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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, sexual orientation and behaviour among participants

From: HIV testing and prevention among foreign-born Men Who have Sex with Men: an online survey from Sweden

Variable

 

Mean/Median or Percentage

N

Age

 

38/36 (16–73)

243

Residential area

Stockholm region

26.7%

64/240

 

Gothenburg region

12.5%

30/240

 

Malmö region

11.3%

27/240

 

City with >10 000 inhabitants

37.1%

89/240

 

Town or rural region with <10 000 inhabitants

12.5%

30/240

Education

Not completed primary or lower-secondary level education

1.2%

3/244

 

Primary or lower-secondary level education

3.7%

9/244

 

Upper-secondary education level or vocational training

38.5%

94/244

 

University education

56.6%

138/244

Occupation

Employed

68.3%

166/243

 

Student

15.6%

38/243

 

Unemployed

6.2%

15/243

 

Retired

4.9%

12/243

 

Long-term sick leave

4.9%

12/243

Years lived in Sweden

 

18/15 (0–58)

241

Years lived in Sweden by group

0-5

27.8%

67/241

 

>5-10

14.1%

34/241

 

>10-15

7.9%

19/241

 

>15-58

50.2%

121/241

Citizenship status

Swedish citizenship

56.6%

137/242

 

Permanent residence permit

25.2%

61/242

 

European citizenship

1.2%

3/242

 

Nordic citizenship

1.7%

4/242

 

Work permit/Student visa

8.7%

21/242

 

On-going asylum process

0.4%

1/242

 

Other

1.7%

4/242

 

Do not want to answer

4.5%

11/242

Reasons for moving to Sweden

To work

22.5%

49/218

 

To study

17.4%

38/218

 

To be with partner/spouse/cohabitant

15.6%

34/218

 

To be with relatives

23.9%

52/218

 

To seek asylum

20.6%

45/218

Region of birth

Africa

1.2%

3/244

 

Asia

20.1%

49/244

 

Europe except Sweden

58.2%

142/244

 

North & Central America

9.4%

23/244

 

Oceania

0

0/244

 

South America

11.1%

27/244

Sexual orientation

Homosexual

63.9%

156/244

 

Bisexual

22.5%

55/244

 

Heterosexual

2.5%

6/244

 

No category/Other

10.2%

25/244

 

Don't know

0.8%

2/244

Relationship with

No one

49.6%

120/242

 

Man

34.4%

84/242

 

Woman

9.4%

23/242

 

Several persons of which at least one is a man

6.2%

15/242

No. of sexual partners last 12 months

 

8.8/3 (0–100)

200

Having had unprotected sex with men and women last 12 months

 

9.2%

22/240

No. of casual male sex partners for UAI last 12 months

 

2,5/0 (0–100)

193

Member of LGBTI organisation

 

36.5%

80/219