Table 1:
Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics of patients*
| Total | Pay-it-forward | Pay-what-you-want | Standard of care | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≤30 >30 Mean (SD) |
206/288 (71.5) 82/288 (28.5) 281 (7.1) |
66/98 (67.3) 32/98 (32.7) 28.6 (7.8) |
74/93 (79.6) 19/93 (20.4) 26.6 (5.6) |
66/97 (68.0) 31/97 (32.0) 29.1 (7.5) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married Other† |
252/288 (87.5) 36/288 (12.5) |
87/98 (88.8) 11/98 (11.2) |
84/93 (90.3) 9/93 (9.7) |
81/97 (83.5) 16/9 (16.5) |
| Highest education | ||||
| Middle school or below High or vocational school College or above |
16/288 (5.6) 27/288 (9.4) 245/288 (85.0) |
5/98 (5.1) 8/98 (8.2) 85/98 (86.7) |
5/93 (5.4) 9/93 (9.7) 79/93 (84.9) |
6/97 (6.2) 10/97 (10.3) 81/97 (83.5) |
| Annual income (US$) | ||||
| <2680 2681–5360 5361–8934 8935–14294 –14294 |
33/288 (11.5) 26/288 (9.0) 43/288 (14.9) 76/288 (26.4) 110/288 (38.2) |
11/98 (11.2) 7/98 (7.1) 17/98 (17.4) 23/98 (23.5) 40/98 (40.8) |
13/93 (14.0) 9/93 (9.7) 15/93 (16.1) 23/93 (247) 33/93 (35.5) |
9/97 (9.3) 10/97 (10.3) 11/97 (11.3) 30/97 (30.9) 37/97 (38.2) |
| Number of sex partners in the past 3 months | ||||
| 0–1 Multiple |
136/278 (48.9) 142/278 (51.1) |
47/96 (49.0) 49/96 (51.0) |
47/91(51.6) 44/91 (48.4) |
42/91 (46.2) 49/91 (53.8) |
| Had anal sex in the past 3 months | ||||
| Yes No |
234/287 (81.5) 53/287 (18.5) |
34/98 (85.7) 14/98 (14.3) |
73/93 (78.5) 20/93 (21.5) |
77/96 (80.2) 19/96 (19.8) |
| Condom use frequency during anal sex in past 3 months ‡ | ||||
| Non-use Sometimes Often Always |
14/234 (6.0) 24/234 (10.2) 69/234 (29.5) 127/234 (54.3) |
5/84 (6.0) 6/84 (7.1) 21/84 (25.0) 52/84 (61.9) |
5/73 (6.9) 9/73 (12.3) 24/73 (32.9) 35/73 (47.9) |
4/77 (5.2) 9/77 (11.7) 24/77 (31.2) 40/77 (51.9) |
| HIV testing frequency in the past 2 years | ||||
| Never tested <Once every 2 years Once a year Every 6 months Every 3 months Monthly |
26/287 (9.1) 33/287 (11.5) 63/287 (21.9) 76/287 (26.5) 73/287 (25.4) 16/287 (5.6) |
6/98 (6.1) 15/98 (15.3) 23/98 (23.5) 26/98 (26.5) 21/98 (21.4) 7/98 (7.2) |
14/93 (15.0) 9/93 (9.7) 16/93 (17.2) 24/93 (25.8) 25/93 (26.9) 5/93 (5.4) |
6/96 (6.2) 9/96 (9.4) 24/96 (25.0) 26/96 (27.1) 27/96 (28.1) 4/96 (4.2) |
| Donation or payment amount (Chinese yuan) | ||||
| Median (IQR) | NA | 50 (20–60) | 20 (9–50) | NA |
Data are n/N (%), mean (SD), or median (IQR). NA=not applicable.
*
Among all 301 study participants, 288 chose to fill out the survey questionnaire.
†
Includes engaged, married, divorced, or separated.
‡
Questions asked only to participants who reported having had anal sex in the past 3 months.