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Table 1 Comparisons of socio-demographic characteristics of MSM who had and who had not been tested for HIV

From: Factors associated with recent HIV testing among high-risk men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in Cambodia

Socio-economic characteristics

Total (n = 384)

HIV testing in the past 6 months

No (n = 134)

Yes (n = 250)

p-value*

Mean age (in year)

23.4 ± 5.2

23.4 ± 4.4

24.1 ± 5.6

0.18

Perceived sexual identity

   

<0.001

 

Male

218 (56.8)

95 (70.9)

123 (49.2)

 
 

Female

81 (21.1)

13 (9.7)

68 (27.2)

 
 

Both

85 (22.1)

26 (19.4)

59 (23.6)

 

Marital Status

   

0.70

 

Never married

345 (90.1)

120 (89.6)

225 (90.4)

 
 

Married

30 (7.8)

12 (9.0)

18 (7.2)

 
 

Divorced, separated, or widowed

8 (2.1)

2 (1.5)

6 (2.4)

 

Years of formal education completed

9.5 ± 3.2

9.4 ± 3.5

9.6 ± 3.1

0.53

Main occupations

   

0.24

 

Unemployed

16 (4.3)

7 (5.3)

9 (3.8)

 
 

Students

98 (26.6)

38 (28.8)

60 (25.4)

 
 

Farmer/laborer

59 (16.0)

24 (18.2)

35 (14.8)

 
 

Self-employed

109 (29.6)

41 (31.1)

68 (28.8)

 
 

Other

86 (23.4)

22 (16.7)

64 (27.1)

 

Mean monthly income (in US$)

205 ± 613

211 ± 738

201 ± 536

0.89

Currently living with:

   

0.007

 

Parents

269 (71.4)

99 (75.6)

170 (69.1)

 
 

Relatives/siblings

37 (9.8)

3 (2.3)

34 (13.8)

 
 

Spouse/sexual partner

32 (8.5)

15 (11.5)

17 (6.9)

 
 

Friends/colleagues

25 (6.6)

9 (6.9)

16 (6.5)

 
 

Other

14 (3.7)

5 (3.8)

9 (3.7)

 

Mean years living in current city

19.6 ± 8.8

18.7 ± 9.0

20.0 ± 8.6

0.15

Received HIV education (past 6 months)

325 (84.9)

96 (72.2)

229 (91.6)

<0.001

Sources of HIV education received in the past 6 months

 

Media (TV/radio/newspaper)

188 (57.7)

64 (66.0)

124 (54.1)

0.04

 

Poster/billboard/booklet

85 (26.1)

25 (25.8)

60 (26.2)

0.94

 

Peer educator/outreach workers

295 (90.5)

85 (87.6)

210 (91.7)

0.25

 

Counseling at VCCT

16 (4.9)

5 (5.2)

11 (4.8)

0.89

 

Public health facilities

33 (10.1)

7 (7.2)

26 (11.4)

0.26

 

Other

33 (10.1)

10 (10.3)

23 (10.0)

0.94

Perception of HIV risk compared to the general population

 

0.007

 

Higher

136 (35.4)

34 (25.4)

102 (40.8)

 
 

Same

69 (18.0)

31 (23.1)

38 (15.2)

 
 

Lower

179 (46.6)

69 (51.5)

110 (44.0)

 
  1. MSM men who have sex with men, TV television, VCCT voluntary confidential counseling and testing
  2. Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean ± SD for continuous variables
  3. *Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables and Student’s t-test was used for continuous variables
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