Application of the Chinese version of Zelaya’s HIV-related stigma scale to undergraduates in mainland China

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Social-demographic characteristics and HIV-related knowledge and behaviors of the 10,665 undergraduates in China

Variable	Total sample (N = 10,665)		Sample 1 (n = 5373)		Sample 2 (n = 5292)		χ2	P
Variable	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ2	P
X1: Gender
0=Female	6137	57.5	3090	57.5	3047	57.6	0.005	0.94
1=Male	4528	42.5	2283	42.5	2245	42.4	0.005	0.94
X2: Residential areas
0=Rural	7207	67.6	3648	67.9	3559	67.3	0.502	0.48
1=Urban	3458	32.4	1725	32.1	1733	32.7	0.502	0.48
X3: Major
0=Non-Medical	7472	70.1	3756	69.9	3716	70.2	0.125	0.72
1=Medical	3193	29.9	1617	30.1	1576	29.8	0.125	0.72
X4: Grade
0=Freshmen	3008	28.2	1536	28.6	1472	27.8	0.784	0.38
1=Non-freshmen	7657	71.8	3837	71.4	3820	72.2	0.784	0.38
X5: Sexual orientation
0=Heterosexuals	9434	88.5	4753	88.5	4681	88.5	0.000	0.99
1=Non-heterosexuals	1231	11.5	620	11.5	611	11.5	0.000	0.99
X6: HIV-related knowledge
0=High	6581	61.7	3300	61.4	3281	62.0	0.381	0.54
1=Low	4084	38.3	2073	38.6	2011	38.0	0.381	0.54
X7: Unsafe sexual behaviors
0=No	9715	91.1	4889	91.0	4826	91.2	0.134	0.71
1=Yes	950	8.9	484	9.0	466	8.8	0.134	0.71
X8: Having ever being tested
0=No	9847	92.3	4975	92.6	4872	92.1	1.054	0.31
1=Yes	818	7.7	398	7.4	420	7.9	1.054	0.31
X9: Self-perceived risk of HIV infection
0=No	5526	51.8	2760	51.4	2766	52.3	0.864	0.353
1=Yes	5139	48.2	2613	48.6	2526	47.7	0.864	0.353
X10:Willingness to utilize HTC service
0=No	1774	16.6	907	16.9	867	16.4	0.476	0.49
1=Yes	8891	83.4	4466	83.1	4425	83.6	0.476	0.49
X11: Awareness of the national AIDS policy
0=No	7062	66.2	3545	66.0	3517	66.5	0.275	0.600
1=Yes	3603	33.8	1828	34.0	1775	33.5	0.275	0.600

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