Table 1 Population data, surveillance data and EMIS derived data to characterize and compare the six national MSM samples
From: Age biases in a large HIV and sexual behaviour-related internet survey among MSM
Population | Surveillance | EMIS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Adult male population (15–64 years) | Estimated MSM population (15–64) | Proportion of households with broadband Internet access in 2009 (%) | HIV diagnoses in MSM per 100 MSM in 2009 | Estimated proportion of MSM diagnosed with HIV by end of 2009 (%) | EMIS sample size | HIV diagnoses in 2009 per 100 EMIS respondents | Proportion of EMIS respondents diagnosed with HIV by end of 2009 (%) | EMIS participation rate per 10,000 adults | Response rates to individualized invitation instant messages (%) | Median age of EMIS participants (years) |
Czech Republic (1) | 3654797 | 109644 | 46% | 0.10 | 0.63% | 2392 | 0.59 | 2.68% | 2.30 | 8.70% | 27 |
Czech Republic (2) | 2561675 | 51234 | 0.21 | 1.34% | 2284 | 0.61 | 2.71% | 4.25 | |||
Germany | 27299462 | 793498 | 65% | 0.32 | 4.29% | 53653 | 0.74 | 7.66% | 6.60 | 11.00% | 33 |
Netherlands | 5589000 | 163035 | 77% | 0.48 | 4.93% | 3696 | 1.44 | 12.72% | 2.30 | 7.90% | 40 |
Portugal* | 3524528 | 103153 | 46% | 0.33 | 3.58% | 5158 | 0.78 | 7.75% | 4.90 | 11.80% | 30 |
Sweden | 3098248 | 89999 | 69% | 0.15 | 1.67% | 3058 | 0.36 | 4.81% | 3.40 | 8.00% | 35 |
United Kingdom | 20545700 | 598256 | 71% | 0.46 | 4.51% | 17362 | 0.89 | 10.44% | 3.00 | 4.90% | 36 |