Condom use social norms and self-efficacy with different kinds of male partners among Chinese men who have sex with men: results from an online survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and condom use among high-risk MSM with different kinds of partners in China, 2015 (N = 1057)

		Regular partner		Casual partner		Both types		Total^a
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Age(yrs)	16–25	292	64.9	147	68.1	234	60.3	673	63.9
	26–35	131	29.1	52	24.1	115	29.6	298	28.3
	36–45	23	5.1	10	4.6	32	8.2	65	6.2
	> 45	4	0.8	7	3.2	7	1.8	18	1.7
Education	High school or below	142	31.5	80	36.9	116	29.8	338	32
	College	287	63.6	127	58.5	256	65.8	670	63.3
	Graduate education	22	4.9	10	4.6	17	4.4	49	4.6
Marital status	Not married	381	84.5	187	86.2	313	80.5	881	83.3
Marital status	Married	70	15.5	30	13.8	76	19.6	176	16.6
Student	Yes	174	38.6	98	45.2	113	29	385	36.4
Student	No	277	61.4	119	54.8	276	71	672	63.6
Annualincome (USD)	5000 or less	252	55.9	137	63.2	180	46.2	569	53.8
	5001–15,000	166	36.8	70	32.3	182	46.8	418	39.5
	> 15,000	33	7.3	10	4.6	27	6.9	70	6.6
Sexual orientation	Gay	329	72.9	154	71	268	68.9	751	71.1
Sexual orientation	Bisexual	122	27	63	29	121	31.1	306	28.9
Paid to have sex in the last 12 month	Yes	41	9.1	43	19.8	53	13.6	137	13.0
Paid to have sex in the last 12 month	No	410	90.9	174	80.2	336	86.4	920	87.0
Consistently condom use with male partners	Yes	61	13.5	36	19.8	40 ^b	13.2	151	15.1
Consistently condom use with male partners	No	377	86.1	146	80.2	264	86.8	850	84.9

^athe whole population
^b.These participants engaged in condomless sex with female partners in the last three months

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