Table 1.
Demographics, STI-related sexual behaviors, and HIV knowledge among sexually active Chinese university students, Hebei Province, 2019
| Participants | N = 901(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 593 (65.8) |
| Female | 308 (34.2) | |
| Age | 16–20 | 638 (70.8) |
| 21–26 | 263 (29.2) | |
| Education | Freshman | 344 (38.2) |
| Sophomore | 303 (33.6) | |
| Junior and above | 254 (28.2) | |
| Area where the student grew up | City | 251 (27.9) |
| Town | 215 (23.9) | |
| Village | 435 (48.3) | |
| University | Science and engineering | 135 (15.0) |
| Business | 34 (3.8) | |
| Sports | 471 (52.2) | |
| Medical | 261 (29.0) | |
| Relationship status | Single | 158 (17.5) |
| In a relationship | 743 (82.5) | |
| Caregiver in childhood | Parents | 702 (77.9) |
| Father or mother | 104 (11.5) | |
| Grandparent or others | 95 (10.5) | |
| Frequency of use of dating apps | Never | 408 (45.3) |
| Sometimes | 372 (41.3) | |
| Always | 121 (13.4) | |
| Condomless sex in the past 6 months | Yes | 407 (45.2) |
| No | 494 (54.8) | |
| Multiple sexual partners in the past 6 months | Yes | 140 (15.5) |
| No | 761 (84.5) | |
| HIV knowledge | 0–4 | 96 (10.7) |
| 5–9 | 202 (22.4) | |
| 10–14 | 431 (47.8) | |
| 15–18 | 172 (19.1) |