Table 1.
Differences in the baseline demographic characteristics, HIV-related characteristics, and substance use characteristics between the no-reminder group and reminder group in the men who have sex with men population (N=716).
| Variables | No-reminder group (n=372), n (%) | Reminder group (n=344), n (%) | P value | ||
| Age (years) | .93 | ||||
|
|
18-30 | 165 (44.47) | 149 (43.31) |
|
|
|
|
31-45 | 158 (42.59) | 151 (43.90) |
|
|
|
|
>45 | 48 (12.94) | 44 (12.79) |
|
|
| Household register locationa | .52 | ||||
|
|
Urban | 254 (69.21) | 245 (71.43) |
|
|
|
|
Rural | 113(30.79) | 98 (28.57) |
|
|
| Education attainmenta | .87 | ||||
|
|
Junior high school and below | 27 (7.28) | 27 (7.85) |
|
|
|
|
High school | 84 (22.64) | 70 (20.35) |
|
|
|
|
College | 94 (25.34) | 93 (27.03) |
|
|
|
|
Undergraduate training or higher | 166 (44.74) | 154 (44.77) |
|
|
| Employment statusa | .54 | ||||
|
|
Employed | 307 (82.75) | 275 (79.94) |
|
|
|
|
Internal student | 34 (9.16) | 40 (11.63) |
|
|
|
|
Jobless | 30 (8.09) | 29 (8.43) |
|
|
| Marital statusa | .45 | ||||
|
|
Married | 50 (13.51) | 53 (15.50) |
|
|
|
|
Single | 320 (86.49) | 289 (84.50) |
|
|
| Monthly personal incomea (¥1=US $0.15) | .41 | ||||
|
|
≤¥1000 | 25 (6.79) | 22 (6.40) |
|
|
|
|
¥1000-¥3000 | 59 (16.03) | 71 (20.64) |
|
|
|
|
¥3000-¥5000 | 125 (33.97) | 104 (30.23) |
|
|
|
|
>¥5000 | 159 (43.21) | 147 (42.73) |
|
|
| HIV testinga | .78 | ||||
|
|
Yes | 341 (92.41) | 317 (92.96) |
|
|
|
|
No | 28 (7.59) | 24 (7.04) |
|
|
| HIV counselinga | .37 | ||||
|
|
Yes | 267 (71.97) | 257 (74.93) |
|
|
|
|
No | 104 (28.03) | 86 (25.07) |
|
|
| Number of male sexual partners in the last montha | .50 | ||||
|
|
0 | 38 (10.33) | 27 (7.99) |
|
|
|
|
1 | 204 (55.43) | 198 (58.58) |
|
|
|
|
≥2 | 126 (34.24) | 113 (33.43) |
|
|
| Condoms were used at each sexual intercoursea | .65 | ||||
|
|
Yes | 301 (83.84) | 279 (82.54) |
|
|
|
|
No | 58 (16.16) | 59 (17.46) |
|
|
| Finding sex partners through the internet | .67 | ||||
|
|
Yes | 250 (67.20) | 226 (65.70) |
|
|
|
|
No | 122 (32.80) | 118 (34.30) |
|
|
| HIV risk perceptiona | .79 | ||||
|
|
High | 156 (42.05) | 148 (43.02) |
|
|
|
|
Low | 215 (57.95) | 196 (56.98) |
|
|
| If your male sexual partners know you are using pre-exposure prophylaxis, their attitude is | .08 | ||||
|
|
Positive | 174 (46.77) | 156 (45.35) |
|
|
|
|
Neutral | 151 (40.59) | 160 (46.51) |
|
|
|
|
Negative | 47 (12.63) | 28 (8.14) |
|
|
| Have you ever been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease by a doctora | .18 | ||||
|
|
Yes | 18 (4.89) | 25 (3.73) |
|
|
|
|
No | 350 (95.11) | 317 (92.69) |
|
|
| Commercial sexa | .83 | ||||
|
|
Yes | 15 (4.05) | 15 (4.39) |
|
|
|
|
No | 355 (95.95) | 327 (95.61) |
|
|
| Alcohol use in the last month | .45 | ||||
|
|
Yes | 217 (58.33) | 191 (55.52) |
|
|
|
|
No | 155 (41.67) | 153 (44.48) |
|
|
aIndicates missing data.