Exposure and impact of a mass media campaign targeting sexual health amongst Scottish men who have sex with men: an outcome evaluation

Table 1 Description of sample: maximum n = 784, excluding those self-identified as HIV positive

		n	%
Age in years (n = 758)	≤24	213	28.1
	25-34	238	31.4
	35-44	204	26.9
	≥45	103	13.6
Education (n = 759)	Secondary	137	18.1
	Vocational/Further education	318	41.9
	Degree/Postgraduate	304	40.1
Employment (n = 768)	Employed/Self-employed	613	79.8
	Unemployed/Student/retired	155	20.2
Area of residence (n = 737)	Glasgow	551	74.8
	Edinburgh	11	1.5
	Rest of Scotland	134	18.2
	Rest of UK	38	5.2
	Elsewhere	3	0.4
Frequency of going out on the “gay scene” (n = 764)	≤ once per month	185	24.2
	2-3 times per month	226	29.6
	1-2 times per week	256	33.5
	≥ 3 times per week	97	12.7
Number of UAI partners in previous year (n = 762)	0	402	52.8
	1	247	32.4
	≥2	113	14.8
AI/UAI risk in previous year (n = 736) ^a
	No AI or UAI partners in previous year	138	18.8
	≥1 AI partners, no UAI partners	248	33.7
	≥1 UAI partners, no additional risk factors	112	15.2
	≥1 UAI partners, ≥1 additional risk factors	238	32.3
Use of lubricant with anal intercourse in previous year (n = 621)	Water- or silicone-based lubricant only	457	73.6
	Any other practice	164	26.4
Recency of HIV testing (n = 766)	< 6 months previously	304	39.7
	6-12 months previously	134	17.5
	1-5 years previously	127	16.6
	> 5 years previously	47	6.1
	Never	154	20.1
Recency of STI testing (n = 740)	< 6 months previously	272	36.8
	6-12 months previously	124	16.8
	> 12 months previously	206	27.8
	Never	138	18.6
Intention to have HIV test in following 6 months (n = 731)	Strongly agree/Agree	472	64.6
	Uncertain/Disagree/Strongly Disagree	259	35.4

Notes. UAI unprotected anal intercourse, AI anal intercourse.
^a Additional risk factors: whether any UAI partners had been casual, whether the HIV status of these partners was known, and whether any had been HIV positive.

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