Table 1. Basic characteristics of HIV-infected men who have sex with men in China who ever had oral sex in the past six months.
| Characteristics | n (%) |
| Note: Numbers may vary due to missing data.
Abbreviations: CNY=Chinese Yuan; PLAD=provincial-level administrative division; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus. * Chinese Geographical Divisions by PLADs: North China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia); Northeast China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning); East China (Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong, Fujian, Taiwan); Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan); South China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macao); Southwest China [Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang (Tibet)]; Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang). † Giving oral sex: putting your mouth on your partner’s penis (Oral-Penis). § Receiving oral sex: putting your penis in your partner’s mouth (Penis-Oral). | |
| Number of participants | 873 (100.00) |
| Gender identity | |
| Cisgender male | 787 (90.15) |
| Transgender women | 86 (9.85) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤25 | 276 (31.62) |
| 26–44 | 570 (65.29) |
| ≥45 | 27 (3.09) |
| Education | |
| High school or below | 181 (20.73) |
| Bachelor or college | 611 (69.99) |
| Master or doctor | 81 (9.28) |
| Chinese geographical division* | |
| North China | 155 (17.75) |
| Northeast China | 66 (7.56) |
| East China | 256 (29.32) |
| Central China | 114 (13.06) |
| South China | 124 (14.20) |
| Southwest China | 109 (12.49) |
| Northwest China | 49 (5.61) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 757 (86.71) |
| Married | 75 (8.59) |
| Other | 41 (4.70) |
| Employment status | |
| Full-time employment | 523 (61.89) |
| Freelancer | 167 (19.76) |
| Student | 86 (10.18) |
| Unemployed | 69 (8.17) |
| Salary (CNY) | |
| 0–1,999 | 132 (15.12) |
| 2,000–4,999 | 331 (37.92) |
| 5,000–9,999 | 302 (34.59) |
| ≥10,000 | 108 (12.37) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Heterosexual | 10 (1.15) |
| Homosexual | 691 (79.15) |
| Other or not sure | 172 (19.70) |
| Way to find sex partners | |
| Regular partner | 327 (37.46) |
| Social app | 517 (59.22) |
| Bar/party/bathhouse | 40 (4.58) |
| Workmates | 19 (2.18) |
| Friend recommendation | 31 (3.55) |
| Gym | 20 (2.29) |
| Gay community | 20 (2.29) |
| HIV status of regular male partner | |
| Positive | 116 (35.47) |
| Negative | 153 (46.79) |
| Unknown | 58 (17.74) |
| Time since HIV diagnosis (months) | |
| <12 | 162 (18.56) |
| 13–35 | 300 (34.36) |
| ≥36 | 411 (47.08) |
| Viral load of HIV in the last year | |
| Detectable (at least once) | 126 (14.43) |
| Undetectable | 613 (70.22) |
| Not sure | 134 (15.35) |
| Taking HIV medications | |
| Yes | 801 (91.75) |
| No | 72 (8.25) |
| Recreational drug use before or during sexual activities | |
| Yes | 525 (60.14) |
| No | 348 (39.86) |
| Alcohol use before or during sexual activities | |
| Yes | 316 (36.20) |
| No | 557 (63.80) |
| Circumcised | |
| Yes | 226 (25.89) |
| No | 647 (74.11) |
| Type of oral sex | |
| Ever giving oral sex† | 804 (92.10) |
| Receiving oral sex§ | 785 (89.92) |
| Frequency of oral sex | |
| ≥10 times per month | 55 (6.30) |
| 4–9 times per month | 106 (12.14) |
| 1–3 times per month | 296 (33.91) |
| <1 time per month | 416 (47.65) |
| Number of oral sex male partners | |
| ≥6 per month | 27 (3.09) |
| 2–5 per month | 177 (20.27) |
| 1 per month | 259 (29.67) |
| <1 per month | 410 (46.96) |
| Condom use when giving oral sex | |
| Sometimes/often | 86 (10.70) |
| Never | 718 (89.30) |
| Condom use when receiving oral sex | |
| Sometimes/often | 76 (9.68) |
| Never | 709 (90.32) |
| Ever ejaculated in partners’ mouth when receiving oral sex without a condom | |
| Yes | 250 (35.26) |
| No | 459 (64.74) |
| Mouthwash before/after oral sex | |
| Yes | 464 (53.15) |
| No | 409 (46.85) |