Table 3 Psychosocial characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) versus heterosexual men (non-MSM) among sexually active male students, China
MSM (n = 68) | Non-MSM (n = 1756) | Crude OR(95%CI) b | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % a | n | % a | |||
Risk awareness for HIV | ||||||
No/low possible | 43 | 63.2 | 1333 | 75.9 | 1 | |
Some-high possible/not sure | 22 | 32.4 | 353 | 20.1 | 1.93(1.14–3.27) | 0.014 |
Approve of commercial sex | ||||||
Disapprove/not sure | 25 | 36.8 | 1038 | 59.1 | 1 | |
Approve | 34 | 50.0 | 593 | 33.8 | 2.38(1.41–4.03) | 0.001 |
HIV knowledge scale | ||||||
High(9–10) | 34 | 50.0 | 1231 | 70.1 | 1 | |
Low(0–8) | 31 | 45.6 | 493 | 28.1 | 2.28(1.38–3.75) | 0.001 |
Condom–decision scale | ||||||
High(10–12) | 23 | 33.8 | 895 | 51.0 | 1 | |
Low(3–9) | 38 | 55.9 | 724 | 41.2 | 2.04(1.21–3.46) | 0.008 |