7 |
| Relationship status | ||
| Currently single | 265 | 75.7 |
| Married or cohabited with a man | 85 | 24.3 |
| Highest education level attained | ||
| Secondary or below | 47 | 13.4 |
| Tertiary of above | 303 | 86.6 |
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time | 290 | 82.9 |
| Part-time/unemployed/retired/students | 60 | 17.1 |
| Monthly personal income | ||
| <HK $10,000 (US $1282) | 37 | 10.6 |
| HK $10,000–19,999 (US $1282–2564) | 106 | 30.3 |
| HK $20,000–39,999 (US $2565–5128) | 134 | 38.3 |
| ≥HK $40,000 (US $5129) | 67 | 19.1 |
| Refuse to disclose | 6 | 1.7 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Homosexual | 319 | 91.1 |
| Bisexual | 31 | 8.9 |
| Lifestyles | ||
| Smoking in lifetime | ||
| No | 257 | 73.4 |
| Yes | 93 | 26.6 |
| Drinking in the past year | ||
| No | 86 | 24.6 |
| Yes | 264 | 75.4 |
| History of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) and service utilization | ||
| Self-reported HIV sero-status | ||
| Negative | 311 | 88.9 |
| Positive | 6 | 1.7 |
| Refuse to disclose | 11 | 3.1 |
| Had never tested for HIV antibody | 22 | 6.3 |
| History of other STIs | ||
| No | 269 | 76.9 |
| Yes | 81 | 23.1 |
| Utilization of other HIV/STI prevention services (e.g., receiving free condoms, peer education and pamphlets, and attending seminars) | ||
| No | 269 | 76.9 |
| Yes | 81 | 23.1 |
| Sexual behaviors in the past six months | ||
| Anal intercourse with regular male sex partners | ||
| No | 57 | 16.3 |
| Yes | 293 | 83.7 |
| Anal intercourse with non-regular male sex partners | ||
| No | 180 | 51.4 |
| Yes | 170 | 48.6 |
| Anal intercourse with male sex workers | ||
| No | 341 | 97.4 |
| Yes | 9 | 2.6 |
| Condomless anal intercourse with men | ||
| No | 174 | 49.7 |
| Yes | 176 | 50.3 |
| Multiple male sex partnerships | ||
| No | 159 | 45.4 |
| Yes | 191 | 54.6 |
| Sexual intercourse with female sex partners | ||
| No | 344 | 98.3 |
| Yes | 6 | 1.7 |
| Condomless sex with female sex partners | ||
| No | 347 | 99.1 |
| Yes | 3 | 0.9 |
| Sexualized drug use (use of psychoactive substances before or during sexual intercourse) | ||
| No | 330 | 94.3 |
| Yes | 20 | 5.7 |