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Table 3 Behavioral characteristics of the subjects in the high-risk behavior group (group A) and the control group (group B).

From: Psychological characteristics in high-risk MSM in China

 

Group A

Group B

χ2

P

Permanent male sex partner to live together

43.1% (25/58)

63.3% (395/624)

9.15

0.002

Active or passive oral-anal behaviors

72.9% (43/59)

37.7% (248/657)

27.70

0.000

Active or passive finger-anal behaviors

65.5% (38/58)

41.7% (273/655)

12.31

0.000

Bleeding-associated masochistic behaviors

5.4% (3/56)

2.8% (18/651)

1.20

0.273

Bleeding in sexual intercourse last year

42.1% (24/57)

24.3% (158/651)

8.72

0.003

Condom use in oral sex in last 6 months*

88.5% (46/52)

81.8% (413/505)

1.45

0.225

Condom use in anal sex in last 6 months*

39.2% (20/51)

43.4% (214/492)

0.35

0.557

Condom failure in last 6 months**

25.5% (13/51)

8.3%(42/503)

15.21

0.000

Alcohol use

45.8% (27/59)

26.3% (171/650)

10.17

0.001

Drug use

9.1% (5/59)

4.6% (29/633)

2.19

0.139

  1. Since not all the respondents included in this study answered all the questions in the survey, the sample size varied for different parameters analyzed. * indicated "never or seldom used condoms in the past 6 months prior to the questionnaire survey"; ** indicates to condom breakage and slippage