Table 1.
Demographics and SDU responses in MSM attending urban vs rural SHC settings.
| MSM urban SHC (n = 701) | MSM rural SHC (n = 163) | Total MSM (n = 864) | p value (urban vs rural) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Country of birth | ||||
| United Kingdom | 486 (69.3%) | 145 (89.0%) | 631 (73.0%) | <.001 |
| Non-UK | 213 (30.4%) | 18 (11.0%) | 231 (26.7%) | |
| Missing data | 2 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.2%) | |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–24 | 114 (16.3%) | 29 (17.8%) | 143 (16.6%) | .002 |
| 25–34 | 272 (38.8%) | 59 (36.2%) | 331 (38.3%) | |
| 35–44 | 164 (23.4%) | 23 (14.1%) | 187 (21.6%) | |
| 45–54 | 92 (13.1%) | 27 (16.6%) | 119 (13.8%) | |
| 55+ | 50 (7.1%) | 25 (15.3%) | 75 (8.7%) | |
| Missing data | 9 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (1.0%) | |
| HIV status | ||||
| Negative | 557 (79.5%) | 114 (69.9%) | 671 (77.7%) | .02 |
| Positive | 63 (9.0%) | 24 (14.7%) | 87 (10.1%) | |
| I don’t know/never had a test | 39 (5.6%) | 14 (8.6%) | 53 (6.1%) | |
| Missing data | 42 (6.0%) | 11 (6.7%) | 53 (6.1%) | |
| Taken PEPSE in last 6 months | ||||
| Yes | 63 (9.0%) | 6 (3.7%) | 69 (8.0%) | .009 |
| No | 590 (84.2%) | 141 (86.5%) | 731 (84.6%) | |
| I don’t know | 11 (1.6%) | 7 (4.3%) | 18 (2.1%) | |
| Missing data | 37 (5.3%) | 9 (5.5%) | 46 (5.3%) | |
| Taken PrEP in the last 6 months | ||||
| Yes | 152 (21.7%) | 27 (16.6%) | 179 (20.7%) | .03 |
| No | 503 (71.8%) | 122 (74.8%) | 625 (72.3%) | |
| I don’t know | 8 (1.1%) | 6 (3.7%) | 14 (1.6%) | |
| Missing data | 38 (5.4%) | 8 (4.9%) | 46 (5.3%) | |
| SDU in last 6 months | ||||
| Yes | 116 (16.5%) | 29 (17.8%) | 145 (16.8%) | .77 |
| No | 560 (79.9%) | 131 (80.4%) | 691 (80%) | |
| Missing data | 25 (3.6%) | 3 (1.8%) | 28 (3.2%) | |
| Chemsex in last 6 months | ||||
| Yes | 66 (9.4%) | 17 (10.4%) | 83 (9.6%) | .74 |
| No | 610 (87.0%) | 143 (87.7%) | 753 (87.2%) | |
| Missing data | 25 (3.6%) | 3 (1.8%) | 28 (3.2%) | |