Table 1 Background characteristics of the participants (N = 689)
Items | N % Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
Backgrounds | ||
Age (years old) | ||
18–21 | 118 | 17.1 |
22–25 | 193 | 28 |
26–29 | 123 | 17.9 |
30–33 | 91 | 13.2 |
> 33 | 164 | 23.8 |
Highest education obtained | ||
Middle school or lower | 55 | 8.0 |
High school | 102 | 14.8 |
Three-year college | 137 | 19.9 |
Bachelor’s degree or above | 395 | 57.3 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 372 | 54.0 |
Married (male-female marriage) | 92 | 13.4 |
Having boyfriends | 179 | 26.0 |
Divorced/widow/others | 46 | 6.7 |
Type of job | ||
Full time | 438 | 63.6 |
Part time | 30 | 4.4 |
Unemployed | 221 | 32.1 |
Personal monthly income (USD) | ||
< 141 | 76 | 11.0 |
141–424 | 145 | 21.0 |
425–849 | 254 | 36.9 |
850–1132 | 100 | 14.5 |
1133–1415 | 51 | 7.4 |
> 1415 | 63 | 9.1 |
Self-identified sexual orientation | ||
Homosexual | 523 | 75.9 |
Heterosexual | 3 | 0.4 |
Bisexual | 131 | 19.0 |
Others | 32 | 4.6 |
Age of first homosexual intercourse (years old) | ||
< 17 | 68 | 9.9 |
17–18 | 123 | 17.9 |
19–20 | 187 | 27.1 |
21–25 | 189 | 27.4 |
26–30 | 52 | 7.5 |
> 30 | 70 | 10.2 |
Health status and service utilization | ||
Self-rated health status | ||
Poor/very poor | 17 | 2.5 |
Just fine | 198 | 28.7 |
Good/very good | 474 | 68.8 |
The history of STI infection (Yes) | 54 | 7.8 |
HIV status | ||
Negative | 554 | 80.4 |
Unknown | 135 | 19.6 |
HIV testing ever (Yes) | 563 | 81.7 |
Intention to test HIV status in the next six months | ||
Low intention | 205 | 29.8 |
High intention | 484 | 70.2 |
Full disclosure of sexual orientation to hospital doctors (Yes) | 44 | 6.4 |
Full disclosure of sexual orientation to CDC officers (Yes) | 289 | 41.9 |
Full disclosure of sexual orientation to NGO peers (Yes) | 136 | 19.7 |
Overall disclosure of sexual orientation to health professionalsa(0–3) | 0.68 ± 0.87 | |