Table 1 Bivariable analysis of factors associated with consistent condom use (n = 2054)
Variables | Total (n = 2054) | Consistent (n=1259) | Inconsistent (n=795) | χ2 | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Gender (X1) | ||||||||
0 = Female | 852 | 41.5 | 504 | 40.0 | 348 | 43.8 | 2.81 | 0.094 |
1 = Male | 1202 | 58.5 | 755 | 60.0 | 447 | 56.2 | ||
Grade (X2) | ||||||||
0 = Low | 934 | 45.5 | 547 | 43.4 | 387 | 48.7 | 5.38* | 0.020 |
1 = High | 1120 | 54.5 | 712 | 56.6 | 408 | 51.3 | ||
Residential area (X3) | ||||||||
0 = Rural | 1231 | 59.9 | 763 | 60.6 | 468 | 58.9 | 0.61 | 0.434 |
1 = Urban | 823 | 40.1 | 496 | 39.4 | 327 | 41.1 | ||
Major (X4) | ||||||||
0 = Non-medical | 1409 | 68.6 | 841 | 66.8 | 568 | 71.4 | 4.89* | 0.027 |
1 = Medical | 645 | 31.4 | 418 | 33.2 | 227 | 28.6 | ||
Father’s education (X5) | ||||||||
0 = Low | 1633 | 79.5 | 1009 | 80.1 | 624 | 78.5 | 0.87 | 0.366 |
1 = High | 421 | 20.5 | 250 | 19.9 | 171 | 21.5 | ||
Mother’s education (X6) | ||||||||
0 = Low | 1736 | 84.5 | 1075 | 85.4 | 661 | 83.1 | 1.87 | 0.172 |
1 = High | 318 | 15.5 | 184 | 14.6 | 134 | 16.9 | ||
Parents’ marital status (X7) | ||||||||
0 = Stable | 1682 | 81.9 | 1051 | 83.5 | 631 | 79.4 | 5.54* | 0.019 |
1 = Unstableb | 372 | 18.1 | 208 | 16.5 | 164 | 20.6 | ||
Sexual orientation (X8) | ||||||||
1 = HeMHeM) | 1042 | 50.7 | 672 | 53.4 | 370 | 46.5 | 14.16** | 0.003 |
2 = HeW | 709 | 34.5 | 427 | 33.9 | 282 | 35.5 | ||
3 = NHeM | 160 | 7.8 | 83 | 6.6 | 77 | 9.7 | ||
4 = NHeW | 143 | 7.0 | 77 | 6.1 | 66 | 8.3 | ||
Beliefs about condom use (X9) | ||||||||
0 = Incorrect | 239 | 11.6 | 124 | 9.8 | 115 | 14.5 | 10.10*** | 0.001 |
1 = correct | 1815 | 88.4 | 1135 | 90.2 | 680 | 85.5 | ||
Monthly living expenditure (Yuan RMBa) (X10) | ||||||||
0 = High | 344 | 16.7 | 194 | 15.4 | 150 | 18.9 | 4.18* | 0.041 |
1 = Low | 1710 | 83.3 | 1065 | 84.6 | 645 | 81.1 | ||
Self-efficacy of condom use (X11) (Range = 0–8) | ||||||||
0 = Low (< 8) | 1146 | 55.8 | 571 | 45.4 | 575 | 72.3 | 143.75*** | < 0.001 |
1 = High (=8) | 908 | 44.2 | 688 | 54.6 | 220 | 27.7 | ||
Knowledge of local volunteer organization (X12) | ||||||||
0 = No | 1064 | 51.8 | 606 | 48.1 | 458 | 57.6 | 17.53*** | < 0.001 |
1 = Yes | 990 | 48.2 | 653 | 51.9 | 337 | 42.4 | ||
Awareness of the national AIDS policy (X13) | ||||||||
0 = Unaware | 1166 | 56.8 | 649 | 51.5 | 517 | 65.0 | 36.09*** | < 0.001 |
1 = Aware | 888 | 43.2 | 610 | 48.5 | 278 | 35.0 | ||
Age at first sex (Years) (X14) | ||||||||
0 = Early | 619 | 30.1 | 349 | 27.7 | 270 | 34.0 | 9.02** | 0.003 |
1 = Late | 1435 | 69.9 | 910 | 72.3 | 525 | 66.0 | ||
The number of sexual partners in the last six months (X15) | ||||||||
0 = Multiple | 178 | 8.7 | 80 | 6.4 | 98 | 12.3 | 21.96*** | < 0.001 |
1 = Single | 1876 | 91.3 | 1179 | 93.6 | 697 | 87.7 | ||
Partner types (X16) | ||||||||
0 = Casual | 209 | 10.2 | 108 | 8.6 | 101 | 12.7 | 9.08** | 0.003 |
1 = Regular | 1845 | 89.8 | 1151 | 91.4 | 694 | 87.3 | ||
Risk perception (X17) | ||||||||
1 = No | 1171 | 57.0 | 769 | 61.1 | 402 | 50.6 | 24.87*** | < 0.001 |
2 = Not sure | 262 | 12.8 | 145 | 11.5 | 117 | 14.7 | ||
3 = Low | 544 | 26.5 | 309 | 24.5 | 235 | 29.6 | ||
4 = Moderate | 23 | 1.1 | 11 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.5 | ||
5 = High | 54 | 2.6 | 25 | 2.0 | 29 | 3.6 | ||