Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes among study participants
From: Unmarried male migrants and sexual risk behavior: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China
Variable | N = 2254 | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex experience | Â | Â |
Yes | 1472 | 65.3 |
No | 782 | 34.7 |
Age (years) | Â | Â |
< 15 | 36 | 1.6 |
15–19 | 561 | 24.9 |
20–24 | 1143 | 50.7 |
≥ 25 | 514 | 22.8 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Han | 2165 | 96.1 |
Other | 89 | 3.9 |
Educational attainment | Â | Â |
Elementary school or lower | 230 | 10.0 |
Junior high school | 1192 | 52.3 |
High school or above | 832 | 37.7 |
Number of cities of migration | Â | Â |
1 | 1055 | 46.6 |
2 | 714 | 31.2 |
≥ 3 | 485 | 22.2 |
Monthly income (dollars) | Â | Â |
< 161. 5 | 394 | 17.1 |
161.6–322.9 | 803 | 35.7 |
323.0–484.5 | 695 | 31.1 |
≥ 484.6 | 362 | 16.1 |
Type of city housing | Â | Â |
Collective dormitory with others | 878 | 38.5 |
Own room in a dormitory | 670 | 30.1 |
Room with parents | 478 | 21.3 |
Room rented | 136 | 6.0 |
Other | 92 | 4.1 |
HIV/AIDS-related knowledge (mean) | 4.12 | Â |
Whether permissive regarding premarital sex | Â | Â |
Yes | 1817 | 80.6 |
No | 437 | 19.4 |
Whether non-regular sex should be acceptable | Â | Â |
Yes | 904 | 40.1 |
No | 1350 | 59.9 |
Risk perception of acquiring HIV/AIDS | Â | Â |
Very possible | 399 | 17.7 |
Unlikely | 735 | 32.6 |
Impossible | 1120 | 49.7 |
Whether non-regular sex should be acceptable | Â | Â |
Yes | 904 | 40.1 |
No | 1350 | 59.9 |
Risk perception of acquiring HIV/AIDS | Â | Â |
Very possible | 399 | 17.7 |
Unlikely | 735 | 32.6 |
Impossible | 1120 | 49.7 |