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Table 4 Distribution of respondents by socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics, stratified by HIV testing status, German MSM online survey 2013

From: Recency and frequency of HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Germany and socio-demographic factors associated with testing behaviour

  

Last HIV test within the past 12 months (n=5,892)

Last HIV test more than 12 months ago (n=4,001)

Never tested for HIV (n=5,341)

  

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age (years)

16-24

926 (15.7)

271 (6.8)

1,979 (37.1)

 

25-34

1,574 (26.8)

1,032 (25.8)

1,291 (24.2)

 

35-44

1,455 (24.7)

1,158 (29.0)

869 (16.3)

 

45-54

1,380 (23.5)

1,066 (26.7)

777 (14.6)

 

>54

550 (9.4)

473 (11.8)

423 (7.9)

Educational level

Low

2,278 (38.9)

1,427 (35.9)

2,071 (39.0)

 

High

3,578 (61.1)

2,554 (64.2)

3,239 (61.0)

Occupational status

Blue-collar worker

318 (7.3)

208 (6.9)

357 (9.8)

 

White-collar /self-employed

3,294 (76.1)

2,476 (81.9)

2,068 (56.6)

 

Other (incl. student/trainee)

719 (16.6)

341 (11.3)

1,230 (33.7)

Equivalent-income

Less than 936€

791 (20.6)

436 (15.8)

959 (28.9)

 

936€ to 1 895.99€

1,352 (35.3)

931 (33.7)

1,306 (39.4)

 

1 896€ or more

1,689 (44.1)

1,396 (50.5)

1,054 (31.8)

Settlement size

<100 000 inhabitants

2,660 (45.3)

1,800 (45.2)

3,046 (57.4)

 

100 000–1 000 000 inhabitants

1,885 (32.1)

1,341 (33.6)

1,572 (29.6)

 

>1 000 000 inhabitants

1,325 (22.6)

846 (21.2)

686 (12.9)

Sexual attraction

Men mostly/only

5,173 (87.9)

3,465 (86.6)

4,208 (78.8)

 

Men and women equally

369 (6.3)

242 (6.1)

520 (9.7)

 

Women mostly/only

346 (5.9)

296 (7.4)

612 (11.5)

Outness towards co-workers/classmates

More than half know

3,083 (54.0)

2,015 (51.0)

1,610 (30.6)

 

Less than half know

1,382 (23.8)

929 (23.5)

1,310 (24.9)

 

Nobody knows/nonexistent

1,348 (23.2)

1,004 (25.4)

2,336 (44.4)

Outness towards primary health care provider

Yes

3,335 (60.9)

1,893 (50.8)

898 (18.9)

 

No

2,146 (39.2)

1,834 (49.2)

3,864 (81.1)

Gay subculture involvement

Frequently visiting social venues

1,720 (29.2)

1,028 (25.7)

1,213 (22.8)

 

Freq. visit.both social and sex ven.

1,393 (23.7)

544 (13.6)

411 (7.7)

 

Frequently visiting sex venues

808 (13.7)

578 (14.5)

652 (12.2)

 

Infreq./never visiting gay venues

1,961 (33.3)

1,847 (46.2)

3,051 (57.3)

Internalised homonegativity

Low

4,420 (79.3)

2,916 (77.4)

3,142 (65.0)

 

Middle

888 (15.9)

655 (17.4)

1,353 (28.0)

 

High

263 (4.7)

195 (5.2)

338 (7.0)

HIV-related stigma

Low

3,875 (73.7)

2,521 (70.2)

2,644 (58.2)

 

Middle

1,243 (23.6)

972 (27.1)

1,640 (36.1)

 

High

141 (2.7)

99 (2.8)

256 (5.6)

Anticipated HIV stigma

Low

1,561 (30.0)

988 (28.1)

1,062 (23.7)

 

Middle

2,639 (50.7)

1,837 (52.2)

2,288 (51.1)

 

High

1,006 (19.3)

692 (19.7)

1,126 (25.2)

Familiarity with the IWWIT-campaign

Yes

2,994 (68.1)

1,866 (60.9)

1,578 (42.4)

 

No

1,402 (31.9)

1,199 (39.1)

2,145 (57.6)

Relationship status

Single

2,975 (50.6)

1,583 (39.6)

3,147 (59.0)

 

In a monogamous relationship

502 (8.5)

720 (18.0)

589 (11.0)

 

In an open relationship

2,398 (40.8)

1,695 (42.4)

1,598 (30.0)

Number of non-steady UAI-Partners

0 men

3,258 (61.8)

2,792 (77.3)

3,487 (75.6)

 

1-10 men

1,885 (35.8)

778 (21.6)

1,079 (23.4)

 

11 men

129 (2.45)

40 (1.1)

46 (1.0)

Assessment of the own risk

None

1,175 (23.9)

1,319 (38.9)

1,848 (43.0)

 

Low

2,985 (60.7)

1,775 (52.3)

2,072 (48.2)

 

Medium

604 (12.3)

251 (7.4)

307 (7.2)

 

High

150 (3.1)

47 (1.4)

68 (1.6)